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New trail will blaze its way through Downriver
Marti Benedetti - For the past several years, downtown Detroit's riverfront has hogged all the attention. This year, Wayne County's Downriver riverfront may have its turn in the spotlight. Nearly ready...
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Former Michigan Sen. Carl Levin to join Honigman Miller
Dustin Walsh - Former Michigan Senator Carl Levin will join Detroit-based law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP in April as senior counsel.Levin, 80, retired from office, after choosing not to...
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Architectural groups compete to redevelop Detroit's East Riverfront
Marti Benedetti - A waterfront of high-rise buildings, a transit system on Jefferson Avenue and integrating empty industrial buildings with new development were among the ideas presented this week by...
View Article300 fishing poles donated for Detroit River event for children
Associated Press - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has donated nearly 300 fishing poles to help more children get interested in the sport along the Detroit River. The donation will allow the Detroit...
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New trail will blaze its way through Downriver
Marti Benedetti - For the past several years, downtown Detroit's riverfront has hogged all the attention. This year, Wayne County's Downriver riverfront may have its turn in the spotlight. Nearly ready...
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Chicago-based architectural company to design Detroit's East Riverfront plan
Bill Shea - An architectural team from Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill beat out five rivals for the opportunity to design a plan for investment and development in Detroit's East...
View Article6 Detroit projects to share in $640,000 as part of second Knight Cities...
Sherri Welch - The Miami-based John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded six Detroit projects nearly $640,000 in grants as part of the second round of funding in the Knight Cities Challenge....
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B-52s, Patti LaBelle, air show to headline GM River Days Festival
Marti Benedetti - The 10th annual GM River Days Festival will feature an airshow and hands-on activities as well as musical acts The B-52s, Patti LaBelle and 1990s girl group SWV, the Detroit...
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Detroit River simmers with white bass, history
Dustin Walsh - In May, the Detroit River boils. It's a springtime tradition. White bass, or silver bass or Texas salmon or the bane of every late season walleye angler, migrate from Lake Erie into the...
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Cultural festival to showcase southwest Detroit this month
Associated Press - A new cultural festival to showcase the vitality of southwest Detroit is planned this month along the Detroit River. The Detroit RiverFront Conservancy and Detroit-based business...
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New performance space at Dequindre Cut to be dedicated Thursday
Chris Ehrmann - A new small-scale performance venue at the Dequindre Cut in Detroit will officially open Thursday. The McGregor Fund and Detroit RiverFront Conservancy will unveil the Campbell Memorial...
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$2.4 million for Detroit River ferries sits unspent after 7 years
Kirk Pinho - Early in President Barack Obama's first term, more than $2 million in federal money was granted to the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority to buy ferry boats. The boats still haven't been...
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New east riverfront plan calls for 2 new 'Dequindre Cut'-style pathways to...
Kirk Pinho - A plan by the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy calls for the creation of two new pathways to the river on the east side akin to the Dequindre Cut, the popular pedestrian and bike trail...
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City issues RFP for Stone Soap building redevelopment on Detroit riverfront
Kirk Pinho - Responses to a request for proposals to redevelop the Stone Soap Building on Detroit's east riverfront are due to the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. by May 1. The DEGC, which issued the...
View ArticleOpinion: Leveraging Detroit riverfront to boost neighborhoods
You've got to like any project that entices economic development, improves the quality of life of Detroiters, and ties neighborhoods to downtown and the riverfront. So you've got to like the Detroit...
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RoboCop "Easter egg" found in east Detroit riverfront plan rendering
Kirk Pinho - RoboCop is seemingly alive and well, chilling on the east Detroit riverfront. If you look closely at a conceptual rendering of Franklin Street provided in the Detroit RiverFront...
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GM River Days to bring music, adventure, air show June 23-25
Kurt Nagl - GM River Days is returning to the Detroit riverfront for its 11th annual bash, with new features including a 30-foot slide and carnival area as well as a musical lineup offering something...
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$2.4M for Detroit River ferries sits unspent after 7 years
Kirk Pinho - The Detroit Wayne County Port Authority has taken no action, even though the grant application says the boats would be purchased and operational within 12 months.
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West Riverfront Park to get 'world-class' renovation
Kurt Nagl - The Detroit RiverFront Conservancy is using a $345,000 grant and consulting more than 80 design firms for the project.
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Detroit RiverFront Conservancy to put on free movie, music nights for second...
Annalise Frank - The community space with picturesque views of the river will host five Riverfront Relaxin' events starting Thursday through mid-August.
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