Eastern Market : News from Detroit

Twenty of the 158 Knight Cities Challenge finalists are Detroit-based projects. The winners will be announced later this spring.

A new report released by the Detroit Greenways Coalition highlights five bike and trail projects that the bike and pedestrian advocacy group is most looking forward to in 2016.

Detroit has been named to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a City of Design.

Officials say roughly 350 bikes and 35 bike stations will be scattered throughout greater downtown.

It's been another busy month for development news in the city of Detroit. Let's catch up on some of the biggest stories from the past four weeks.

Detroit Ento is an Eastern Market-based startup that's turning locally sourced insects into food products.

As the city of Detroit makes it easier for residents to purchase vacant lots in their neighborhoods, the Detroit Future City Implementation Office has developed a field guide for residents that informs them how to transform the empty land into neighborhood resources.

Ten writers, poets, and publishers, each with their own unique connection to the city of Detroit, will be the focus of an art unveiling Sunday, Sept. 20, at Eastern Market.

Detroit is a street artist Mecca. Check out why in an amazing feature from the Detroit Free Press.

Later this summer, 1xRUN will curate Murals in the Market, a 9-day festival in Eastern Market.

A highlight of this year's Detroit design festival will be "Under the Cut," a series of installations planned for the Dequindre Cut Greenway.

Over the next two weeks, the city will be rolling out its new parking system, ParkDetroit, by installing new meters throughout the city.

Seven placemaking projects, one for each city council district, are being given a boost by Community Development Advocates of Detroit.

The fund meets two distinct needs for urban areas like Detroit: the need for healthy food access and the need to drive economic development within the local food supply chain.