Build the Pride

Music. Street Festivals. Automobiles. Sports. They are our identity, our pride. Get connected to these initiatives via the information and opportunities below. Read the excerpts below to learn more about these economic transformation efforts.

Initiatives>Opportunities

ORANGE BOX feature

Alternative Radio

New Radio Detroit features techno, house and funk, the music that put Detroit's cultural scene back on the map.

Click here to experience.

Detroit Techno News

Curious about Detroit's Electronic Music Scene? The below websites give comprehensive reviews of the artists, venues and energy that makes Detroit Techno unique.

Detroit Electronic Quarterly

Detroit Techno News

WHAT'S UNDERWAY

information

On-Going. Source: Detroit Metro Sports Commission.

"Future Sporting Events."

The Detroit Metro Sports Commission attracts world class sporting events to our region. Check out the Sports Commission's website to learn more about these initiatives.

Click here to learn more about future Sporting Events coming to Detroit.

March 7, 2006. Source(s): Crain's Detroit Business, developer websites, Detroit News, Detroit Free Press.

"SBXL Leaves | Development Momentum Continues."

The new construction and renovation in Downtown Detroit continues. In fact, over $1.3 billion of new and rehabbed construction is planned for completion within the next three years.

Click here for a list of the construction projects changing the face of Downtown Detroit, Detroit's neighborhoods and our region.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

events & opportunities

March 18, 2006

Experience the City through an Event.

Check out photo journalist Danielle Kaltz's photo essay "Eire go Brach." The essay, featured on "The Detroiter" e-magazine, presents an artistic and thoughtful view of St. Patrick's Day festivities in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Scroll down for other photo essays featuring a "People Mover Fashion Show" and "Paczki Day" in Hamtramck.

Click here for the photo essays .

Click here to experience "The Detroiter" e-magazine.

WHAT DO YOU THINK

experiences & opinions

Talk about these iniatives on Detroit Alive. Detroit Alive is a moderated, interactive message board that allows to share your thoughts with other engaged community members. Have an idea for transforming our economy? Have an initiative that diversifies our workforce and talent pool? Share it to the world.