This is our series where we explore top neighborhoods, blogs, and bloggers in cities around the U.S. In previous posts we’ve covered Ann Arbor, Portland, Philadelphia, Buffalo, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Boston.
This week we take a look under the hood of Detroit, or simply ’3-1-3′ to our man Ludacris. The headline highlights for this week include: ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick heads off to jail, Clint Eastwood’s trailer from Detroit shoot now selling online, and Kid Rock sets up a scholarship fund. Want more Detroit knowledge? Read on.
Bloggiest Detroit Neighborhoods:
Top Detroit Blogs:
- MOTOR CITY BLOG - music, arts, and other events around the Detroit area
- Motor City Rocks - extensive information on the Detroit live music scene including daily editorial content, podcasts, show listings, as well as venue, band, and neighborhood profiles
- Metblogs Detroit – making its name as a national weekly paper alternative, Metblogs features only the most local info. The Detroit site focuses on the arts, politics, and food.
- Handmade Detroit – the place for Detroit’s craftiest to connect and share
- Hamtramck Star – city council notes and thoughts on community in the historic district of Hamtramck
Up and Coming Blogs in Detroit (in no particular order)
- D-Tales- a Detroit gossip blog
- Detroit Army – news & reviews on downtown Detroit with a particular focus on development issues
- Detroitblog – photo journalism at its best, this mysterious writer shares stories and accompanying images taken within the Detroit area
Most Talked About Stories:
- Gala goers hail Book Cadillac’s luxurious renewal as a symbol of hope
- Kid Rock has recently set up a musical scholarship at Detroit’s Wayne State University with the proceeds from his Made In Detroit clothing line
- The trailer for Clint Eastwood’s Detriot-area film is now available online
- Kwame Kilpatrick is set to go to jail Tuesday
- More than 800 mourners gathered Friday morning to remember Christopher Walker
Have your own Detroit Top 5 or want the Professor of Blogiology to come to your town? Raise your hand and we’ll call on you, or you can leave a note in the comments section.
Methodology: Our rankings track local buzz by analyzing a mix of variables including: total number of posts, location of posts, links from other sites in the community, and feedback from Outside.in members. Bloggiest Neighborhoods/Top Blogs, past 30 days; Most Talked About Stories, past 7 days.
