The Downtown Detroit Partnership strives to create partnerships and connections with key influencers in the City of Detroit. Read the latest articles, trends, and highlights from Downtown Detroit in the News & Insights section.
CEO Blog
February 6, 2023
We all know the pandemic has dramatically changed downtowns. Many of you may not know that Downtown Detroit was, quite fortunately, a bit ahead of the game with what we . . .
Downtown Detroit Hot Spots
January 19, 2023
Jeanette Pierce — founder and CEO of City Institute I’ve lived downtown for 20 years now and have been giving tours for 18 years and one question that has been . . .
Downtown Stories
January 2, 2023
The Downtown Detroit Partnership partnered with the City of Detroit’s Councilman Scott Benson, Alkebu-Lan Village, and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History to debut the largest Kwanzaa Kinara . . .
The People Behind the BIZ Ambassador Team
December 20, 2022
Cabbon Winston was born and raised in Detroit and counts it a privilege to keep his city welcoming to everyone. Mr. Winston’s role at the Downtown Detroit BIZ has evolved . . .
Datascape Trends
December 20, 2022
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director During the pandemic, when travel was down and people were staying home, the occupancy rate for hotel rooms in Downtown was drastically lower. In . . .
CEO Blog
December 12, 2022
“Detroit is big enough to matter in the world and small enough for you to matter in it.” That quote is from a conversation with Jeanette Pierce, CEO of the . . .
Downtown Detroit Hot Spots
December 8, 2022
If you see MoGo Executive Director Adriel Thornton riding about town, he’s probably on his way to one of these Downtown Hot Spots. Check out his great picks. EAT: Leila – I love . . .
Downtown Stories
November 30, 2022
Detroit Aglow, the Downtown Detroit Partnership’s preeminent fundraising and networking event, once again kicked off the holiday season on November 21 at MGM Grand Detroit. Attracting over 550 thought leaders and change makers from the . . .
Downtown Stories
November 29, 2022
This year’s 19th Annual Detroit Tree Lighting returned as the official start of Detroit’s 2022 holiday season. Each year, the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) produces this spectacular holiday tradition along . . .
Downtown Detroit Hot Spots
November 29, 2022
Kitty Whitfield – Small Business Engagement Manager, Downtown Detroit Partnership Doing Downtown with Kitty Thanks for taking the time to spend the day with me at the BEST time of . . .
CEO Blog
November 16, 2022
November 26 is Small Business Saturday. In 2021, U.S. consumer spending on Small Business Saturday was north of $23 billion. Let’s break that down locally. According to American Express, 70 . . .
Downtown Detroit Hot Spots
November 15, 2022
Mary Riegle – Director of Development for the DDP As a mom of two teen/preteen girls, I’ll share our favorite places to go when they come Downtown. My daughters beg . . .