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 GET the city

  • Get Intimate with the Cosmopolitan side of Detroit with a "Day-Trip in the D."  Each self-guided auto and walking tour enables you to experience the vibrant cultural, historical and creative sides of Detroit. 

  • Downtown Detroit Partnership, "downtown LIVING."   The online link to downtown Detroit lofts, condos, co-ops, apartments, and neighborhoods. 

  • City Living Detroit.  The ultimate resource guide to Detroit living, City Living Detroit provides you with up-to-date information regarding Detroit's booming loft, condo and single family home scene. 
  • Get the Urban Fabric of Detroit with Detroit Rising.   Detroit Rising is a useful website that features the urban fabric of Metro Detroit.. 

  • Get local art with Images in Stone.  Inspired by the German government's "Shrinking Cities" project, artist Christine Murdoch has completed a series 44 drawings featuring Detroit's unique architectural heritage.  Her art, which focuses on the potential and opportunity of Detroit, will be featured in the book "Images in Stone Detroit."
    To learn more and purchase, click here.
  • Get Online Tours with Experience Detroit. This visitor's guide makes it easy for you to find the best things to do in Detroit.  Unlike other city guides, it not only provides insight into each site and attraction, but it packages them into self-guided tours complete with maps and directions. 
    To learn more, click here.

 GET informed

  • Get Culture with Detroit Electronic Quarterly.   Detroit Electronic Quarterly is a slick new print magazine covering Detroit's electronic music scene with style. It is a showcase for Detroit's DJs, producers, promoters, and journalists in this genre.  Not only that, the layout and photography are also provided by hometown faves as well. Interviews, playlists, fashion, cool city life all included in this 8*8 package called DEQ.

    To experience DEQ, click here.

    Click here to purchase your issue of DEQ.

  • Get Detroit's Film Production Scene with Thought Collide Productions.  Detroit's film industry continues to revolutionize the world of independent film production.  Thought Collide is a collective of creative people interested using the context of film to unite artists around Detroit.  Their latest film, "The Passenger" has been recently released..

    To experience Thought Collide, click here.

  • Get the Past, Present and Future of the World Famous Book-Cadillac with "Checking In: The Story of the Book-Cadillac Hotel."  Detroit based "Prince Igor Productions" presents its documentary featuring an in-depth look at what was once the world's largest hotel.

    To experience "Checking In," click here.

  • Get Literate with Elitist Publications.  For the past two years, Detroit based Elitist Publications LLC has published novels that are engaging and thought provoking. Their first novel, Killing Molly, has sold over 1200 copies without any mainstream or national attention. The subject of rave reviews, it has been called “Disturbingly charming!” and “A must read."

    To experience Elitist Publications, click here.

  • Get the Real Scoop on Safety and Security in Detroit.
    Check out the latest independent study regarding safety and security in Detroit, coordinated by the Tourism Economic Development and complied by Wayne State University. 

    To learn more about this report, click here.

  • Get Great Events with "Great Stuff." -- The ultimate clearinghouse for community events.  Customize your events by their personalized events search features. 

    Click here to experience Great Stuff.

  • Get Development and Neighborhood News with Model D.   Detroit's newest e-magazine, Model D provides southeast Michigan with comprehensive development news covering Detroit's unique neighborhoods. 

  • Get News with Girl in the D.   Get the scoop on Detroit's latest news directly from the source.  Jamie, a resident of the city, provides a daily web blog about the latest developments and happenings in the city, all from a local's perspective.   

  • Get Style with The Urban Flavor -- Get connected to events that are stylish, sophisticated, smart, sexy and urban. 

    Click here to experience The Urban Flavor.

  • Get Resources with Lookupdetroit.com.  This one page, metro-Detroit web portal is offered as a quick, simple public service tool to make helpful community connections between organizations, businesses and communities. Look Up Detroit is a non-profit organization serving Metro Detroit.
    To experience this info guide, click here.

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  • You've seen the lapel pins and window clings. You've admired the lapel pins and window clings. Now is your opportunity to purchase your own lapel pin and window cling.
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