Midtown : News from Detroit

The DFA recently launched Small Batch Detroit, a subsidiary company that will feature a line of products created by academy students.

There's no denying it: Detroit's food scene is growing like a pubescent adolescent. New spots are popping up every week, and there's more delicious food being served in the city than there has been in quite some time. It is important, however, to keep some perspective.

"We are adding 50 restaurants a day," says Travis O Johnson, co-founder & CEO of foodjunky. "Most of them are independents, but there are chains as well."

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.

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

Three viaducts in the city's TechTown district are each to receive tens of thousands of dollars in beautification enhancements.

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

The Midtown-based startup has launched its Fresh Food Pop-up in a handful of Detroit's community centers, starting with one in Brightmoor (the Detroit Achievement Academy) this summer. The weekly pop-up eatery will feature its freshly made organic sandwiches, wraps, and other eatables.

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.

For the last 75 years, Grace Lee Boggs has been a leader in the labor, black power, and civil rights movements in the city and beyond, influencing generations of activists along the way. Celebrate her 100th birthday with a party on June 26 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Midtown.

Haag describes 3030 as a craft consultancy that specializes in everything from energy efficiency to tax work for distilleries.

Sales of Rebel Nell's jewelry have doubled each year since its launch. So far the company has hired five women out of homeless shelters and employs a total staff of seven people.

In a recent feature for the Detroit Free Press, John Gallagher reminds us that "it takes more than a clever idea or catchy product to make a go of a small business in Detroit."

Giffels Webster has begun taking on more private projects, such as urban redevelopments and residential construction, as it finally recovers from the Great Recession.

May was a busy month for development news in Detroit. This will help catch you up.