GM moves global HQ to hudson's Detroit
General Motors began moving its global headquarters into Hudson's Detroit on January 12, 2026, ending a roughly three-decade run inside the Renaissance Center.
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We started a journal
I started writing about Detroit in 2024. So did several other people, in their own places: Substacks, group chats, pieces published in places that don't exist anymore.
Wilson Park opens on 22 acres of riverfront
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park opened on October 25, 2025, on a 22-acre stretch of riverfront between 8th Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard.
The Riverwalk becomes continuous from Belle Isle to Wilson Park
The Detroit Riverwalk became continuous on October 25, 2025, with the opening of a new extension west of Riverfront Towers that links the existing path to Ralph C.
Joe Louis Greenway adds two miles and a statue
A new two-mile section of the Joe Louis Greenway opened on October 7, 2025, between Joy Road and Intervale Street on Detroit's west side.
Sip 'n Read opens in Corktown with a michigan-only wine list
Tamela Todd opened Sip 'N Read on August 27, 2025, at 1620 Michigan Avenue in Corktown. It is a bookstore. It is also a wine bar. Customers have to be 21 or over to walk in.
City Modern completes in Brush Park, Detroit's first ground-up neighborhood since the 1980s
City Modern, the eight-acre, 450-residence neighborhood Bedrock built in Brush Park, was officially declared complete on July 24, 2025.
Public thrift closes after three years on Joseph Campau
Public Thrift closed its doors on Joseph Campau in Hamtramck in May 2025, after almost three years in its brick-and-mortar location. The store ran a final $5 Fill A Bag sale on May 9 and 10.
AC hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle opens
The AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle started taking guests in early January 2025, the first AC Hotel in southeast Michigan.
Temple Bar fell down and got back up
Part of Temple Bar collapsed in May 2024. It reopened seven months later.
Encarnacion and La Fonda Street open in West Village
Robert Encarnacion opened La Fonda Street in June 2024 and the Encarnacion coffee shop next to it as a soft opening that November.
The old Lincoln motor factory is a techno venue now
Detroit has a new techno venue. It used to make cars. Dreamtroit opened in September 2024 inside the former Lincoln Motor Factory.
UFO Bar opens where UFO Factory stood
UFO Bar opened on August 16, 2024, at 2110 Trumbull Street in Corktown, in the building that had been UFO Factory for ten years.
Supino pizzeria reopens in Eastern Market after fire
Supino Pizzeria reopened its dining room in Eastern Market on July 9, 2024, fourteen months after a two-alarm fire in the residential loft above the restaurant.
Michigan Central station reopens after thirty-six years
The last passenger train pulled out of Michigan Central Station on January 5, 1988, headed for Chicago. Thirty-six years and five months later, the doors opened again.
The 2024 NFL Draft pulled 775,000 people to downtown Detroit
The 2024 NFL Draft ran in downtown Detroit from April 25 to 27 and pulled an estimated 775,000 people across three days, the largest crowd in the history of the event.
Hudson's tower tops out at 681 feet
The final steel beam was set on Hudson's Tower on April 10, 2024, fixing the building at 681 feet and forty-nine stories.