Revitalization of the 90+ year-old U-Haul Nabisco building in New Center Detroit involves more than just making repairs and slapping on a new coat of paint. It also requires...
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Why Move to Detroit: Interview with Jeannette Pierce
Photo: LeoSynapse via sxc.hu When it comes to loving where you live, there are few places that are perfect all the time. But, Detroit is one city that has a lot of positive...
The Environmental Benefits of District Steam Heating
As we saw in December's blog post, Feel the Heat, U-Haul has rehabilitated the NBC Building’s existing steam heating system. This district steam heating system receives steam...
Why Move to Detroit: Interview by Asia Gholston
Now is a great time to move to Detroit. With so much growth and change on the horizon, it's easy to see why the passionate natives and the ambitious new comers find it so great....
Hatch Detroit
A couple of years ago, an idea was hatched to positively impact retail in Detroit. That idea resulted in the creation of Hatch Detroit, a non-profit organization...
Revitalizing the Detroit Riverfront
Photo courtesy of AIA Urban Priorities Committee. The Detroit Chapter of the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Urban Priorities Committee is sponsoring a people's choice...
Hockeytown Hit Hard by the NHL Lockout
The NHL lockout forced the cancellation of the 2013 Winter Classic. This weekend, downtown Detroit should have been filled with hockey fans enjoying the Hockeytown Winter...
‘Tis the Season at Matrix Human Services
At the close of our presentations during our first challenge at Matrix Human Services back in October, I knew that this wasn't the last I would see of Matrix. Hopefully...
The Man Behind the Transformation
As you can imagine, it’s quite an undertaking to convert an old manufacturing plant into a U-Haul Moving and Storage Center. A lot of people have spent a lot of hours doing a lot...
Graffiti Street Art in Detroit
Just as music evolves, so does art. And graffiti, or street art, is becoming more and more popular every day. For instance, artists like Banksy, C215 and Dan Witz have turned...
Meet Joseph Tangari: Department of Urban Studies at Wayne State
Everyone's excited about the revitalization efforts taking place in New Center. Recently, we had the chance to sit down with Joseph Tangari, our new research assistant in...
Feel The Heat!
Detroit Thermal, LLC gives new meaning to the term, “blowing off steam” This week the U-Haul Moving and Storage of Detroit got to feel the heat. (Now I'll never get...