News & Insights
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.
Press Releases
Top Spot In Michigan To ‘Pop The Question’ Hosts Sweetheart Skate on Valentine’s Day
February 9, 2022
Couples of all ages are invited to lace up and skate hand-in-hand at The Rink at Campus Martius Park presented by Visit Detroit DETROIT – This Valentine’s Day, the Downtown . . .
Datascape Trends
Deeper Dive: Counting Downtown Residents
February 1, 2022
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director In the last BIZ Insider, we looked at the Downtown population on a large scale and in today’s issue, we take a deeper analysis on how . . .
Press Releases
The Rink At Campus Martius Park Hosts a Skate Party to Celebrate Disney’s The Lion King Roaring Into Town
January 25, 2022
Celebrating the world’s No. 1 musical, visitors can lace up and ice skate to the Original Broadway Cast Recording, and also be in the running for ticket and prize giveaways . . .
Press Releases
The Downtown Detroit Partnership Names New Director of Corporate Partnerships
January 19, 2022
The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) announced Soula Burns as Director of Corporate Partnerships. Burns brings more than 25 years of sales and events experience and has represented some of Detroit’s premiere professional sports brands throughout . . .
CEO Blog
The Holiday Season in Detroit Has Officially Started
November 23, 2021
Greetings! It was wonderful to see the joy and optimism as our community and friends come together at two of my favorite events of the year! Even more special is . . .
Small Business Spotlights
City Market: Generations of Hospitality
November 23, 2021
By Kitty Whitfield, Small Business Engagement Manager Have you ever craved caviar at midnight and wondered where you could buy it in Downtown Detroit? Only at City Market located at . . .
DDP in the News
Support Detroit Small Businesses Virtually on Cyber Monday
November 19, 2021
The year 2020 has been marked with challenges and silver linings. Today, we’re going to take a look at some ways to spread joy and love this holiday season. After . . .
Datascape Trends
Downtown Detroit Residential Population Breakdown
November 18, 2021
By Joshua Long, Data Program Director Last quarter we looked at the overall number of visitors to Downtown and the impact the pandemic has had on visitation. In 2019, Downtown had somewhere . . .
The People Behind the BIZ Ambassador Team
What We Do Helps The Community: Larry Patman
November 16, 2021
By Anjana Schroeder, Senior Manager, Marketing Communications Larry has been working for the BIZ for a decade. He has had five different jobs in those ten years and is now the . . .
Parks + Public Spaces
Downtown Detroit Partnership Names Visit Detroit as Presenting Sponsor of The Rink at Campus Martius
November 13, 2021
Michigan’s premier outdoor staking rink returns to full operating capacity for 2021-2022 season, offers pre-season skating preview this weekend DETROIT – The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) today announced Visit Detroit . . .
Parks + Public Spaces
Downtown Detroit Partnership and DTE Energy Foundation Present Live Detroit Tree Lighting and Light Up Beacon Park for a ‘Bigger, Brighter, Better’ Holiday Season on Nov.19
November 5, 2021
Holiday season centerpiece is the tallest and brightest Michigan-grown Norway spruce Star-studded lineup of entertainment set to take to the ice and stage Public invited to attend and enjoy outdoor . . .
Parks + Public Spaces
7th Annual Downtown Parktoberfest Returns to Campus Martius Park, Sept. 18-19
September 17, 2021
7th ANNUAL DOWNTOWN PARKTOBERFEST RETURNS TO CAMPUS MARTIUS PARK, SEPT. 18-19 Presented by Downtown Detroit Partnership, the weekend event celebrates beer, food and German culture in one of Detroit’s award-winning parks and features . . .