News from Detroit

On June 8, Brew Detroit got label approval to brew Stroh's Pilsner, the first time the Detroit-founded company will have its signature beer made here in over 30 years. 

Metromode convened a group of emerging leaders to help advance solutions journalism on metro Detroit's most pressing issues. Here's what they had to say, and here's your opportunity to weigh in.

Build Institute is hosting a number of Build Bazaars pop-up marketplaces and Open City small business forums across the city this summer.

The brothers-in-law duo that started Lake Brothers Beer Co. believe their lager could be the Midwest's regional beer of choice.

Budding entrepreneurs hoping to learn more about how to open their own brick-and-mortar locations are in luck.

The small business competition awards grant funding, design and technical support, and landlord-tenant match-making assistance.

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 those wondering what bus rapid transit might look like in SE Michigan, look to Cleveland, which has had a BRT line since 2008. 

The Activating Dean Savage Memorial Park campaign is hoping to raise $55,000 to renovate the underutilized park.

In an analysis of greater downtown Detroit's rental market, the Detroit Free Press estimates that for 2016, 700 new units are set to open by the end of the summer. And the ones that have already opened are at or near 100 percent capacity. 

A few crucial things will be different for Rock City Eatery when it moves to its new location on Woodward Avenue.

Amy Swift never takes a day off from her preservation-focused construction firm Building Hugger. But a fellowship with the Tory Birch Foudation was too good to pass up.

The Y Media Works Summer Institute gives campers the opportunity to learn from local media talent and produce their own film ideas.

The Forest Arms apartment building in Midtown is going to accept its first tenants since 2008. And after opening the building up to the market, it reached full capacity in just 30 days. 

Organizers see the return of the market as an assertion of Corktown being the premier local food neighborhood the city.