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Saturday, September 20 is the 7th Annual Tour de Troit!
Pre-register by tomorrow (Saturday the 13th) at www.tour-de-troit.org or Active.com
and get a free T-shirt. Otherwise register on the day of from 8:30 a.m. at Roosevelt Park near the intersection of 14th and Michigan Avenue in Corktown, amongst the shadows of the vacant Michigan Central Depot. […]
Metromode Two Wheel Revolution
Ann Arbor: a 2006 Bicycling Top 21 city for cyclists and a designated Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists, still is just under 3% for its bicycle commuting rate although locals wish to change that.
Ferndale: the city has a new bike way network with 3.5 miles of bike lanes […]
Support, deal move 8 Mile-Woodward shopping mall plans forward
Support poured in Wednesday for a proposed 30-acre, $90-million retail development at 8 Mile and Woodward during a Detroit City Council meeting as the council prepares to decide whether to grant the site a special tax status to encourage developers to build it.
The support came from nearby […]
Summary: New Washtenaw County bike map is published and available online, award winner to open business in Detroit, a test run of the Livingston to Ann Arbor commuter rail line, a unique new store for books and gifts in downtown Royal Oak, and Gerald Ford’s face appears in a cornfield
Festival turns Hart Plaza into African mart
Yes, there’s a sensational variety of live musical performances, a step show that always draws a crowd and delicious African cuisine. But those aren’t the main reasons thousands of people flock to the African World Festival every year.
The festival turns Hart Plaza into a vibrant African marketplace, with fabulous […]
ANN ARBOR’S LINUX BOX CORPORATION WINS CONTRACT WITH U OF M SCHOOL …
The Linux Box Corporation, an Ann Arbor-based designer and developer of customized Linux-based open source software and related services, announced it has implemented a Content Management System (CMS) for the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE). The CMS is […]
FIVE THINGS: About the art alternative
With the Detroit Institute of Art closed until late November, you can cross the river and find interesting art — and fantastic views of the Detroit skyline — at the Art Gallery of Windsor.
The Windsor Gallery also includes a restaurant called Bamboo with Asian food, nice views of Detroit […]
Growing in Detroit
On August 1st, Detroiters took part in the 10th annual Urban Garden Tour, sponsored by the Detroit Agricultural Network (DAN).
This year’s tour provided a close-up view of the emerging fresh, organic food system in Detroit, which is providing hope and nutrition to many. From hearty greens at the Earth Works farm on […]
Following up, Detroit Synergy and Detroit Bikes! is having a ride this Saturday in Dearborn.
Take in fabulous views of Dearborn and its surrounding neighborhoods and districts including these sites: Greenfield Village, Westborn, Dearborn Country Club, Dearborn’s Ford Field, Dearborn City Hall, East Dearborn, Ford World Headquarters, the Ford Rouge Complex, and more! The […]
I ran across two Michigan biking sites,
Michigan Mountain Biking Association and m-bike.org. The latter doesn’t seem to be updated much if at all recently. There is also the Detroit BikeBlog from where I stole the picture of the new carousel and RiverWalk. Also, don’t forget about Detroit Bikes! although since they rode recently […]
