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Possible location for new Red Wings arena

December 20, 2012   Aaron Brandt   No comments
Question

Today, MLive is reporting the sale of the Michigan Veterans Center on Woodward and Temple in Detroit to an unknown buyer. The article speculates that it could be yet another purchase in the area from Ilitch Holdings, to be part of the new Red Wings arena. This comes on the heels of another MLive article in which the owner

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Ilitch announces $650 million development

December 04, 2012   Aaron Brandt   No comments
Downtown Detroit

The Ilitch organization announced a $60 million development this afternoon. A press release detailed plans for a “downtown core comprised of residential, retail and office facilities, anchored by a new, state-of-the-art multi-purpose events center.” The new district is said to create about 5,500 jobs for the events center and 8,300 jobs for the residential and

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Pistons need wins, not gimmicks

December 04, 2012   Aaron Brandt   No comments
Photo Credit: Tom Franz

This has been a dismal year for ticket sales at the Palace of Auburn Hills. No, Justin Bieber and Carrie Underwood did not have trouble selling out their concerts, but rather the Detroit Pistons are struggling to even get people in the doors. The Pistons rank dead last in average attendance per game (12,262) and percentage sold (55.5%) in the entire NBA. This just includes

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Proposal 1 failed, what it means for Detroit

November 14, 2012   Brandon Brodowsky   1 Comment
DetroitSky

Governor Rick Snyder made his proposal choices as easy for Michiganders as possible. “Yes on one, no on the rest,” said the governor moments before the people began voting on the various proposals presented for Michigan in the general election. Michigan voters responded by saying “no” to all six proposals on the ballot. While Governor

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‘History of Detroit’ class scheduled for Wed

November 06, 2012   admin   No comments
Fort_Detroit

DETROIT- Detroiters or those interested in all-things Detroit are invited to take a 10-week “History of Detroit” class starting from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 to January 23, 2013 (no class on Dec. 26 or Jan. 2). Class tuition is $200 and classes will be held at the International Institute, 111 East Kirby,

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The Big Three are back

November 01, 2012   Chuck Irvin   No comments
Big3

Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler are three companies that, four short years ago, seemed more likely to be extinct than thriving in 2012. Ok, thriving may not be the optimal word choice with their current European struggles, but in North America the Big three are back, and this is good news for Michigan. Third quarter

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