Unmistakably Detroit

It's almost ready!

The QLine is running some tests! They tell us this choo choo will be operational come May. // 📸:

Looks like a great project.

Bringing Detroit's Black Bottom back to (virtual) life Black Bottom was once the center of African American life in Detroit, then it was razed in the name of urban renewal

We love rooting for the underdog!

Detroit named a top travel destination for 2017 by New York Times Annual "52 Places to Go" piece by NYT touts Detroit as 'a comeback city set to make good on its promise'

In love with this picture...What a beautiful City we get to call Home!

entrance, Griswold Street.

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One of our favorite DIA paintings!!!

How he looks at you (minus sword) when he’s ready to
go, but you’re still getting dressed.

Planning a night out? Wow your date with the DIA's world-class art collection. The museum is open until 10 p.m. on Fridays with live music at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Admission is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Learn more at www.dia.org.

Image: "Officer of the Hussars," Kehinde Wiley, 2007, oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts

A great article about a great man. Marvin brought kindness and fun to the world...we could use more Marvin's.
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/mitch-albom/2017/01/14/marvelous-mechanics-marvin-yagoda/96557252/

Mitch Albom: 'Marvelous' Marvin Yagoda was a champion of fun Late owner of Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum thought like a kid and acted like a kid.

Saw these sculptures getting built when we were downtown yesterday. Can't wait to see them lit up!
http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/01/06/luminocity-stereobot-bedrock-detroit-auto-show-light-art/96254340/

New lighted art project will illuminate downtown Detroit for auto show Los Angeles design company known for work with Coachella constructed "LuminoCity," a lighted, interactive 16-stop trail

Great summary of some of the big projects that are happening in the D. Which ones are you excited about? http://detroit.curbed.com/maps/development-projects-transform-detroit

9 projects set to transform Detroit Every day, it seems like we hear new development or construction news. A new arena, more residential, and new initiatives in neighborhoods are in the works. Detroit's landscape is changing every...

The end, and a new beginning, for Detroit's iconic Heidelberg Project As Detroit's beloved outdoor art environment celebrates 30 years, artist Tyree Guyton announces plans to dismantle it.

Great day for a walk on Dequindre Cut and around Eastern Market. Love all the murals!

Give and Get Fit is hopping!

A little bit of rain hasn't dampened the fun at the Detroit Maker's Faire!