Redefining Detroit
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As you talk to the residents of metro Detroit, one question always seems to come up: How are we going to reinvent our city? More>>
Detroit's Avenue of Fashion could be the place to be this weekend. A community, it's businesses and local nonprofits are working together to drum up some major attention. More>>
Recess at Academy of the Americas in southwest Detroit is 20 minutes out of the day where all kids have to do is play, and that time is more valuable than you think. More>>
A new charter school is coming to Detroit, and it's moving into a building with a lot of history. But the school says it's determined to prepare Detroit's students for the future. More>>
Alden Towers, a historic Detroit building that features luxury apartments with unbeatable views, is ready for new residents. More>>
More than 300 urban planners, economic developers and others are meeting in the city as part of an ambitious project designed to improve parts of Detroit. More>>
A new blog called "Fail Detroit" that points out metro Detroiters' failures has people talking. The blog might sound negative, but it could pave the way to success. More>>
You might want to take a picture of downtown Detroit now, because if the plan outlined by Dan Gilbert and his partners comes to fruition, the entire area will soon look and feel drastically different. More>>
They're working to put the move in movement and inspiring young women to live healthier lives every step of the way. The concept is simple. Stop talking and start walking. More>>
A woman connected her local businesses with the community they serve, and together they're making a difference in her Detroit neighborhood. More>>
It's "3.13" day in Detroit and to celebrate March 13, a local retail company handed out gear featuring Detroit's famous area code. More>>
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has declared a financial emergency in Detroit, paving the path for an emergency manager unless city officials can change his mind in the next 10 days. More>>
Lafayette Towers has been around since the early sixties, but now its new owner has plans to recapture it's former glory. More>>
A Valentine's Day pop-up market was all about showing love to Detroit and our local artists. A normally quiet corner in Corktown was full of shoppers Thursday looking for all kinds of locally made treasures. More>>
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Friday that the federal government is ready to spend $25 million toward a rail line that would link the city's downtown and the cultural, medical and educational center a few miles north. More>>
As the holiday shopping season enters its final days, the mall may be the last place you want to be. If you're looking for great gifts without all the hassle, Detroit has a lot of options. More>>
We make a lot of great products in the U.S. Watches aren't normally on that list, but a company called Shinola is trying to change that by making their watches in Detroit, and they're hoping to revolutionize the industry. More>>
Mike Ilitch could soon give us yet another reason to come downtown. The organization announced Tuesday they're looking at building a state of the art events center that will include retail, residential space and, of course, a sports arena. More>>
Detroit is a worldwide symbol for industry's rise and fall. It's known for making cars and too often making headlines for terrible blight and crime. Entrepreneurs know Detroit as something else, an opportunity to succeed. More>>
Detroiters spend more than $1 billion a year shopping outside the city. The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation is working to change that. A unique program is drawing dollars and praise. More>>
Ask Fox 2's weather guy Alan Longstreet if he wants to live in downtown Detroit and he answers "yes, there seems like there's a lot to do here." Reporter Alexis Wiley agrees and she has the proof to back it up.
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Detroit Works Project Long Term Planning is utilizing the Telephone Town Hall format as another way for Detroiters to connect and provide input before the Strategic Framework Plan is complete. More>>
Do you have an idea that could be the next Twitter or Facebook? If so, Detroit Venture Partners is looking for you. More>>
Voting begins Monday for the 2012 Comerica Hatch Detroit contest, where a $50,000 grand prize is at stake for those pitching business ideas for the city. More>>
Kevin Brown faced some of the worst, most tragic circumstances imaginable, but he's taken his story and is using it as a way to inspire young people in Detroit. More>>
Do It For Detroit (DIFD) will be awarding microgrants for projects that will help the City of Detroit. This weekend's Pitch for Detroit softball tournament will raise money to support that endeavor. More>>
Turning a great idea into a business definitely isn't easy. But it can be done. And business incubator TechTown is coming to Brightmoor to help entrepreneurs tap into success. More>>
The chairman of Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans is moving yet another one of his companies to downtown Detroit. This time it's Title Source. They're moving 1,500 employees into the First National Building. More>>
What was once old will soon be new again. A Detroit landmark will soon be home to new businesses and a new restaurant. The Grand Army of the Republic building currently being renovated. More>>
Jazz, a style that put Detroit and its musicians on the map, will be brought back to Detroit on Labor Day weekend for the annual Detroit Jazz Festival. More>>
Efforts to complete a recreational development project along Detroit's east riverfront are getting a $44 million boost from the federal government and the state. More>>
FOX 2's Charlie LeDuff takes on an epic challenge of golfing his way from 8 Mile Road to Belle Isle... literally. It's a par 3,168, 18-mile, single hole course. Charlie carries only four clubs in his bag while facing extraordinary hazards that took years to form. More>>
This isn't your ordinary string band. A group of young musicians are mixing today's sounds with the art of playing the violin. More>>
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