My Detroit Journal

I happened on this today as I was riding my bike to the RenCen. I hadn't heard about it so I did some research (Google it) and found that it is going to be a Buffalo Wild Wings. Not sure how I feel about that except that it does get a beautiful building renovated. As you can see in the background it is right at the beginning of Greektown. 

Well, as expected the new coffee shop on the corner had a "soft" opening. I rode by this morning and the door was open. I ordered a coffee and it was $3.50! Of course it's a custom made coffee but I don't think I'll be going every day.  It is beautiful though!

Here is a photo and map of the construction of the most recent section of the Midtown Loop Greenway. Map courtesy of University Cultural Center Association. As you can see it is running along Cass and then turns onto Canfield in front of the new Auburn.

I know this isn't my normal topic for my blog but actually I was going down to take the photos I posted yesterday of Cobo Arena when this bus incident happened, so I guess it counts. For those that didn't see my posting on Facebook, yesterday I was struck by a Detroit city bus while riding my bike on Woodward. As you can see by the map it happened at I-75 and Woodward just as I was about to cross the bridge over I-75. I was riding my bike up on the sidewalk of the service drive heading to Woodward when I turned onto Woodward and decided to swing out onto the road instead of trying to avoid all the people going to the Tiger game. I've done this a hundred times because I stay tight to the curb. Well the busses in Detroit ride very close to curb also and because their engines are in the back I didn't even hear it coming. It happened so fast I was stunned but it didn't even knock me over and it didn't damage my mirror on my bike. I was so stunned that I...

The latest pics of the Cobo construction.

They are starting to restore the cast iron window frames in the Broderick Tower building. It's going to be beautiful!