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It’s time to register for free entry into the NFL Draft in Detroit
The draft experience includes free concerts, interactive exhibits, and more this April
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Things to Do, Critics’ Picks, Sports, Things to Do, NFL Draft, downtown Detroit, Detroit Lions
Gilly’s Clubhouse set to open in April
Just in time for the Tigers home opener and NFL Draft
Tags: Drink News, Bars, Local Businesses, Gilly's Clubhouse and Rooftop, downtown Detroit, sports bars in Detroit, Drink news, Detroit Tigers home opener, Gilly’s Clubhouse + Rooftop
Chick-fil-A is coming to downtown Detroit
The fried chicken chain continues its expansion into Michigan
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Food News, Restaurants, Chick-fil-A, downtown Detroit, Dan Gilbert, fried chicken in metro Detroit, Slideshow
Dan Gilbert is bringing back Saksey’s, a bar owned by his father in the ’70s
The cocktail lounge is planned for the lower level of the forthcoming Gilly’s Clubhouse & Rooftop
Tags: Drink News, Bars, Local Businesses, Restaurants, Dan Gilbert, Nick Gilbert, downtown Detroit, Saksey’s Cocktail Lounge, Gilly’s Clubhouse & Rooftop
Detroit’s giant Kwanzaa kinara returns for second year
The kinara lighting ceremony is set for Dec. 26, the first day of Kwanzaa
Tags: Metro Detroit, Things to Do, The Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara, Campus Martius Detroit, downtown Detroit, Detroit news
Detroit’s neglected People Mover will be free to ride in 2024
The Detroit Transportation Corporation said paid sponsorships are more cost effective than fixing the outdated fare system
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Transportation, Detroit People Mover, NFL Draft 2024, downtown Detroit, Detroit news
Detroit’s Rink at Campus Martius readies to open for the season
This year, ice skating launches alongside two days of family-friendly activities
By Layla McMurtrie
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Things to Do, Downtown Detroit, Things to do in Detroit, Campus Martius, Family activities in Detroit, Slideshow
The Lip Bar is moving into a bigger flagship store in downtown Detroit
The grand opening for the Woodward Avenue shop will include giveaways, champagne, a new black matte lipstick
Tags: Culture, Local Businesses, The Lip Bar, Melissa Butler, downtown Detroit, Black-owned business
Hubert Massey unveils new mural at Detroit’s Huntington Tower
It features imagery like the Renaissance Center and the Detroit River, but you’ll have to enter the building to see it
Tags: Arts, Visual Art, Hubert Massey, Detroit murals, Downtown Detroit, Huntington Tower
Moosejaw to shutter almost all stores in February
Its Woodward Avenue location in Birmingham will be the only one left in Michigan, and one of just three nationwide
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Retail, Local Businesses, Moosejaw, Birmingham, downtown Detroit, metro Detroit news
Rising costs and gentrification force locals out of Detroit’s downtown and Midtown
As real estate prices soar, Detroiters struggle to maintain their homes and communities
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Disability Rights, News, Real Estate, Longform, Downtown Detroit, Midtown Detroit, Little Caesars Arena, District Detroit, senior citizens in Detroit, housing issues in Detroit, Cover Story
Free Juneteenth weekend announced in Detroit parks with poetry, ‘Black Panther’ screening, and live music
The three-day celebration will take over Campus Martius, Cadillac Square, and Beacon Park
Tags: Things to Do, Things to Do, Juneteenth 2023 in Detroit, downtown Detroit, Downtown Detroit Partnership, Movie Nights in the D, Things to do
Don’t miss these concerts downtown during the Detroit Grand Prix weekend
Not into the race? The Temptations Review, Big Boi, and Steve Aoki are performing
Tags: Music News, Music, Things to Do, Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, Big Boi, Temptations Review, Steve Aoki, Things to Do, Downtown Detroit
BrisaBar, downtown Detroit’s beach-themed getaway, is returning this summer
Visitors can enjoy tropical cocktails, DJs, and lots of sand
Tags: Drink News, Bars, BrisaBar, downtown Detroit, things to do in downtown Detroit, Parc, downtown Detroit bars, Elia Group
Lapointe: Despite a recent shooting nearby, Detroit’s Riverwalk is a bustling success
Soon, you can walk, run, or bike from downtown to Belle Isle
By Joe Lapointe
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Crime, Lapointe, Views & Opinions, Detroit Riverwalk, Belle Isle, downtown Detroit, Ralph C. Wilson Centennial Park, Mayor Mike Duggan, Slideshow
Asian-fusion restaurant and cocktail lounge to open in downtown Detroit
Experience Zuzu and Upstairs Bar will open on Woodward this summer
Tags: Food News, Eats, Experience Zuzu, Upstairs Bar, Downtown Detroit, fine-dining in Detroit, Food News
Detroit’s Orchid Thai is closing after nearly 20 years
Owner Ally Lee says she’s ready for a much-needed vacation
Tags: Food News, News, Eats, Orchid Thai, Downtown Detroit, Detroit restaurant, Ally Lee
Detroit’s historic GAR Building to become steakhouse and event space
Barbat Holdings has purchased the castle-esque landmark
Tags: Food News, Eats, GAR Building, Barbat Holdings, downtown Detroit, food news
Lil’ Wayne will bring his spring tour to downtown Detroit
The rapper took to social media to announce the multi-city tour
By Alex Washington
Tags: Concert Announcements, On Tour, Cash Money Records, Cash Money, Young Money, Young Money Records, Nicki Minaj, Drake, livenation, Ticketmaster, downtown Detroit, The Fillmore
Madonna announces 40th anniversary tour with Detroit stop
The 35-city summer tour heads to Little Caesars Arena in August
Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, Madonna, Bob the Drag Queen, Lil' Wayne, Amy Schumer, Tour Announcement, Downtown Detroit, Fox Theatre
Michigan’s ‘Bikers, Buds, & Brews’ taps Marcy Playground and Soul Asylum
Detroit’s ‘NSFW’ art and music exhibit is not what you think
Detroit illegally inflated taxes on lowest value homes, study suggests