Casual dining restaurant nears opening date in downtown Birmingham
Hazel, Ravines and Downtown is on track to open by the end of the month.
Birmingham
Robotics programs in Michigan can receive $3 million in grants
Michigan schools have until November 8 to apply for more than $3 million in grant money to expand their robotics programs. The grants will be awarded by the Michigan Department of Education.
Gourmet vegetables grown in water are making a splash
Oakland Urban Growers is leasing formerly mothballed greenhouses from Oakland County to produce high-end vegetables, mostly via a sophisticated hydroponic system that grows plants in water instead of soil.
How 3 Metro Detroit communities are slimming down with road diets
Transportation planners call the act of slimming down a street or highway a road diet. But are they just fad diets, or do they actually carry benefits for commuters and communities?
Vinotecca re-emerges in downtown Birmingham, focuses on eclectic entrees, live music
There's a new wine bar and restaurant in downtown Birmingham and it has high expectations: To become the premier wine bar in town.
Royal Oak made-from-scratch bakery to open second location in Birmingham
Love & Buttercream Too is more than five times the size of the original Royal Oak location.
New bus routes, barber shops: September development news round-up
It's been another busy month for development news in metropolitan Detroit. Let's catch up.
Bank of Ann Arbor expands to Oakland County with merger
The banks will continue on under the Bank of Ann Arbor brand.
Regional development news round-up for May
Preservation and restoration thrive in northern Oakland County, Michigan rebrands its Main Street program, new manufacturing jobs come to Shelby Township and Birningham's Townsend Hotel gets an overhaul.
Landscapes of luxury: A guide to metro Detroit’s public gardens
Metro Detroit is home to some spectacular formal gardens and greenspaces—all open to the public. Metromode writer and garden expert Brian Allnutt gives us the cook's tour.
