Crain's Forum: Big expectations, vital priorities await Detroit's next mayor www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum... via @nickrmanes.bsky.social @crainsdetroit.bsky.social

Decided to come back and check out this place to get away from the anti-semitism on the other site. And it’s still mostly just people posting about the anti-semitism on the other site. Fuck.

Anything happening on this website?

While undoubtedly good news that Detroit’s population is back on the rise, the implications for the city’s housing market are a bit more murky. “For Detroit to have a housing renaissance, it’s going to take a lot more than a few thousand people." www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...

One interesting detail from the building's history involves a cross-state lines legal/preservationist fight over stolen terra cotta lion heads from the building that wound up in an award-winning condo redevelopment in Chicago. Some of those lion heads will be restored to the top of the building.

Years in the making, redevelopment work of historic Lee Plaza building formally commenced today. In 18 months the building is slated to become affordable apartments for seniors. www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...

Michigan housing advocates have clearly read “Abundance,” the new book by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social arguing that policymakers are too focused on process over outcome and put too many roadblocks in place that prevent building housing www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...

Two winters ago, a notable Detroit condo building's boilers suffered “a catastrophic failure.” The solution has sparked a neighborhood battle and highlights the challenges condo boards face in investing in large infrastructure. www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...

Detroit mayoral candidates stressed a populist tone during a Tuesday evening forum, with rhetoric heavy on fixing systemic economic challenges, but light on how such outcomes would be achieved. www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol...

One helluva photo by the AP. No one parties like central bankers.

“.. the confidential memo, written by three assistant U.S. attorneys in Manhattan representing the Transportation Department, warned that Mr. Duffy’s arguments [against congestion pricing] were ‘exceedingly likely’ to fail in court.” 🤡 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/n...

Michigan yet again kicking Ohio in the teeth www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/ohi...

After months of politicking, a clearer picture has emerged of who will be on the ballot to be Detroit’s next mayor. www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol...

New: if you tried to buy a house in the last year or two and got outbid by a cash buyer, new data shows there’s a decent chance it was a baby boomer. www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...

Passenger rail service connecting Detroit, Chicago and Toronto is being pitched for a site next to Michigan Central, with possible service starting in just over three years www.crainsdetroit.com/transportati...

Narrator: that army was not coming to America

Every week I give them money and all I get in return is food. What a crock of shit

Try as I might I still couldn’t make a dent in my trade deficit with Meijer.

Jay Powell this morning

Michigan State Senator @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social launches bid for U.S. Senate www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol...

Bill Pulte, a Trump appointee with deep Michigan ties, this week announced the end to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs intended to support first-time homebuyers by providing down payments and closing-cost assistance. www.crainsdetroit.com/banking-fina...

In a news conference today, Detroit MayorMikeDuggan said a new UM report disproves the narrative that the city's turnaround has only been felt in downtown and near neighborhoods. “This is $4.6 billion in wealth in the neighborhoods," Duggan said Friday. www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...

Grand Rapids defends cannabis equity program in lawsuit from 6 operators www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/cannabi... via Crain's Grand Rapids Business

What a time to be alive

New: Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig has joined the Detroit mayoral race. A Republican and supporter of Donald Trump, he pledged direct access to the White House to bring federal dollars to Detroit. www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol...

Sellside 2025 outlook pieces vs sellside research notes today

Happy Faturday

The governor has declared: Today, let's eat. Andy Isaac, of @WorldofIsaac social media fame, wouldn't have it any other way. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has issued an official state proclamation to refer to today, Saturday, March 8, as "Faturday," in honor of… #Faturday #Michigan #DetroitSports

The Detroit City Council shot down a request to study making the RenCen a historic district, with only the resolution's sponsor supporting the move. Mayor Mike Duggan applauded the denial www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...

“I'm pretty sure, given where we are, a three-mill property tax cut is going to be welcome,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said Friday www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol...

A headline we love to see: Alexa Bush is back to help make sure Detroit is best positioned to move forward @nickrmanes.bsky.social @crainsdetroit.bsky.social Longtime #CivicCommonsUS champion is @cityofdetroit.bsky.social's new planning director. www.crainsdetroit.com/conversation... #planning

I would very much like to stop seeing the Elon/Trump foot kissing video in my feed

New: state Rep and former House Speaker Joe Tate has decided against running for mayor of Detroit www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol...

Detroit's finances have stabilized considerably in the last decade and more. The crop of candidates who seek to be the city's next mayor aim to maintain that stability, but it won't be easy. www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol...

Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. of Triumph Church is set to be the latest entrant to the Detroit mayoral race www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol...

I need people to play attention to this 👇 and to what I said on Thursday www.marketplace.org/2025/02/13/t... The destruction of politics is coming for the economy

I don't really have any thoughts on whether this amounts to good or bad use of taxpayer money, but this all adds up to a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the US national budget

Weed is a legitimate business in Michigan — but crime is still a problem www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/can... (via @dustinpwalsh.bsky.social)

New: Minimal inventory continues to present challenges for the Southeast Michigan housing market, and it’s even more pronounced in the region's most sought-after school districts. www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...

New from @kirkpinho.bsky.social: A member of the Detroit City Council has requested a study to determine whether the RenCen complex could be designated as a historic district, potentially complicating redevelopment plans www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...

As someone who hails from Michigan's snow belt, I miss the lack of it in metro Detroit. Gotta get those snow walks when you can.

I'm not betting on the Super Bowl but the odds of a full Monday morning culture war following Kendrick's performance seem at about 100%

Having recently ordered a pizza from Supino that came to nearly $40 after tip, I feel this www.crainsdetroit.com/food-drink/p...

More homes are being built in Michigan, but the business isn't getting any easier www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/... via Crain's Detroit Business

Posted (and stolen) without comment

In the last several weeks, a host of developers received the green light to move forward with new projects that would add nearly 350 new apartments to the downtown Royal Oak area www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...

Livonia wants to build a downtown. First, it has to tear down city hall. www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/... via Crain's Detroit Business

Michigan’s homebuilding sector is primed for a direct hit should Trump’s tariffs come to fruition. And perhaps an even larger indirect hit. www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol...

New: Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield has considerably outraised her fellow declared candidates, having nearly $468,000 cash on hand for her campaign as of the end of December. That's more than three times larger than her nearest rival's war chest. www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-pol...

Tile mosaic at the Fisher Building (1928) in Detroit, MI designed by Hungarian artist Géza Maróti