Midtown : News from Detroit

The retail store features a variety of one-of-a-kind goods selected by proprietor Ojas Akolkar and brought from her native India.

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

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

Build Institute is putting on bazaars where its alumni can sell their products, while DC3 is launching a program that helps freelancers more easily sell their services.

Five startups that recently graduated from TechTown's 2015 Retail Boot Camp will receive a share of $40,000 to help them make the transition to brick-and-mortar locations.

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.

The products will be available to the public at the Midtown store Nora from Oct. 30 through Nov. 15.

A familiar business in Midtown's Cass Corridor is closing up shop and will be replaced by a pop-up boutique.

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.

The cities of Hamtramck and Detroit have completed a swap of two of their star performers, with Rock City Eatery going to Detroit and the Detroit City FC moving to Hamtramck. Each move was made with growth in mind.

Human Scale Studio works with businesses, nonprofits, local governments, and community groups, providing consulting services that help them make community plans and conduct research. The common denominator is all of this work makes big cities better places to live.

Negative and Print on Third Street is a full-service photography lab, complete with all of the equipment necessary for developing actual film.

Flyball is moving its headquarters from Ferndale to Midtown, a place where the IT firm hopes to grow. That's why the 10-year-old company is taking over a space that is larger than what it currently needs.

Starting Tuesday, the free ride (er, park) is over, and "parking enforcement officers…will resume writing tickets citywide for violators of Detroit’s new parking regulations," reports the Detroit News.