Grosse Pointe

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While the Grosse Pointes may be known for old money and Metro Detroit's bluest blood, the collection of cities is also a place for young families to put down their roots in a stable community with easy access to Detroit's cultural amenities. Plus, the Pointes' waterfront parks and neighborhood shopping add up to a complete package of riches for its residents.

Grosse Pointe Features

Grosse Pointe 2.0 Redux

Kim North Shine Thursday, February 07, 2013

Urban revitalization is infectious and Grosse Pointe has caught the bug. Big changes are afoot in the east side community as new eateries, businesses and ideas threaten to energize the otherwise cloistered community. Could GP become the next RO?

Guest Blogger: Brian Hurttienne

Brian Hurtienne Thursday, December 13, 2012

Be it resolved for Detroit 2013: street-level economic rebuilding will continue. Brian Hurtienne, executive director of Villages Community Development Corporation, writes about a greenway for Kercheval Avenue and how a pop-up to permanent strategy is building the retail trade.

A New Breed of Restaurateurs - Pt 2

Nicole Rupersburg Thursday, December 13, 2012

Metromode continues Nicole Rupersburg's two-part series on the region's new generation of restaurateurs and how they're changing Metro Detroit's dining landscape.

The Big Salad Aims To Get Bigger

Kim North Shine Thursday, October 11, 2012

John and Elizabeth Bornoty are on a mission: To change people's opinions about salad. And it seems to be working. As the founders and owners of Grosse Pointe Woods' The Big Salad, the couple is building a fast-growing franchise that puts produce front and center as a healthy meal.

Has Fido Got Beer Bones?

Kim North Shine Thursday, June 21, 2012

Sometimes entrepreneurial success is a matter of being in the right place at the right time and recognizing an opportunity when you see one. In the case of Cohiba's Beer Bones it meant letting the family dog chow down on some accidentally spilled home brewery ingredients.

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