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Visitors take in a holiday display at the Ford Rotunda Christmas Fantasy in 1959.
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CuriosiD: What happened to the Cobo Hall Christmas Carnival?

Amanda LeClaire December 12, 2024

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we...

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Bedrock and General Motors on Monday announced a conceptual plan to redevelop the Renaissance Center and 27 acres along the Detroit riverfront.
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GM, Bedrock propose new vision for RenCen; call for demolition of 2 towers

Amanda LeClaire November 25, 2024

General Motors (GM) and Bedrock have proposed a $1.6 billion redevelopment of the Renaissance Center that would forever alter downtown...

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A conceptual rendering of the Cosm venue at Cadillac Square in Detroit.
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Sports fans will be able to sit courtside in new shared virtual reality venue, Cosm

Bre'Anna Tinsley November 11, 2024

A new “experiential entertainment” venue is coming to downtown Detroit.Real estate firm Bedrock has partnered with Cosm to offer a...

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A rendering of the boulevard proposed to replace I-375. The image shows a boulevard with six to nine lanes, wide sidewalks, a two-way bicycle track and greenspace.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit residents, business owners draft petition to halt I-375 redevelopment

Jerome Vaughn May 15, 2024

A group of metro Detroiters sent a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan this week asking...

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RenCen Renaissance Center Downtown Detroit GM 2 6/26/2019
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Created Equal: What’s next for Detroit’s iconic RenCen building?

Created Equal May 15, 2024

The Renaissance Center is a well known skyscraper in the city of Detroit, occupied by General Motors since 1996.Now, after...

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The Metro: New report analyzes Detroit’s economic development strategies

The Metro February 21, 2024

The Detroit City Council recently tasked the Citizens Research Council of Michigan with analyzing Detroit’s economic development policies. They’ve released...

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City of Detroit skyline and Hart Plaza.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit City Council approves $5.5M to restore Hart Plaza fountain

Jerome Vaughn January 31, 2024

Detroit City Council voted on Tuesday to authorize more than $5.5 million to fix the Dodge Fountain in Hart Plaza. Subscribe...

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A rendering of an expanded Second Avenue running between the proposed hotel and Huntington Place.
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City shares more details on hotel development at former Joe Louis Arena site

Alex McLenon January 11, 2024

Detroit officials shared details this week on the so-called “Hotel at Water Square” project, that would see a new 25-story...

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Despite Thanksgiving Day Parade, road work continues for Detroit Grand Prix

Quinn Klinefelter November 21, 2022

Organizers predict thousands of people will line the streets of downtown Detroit for this week’s annual Thanksgiving parade, but work...

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DDOT Budget Under Scrutiny

Station Programming March 16, 2015

  Crain's Detroit Business Enterprise Editor Bill Shea joins Stephen to talk about a new federal report containing information about the Detroit...

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