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Detroitโs iconic Fisher Building listed for sale after $30 million restoration
Read full article: Detroitโs iconic Fisher Building listed for sale after $30 million restorationThe Fisher Building, one of Detroit's most iconic Art Deco buildings, is going up for sale after a six-year, $30 million restoration.
Detroit broadcast legend Frank Beckmann retires after nearly 50 years
Read full article: Detroit broadcast legend Frank Beckmann retires after nearly 50 yearsDETROIT โ Metro Detroit bid a fond farewell to one of its longtime radio friends Friday as Frank Beckmann retired after 48 years behind the microphone. Just shy of five decades, the one constant voice from the golden tower of the Fisher Building and WJR was that of Beckmann. He started out doing sports before he branched into talk radio. โI donโt even realize how much Iโm going to miss it yet. AdโI promise Iโve gotten more return for doing this job than I ever could have given and Iโve tried my hardest to give,โ Beckmann said.
Detroitโs newest bakery offers gourmet takeout meals
Read full article: Detroitโs newest bakery offers gourmet takeout mealsPromenade Artisan Foods has just opened their second location in Detroit inside the Fisher Building. Owners Chelsie and Jono Brymer joined Tati Amare from their Detroit location for Take Out Tuesday and talked about what their new location offers. Like the Trenton location, the new Promenade Artisan Foods in Detroit will offer, French Press coffee drinks, artisanal breads, crepes, sandwiches and gourmet grab and go meals. The Detroit location will feature the exact menu as the Trenton location, which changes every season. AdAlthough their menus will be the same, the Detroit location will differ because of its size.
Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: After 21,000 votes, the winner is crowned
Read full article: Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: After 21,000 votes, the winner is crownedWell, after five rounds over three weeks and more than 21,000 total votes, weโve got a winner in our Detroit Best Building Bracket challenge. Defeating the Albert Kahn Building, the Grand Army of the Republic Building, the top-seeded Guardian Building in the semifinal -- and then the other top-seed, the Fisher Building in the final round -- Detroitโs Best Building is.....Michigan Central Station! What a run for the old train depot, now soon-to-be Ford office, beating both of our top seeds and it wasnโt even that close in the end. Read more: A brief history of Michigan Central Station as historic Detroit train depot prepares for new chapterAd(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. The final bracket after Round 5:
Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: 2 icons battle in final round -- vote here
Read full article: Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: 2 icons battle in final round -- vote hereDetroit has some of the best architecture in the world. But which building is the best? Weโve launched a new bracket challenge to find out which of Detroitโs iconic and celebrated buildings is the best. Itโs all come down to this -- the final: The Fisher Building vs. Michigan Central Station. Vote in Round 5 (the final) of Best Buildings Bracket below:
Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: Vote in semifinal round, win cash prizes
Read full article: Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: Vote in semifinal round, win cash prizesBut which building is the best? Weโve launched a new bracket challenge to find out which of Detroitโs iconic and celebrated buildings is the best. 1 seeds, the Fisher Building and Guardian Building, have survived. The Fisher Building will take on the No. Vote in Round 4 (semifinal) of Best Buildings Bracket below:
Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: Vote in Round 3, win cash prizes
Read full article: Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: Vote in Round 3, win cash prizesBut which building is the best? Weโve launched a new bracket challenge to find out which of Detroitโs iconic and celebrated buildings is the best. Weโre into Round 3 of the bracket, now down to 8 buildings. AdPrizes: Just by voting, youโll be entered to win a $100 gift card to Jax Car Wash (four in each round) and one grand prize of $500! Vote in Round 3 of Best Buildings Bracket below:
Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: Vote in Round 2, win cash prizes
Read full article: Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: Vote in Round 2, win cash prizesWeโve launched a new bracket challenge to find out which of Detroitโs iconic and celebrated buildings is the best. Weโre into Round 2 of the bracket, now down to 16 buildings. AdWeโve got some big matchups in Round 2 -- voting ends Thursday morning. Prizes: Just by voting, youโll be entered to win a $100 gift card to Jax Car Wash (four in each round) and one grand prize of $500! Vote in Round 2 of Best Buildings Bracket below:
Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: Vote in Round 1, win prizes
Read full article: Detroitโs Best Building Bracket: Vote in Round 1, win prizesBut which building is the best? Weโve launched a new bracket challenge to find out which of Detroitโs iconic and celebrated buildings is the best. The Fisher Building and Guardian Building will serve as the top seeds, with the Penobscot and Masonic Temple as the No. There will be five rounds in this bracket challenge -- finishing up just before March 13 -- 313 Day. AdVote in Round 1 of Best Buildings Bracket below:
Detroit womanโs love of handwriting turns into successful business
Read full article: Detroit womanโs love of handwriting turns into successful businessDETROIT โ Most would consider handwriting a lost art, but Andrea Williams was interested in calligraphy and writing since she was a little girl. She has a business is in the Fisher Building, which she says is a work of art in of itself, and business has never been busier. โPeople are more sending more cards,โ Williams said. She went from making cards for her friends as a hobby to founding Paisley Paper Co. in 2016. More information on the Paisley Paper Co. can be found on its official website here or its official Facebook page here.