Even on a snowy January morning, volunteer members of the CEM Business Association Clean Team are on the streets in the E. Warren/Cadieux area. CEM stands for the Cornerstone, East English Village and Morningside neighborhoods on Detroit’s east side. The Director of CEM Business Association is Terri Shaw, our Detroit 2020 person of the week. Terri is a resident… Read more »
We’re pleased to announce the inaugural Detroit 2020 Awards, which will honor people or organizations best exemplifying Detroit 2020’s motto, “Unify. Inspire. Act.” Nominate a person or organization now!
The Motown Winter Blast will return to Campus Martius in downtown Detroit on Friday, February 10th and run through Sunday, February 12th. A diverse array of exciting winter programming is on the schedule, including live entertainment and special interactive events. There’ll also be free snowshoeing, dogsledding, and snowmaking. The event hours will be the same as last year: Friday, February… Read more »
34 year old Vincent Thomas is a successful entrepreneur. He’s the founder and CEO of Billhighway, a financial technology company in it’s 13th year of operation. Vincent started the company in his apartment while he was still attending Eastern Michigan University. He says the company will remain in metro Detroit as long as he’s in charge. Vincent also wants to… Read more »
Detroit is one of 15 cities hosting a Navy Week this year. Detroit’s Navy Week will be September 3rd through the 10th. Detroit Navy Week is one of 15 selected cities where America’s Navy will “come home” in 2012, giving area residents an opportunity to meet Sailors and learn about the Navy’s capabilities and relevance to national security. It will… Read more »
Virtual retail has come to several empty storefronts along Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit. The storefront windows are located at 1520 and 1528 Woodward. The goal is to show the need for real retail shops, while enhancing vacant buildings and helping prospective tenants visualize Detroit’s creative and entrepreneurial opportunities. Store windows at 1520 Woodward now have supersized images of custom… Read more »
Detroit is one of the few major cities in the U.S. that does not have council by district. But that may soon change. Detroit’s City Council has begun the tedious process of drawing voting district lines for the city. It’s a move that was decided upon by the citizens themselves and a decision that has been a long time coming…. Read more »
Mark Tillman and his little brother, Elijah, spent the afternoon at the Southfield Public Library. The two aren’t related by blood. What brings them together is Mark’s commitment to the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. He has been a Big Brother since 2001. Elijah is his third “little” in the last 11 years. His first is now 20 years old…. Read more »
Detroit will be home to a new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It will be located at 300 River Place Drive in Detroit, at the former headquarters for Stroh’s Brewery and Parke-Davis Laboratories. The Detroit office is expected to create more than 100 well-paying jobs. See below for more information on those jobs. There is a huge backlog of patents… Read more »
Detroit Harmonie has announced plans for the second annual International Experience on Saturday, March 3rd, at the Virgil H. Carr Arts League of Michigan located in downtown Detroit’s Harmonie Park. The International Experience event celebrates the diversity of metro Detroit through live entertainment, food, and music representing several cultures within the community. Detroit Harmonie will hand out $50,000 in… Read more »
