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.
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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 . . .
BIZ Ambassador Highlights
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 . . .
Downtown Parks
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 . . .
Downtown Parks
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 . . .