Pop-up in Downtown Detroit becomes 5th location for Girl Boss Boutique
Pop-up in Downtown Detroit becomes the 5th location for Girl Boss Boutique.
Detroit Tigers fans greeted to a freezing Opening Day
By the time the Detroit Tigers take the mound for the first game of the season, temperatures might be above freezing in downtown Detroit. That's part of what 8,200 fans expected fans can expect on opening day this year.
Love is in the air, couples celebrate Valentines Day at Campus Martius Park
Couples celebrate Valentines' Day at Campus Martius in Detroit.
Detroit Thanksgiving parade to be televised only; Turkey Trot to be virtual
America’s Thanksgiving Parade® presented by Gardner-White will be a live televised-only production in the heart of downtown Detroit due to the pandemic.
Bars and restaurants reliant on outdoor space for social distancing worry over winter weather
As temperatures approach near 80 degrees on the first full day of fall Wednesday, restaurant owners know using outdoor spaces to increase their footprint could soon face another challenge - winter snow and frigid temperatures.
Detroit plans $64M, 16 floor apartments and condos in Greektown
This project will also offer office space that initially was slated as retail but after analyzing COVID-19's impact on the market, private for-lease offices are being offered instead
Detroit's March 4 Justice sends powerful message on 57th anniversary of March on Washington
It is being dubbed a united walk of peace, equality, and hope. August 28th is the 57th Anniversary of the March on Washington and the echoes of the historic march here was undeniable.
Yoga, spin, karate and more outside classes held at Detroit parks
"We are offering free fitness programs throughout the summer," said Laura Dean. "When people arrive on-site, they are wearing a mask before class starts and applying those masks again once the workout has ended.
Traverse City BoxPop shipping containers help bars expand outdoors
BoxPop is a new custom shipping container company based in Traverse City called BoxPop. Matt Egan says BoxPop’s parent company - Britten, had been importing a lot of print material that would show up in large shipping containers.
Empty stadium, no tailgating, more police are just a few Tigers Opening Day changes Monday
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hunter Chamberlain will not be at Comerica Park Monday for the Tigers' home opener game.
'313 Liberation Zone' sets up police free zone on Jefferson with defund DPD message for an hour
At Jefferson and E. Grand Blvd, the large group of about 30 demonstrators, blocked traffic on to Belle Isle for about an hour.
Bicyclist shoots SUV driver armed with knife dead in downtown Detroit road rage confrontation
The cyclist's girlfriend, who was an armed, Concealed Pistol License holder, fired a single shot killing the man. Detroit police placed her under arrest.
Upset with lack of safety precautions at Detroit restaurants and bars, Duggan puts them on notice
As the race to beat COVID-19 continues, Detroit's Mayor does not want the city's success to be wiped away.
MGM Grand Detroit waits to reopen with Covid safety precautions in place
It includes the Seven Point Safety Plan which the casino announced in May, six weeks later FOX 2 cameras allowed inside. Casino management wanted their guests to see safety precautions are in place when doors reopen.
Detroit Walk to Freedom in June, 1963 with Martin Luther King, Jr. is historic moment that still resonates
"Several African-American leaders in Detroit wanted to have a peace march," said Jamon Jordan, Detroit historian and tour leader.
Power to the People mural unveiled at Detroit Juneteenth event at Spirit Plaza
June 19th marks the official end of slavery. This day in 1865 slaves in Galveston, Texas found out they were free. President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Detroit activists plan Juneteenth march over disparities in sentencing, lack of jury diversity
Fortner, a Civil Rights attorney, along with a coalition of community organizers and activists, are looking to address flaws in the judicial system. This, as the nation reckons with its fraught racial history by way of protests and civil unrest in the wake of Black death at the hands of police.
City of Detroit mural 'Power to the People' painted down Woodward Avenue
The city of Detroit already had plans in the works so everyone joined forces and came up with this: "Power to The People" on Woodward between Larned and Congress.
New rules for Detroit casinos include bans on smoking and severe restrictions on capacity
The Michigan Gaming Board approved updated rules for Detroit's casinos on Monday, releasing the guidelines that showed restrictions on capacity, temperature checks, and bans on smoking.
Fourth night of Detroit protests wind down quietly
It marks the fourth night of protests of police brutality in light of the George Floyd death at the hands of white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Memorial Day.