[DetroitSky]

^Sounds more likely to happen now compared to the rumors we've heard in the past. That would be welcome news if they did sign the lease.

Construction begins this fall on Meijer store on Detroit's east side

Construction will begin this fall on a long-awaited Meijer development on Detroit's east side.

The 42,000-square-foot store, a small-format version to be called Meijer Rivertown Market, will sit on three parcels of vacant land at 1475 E. Jefferson. It will include 100 surface parking spaces.

Construction on the $15.6 million project. is expected to be complete in late summer 2021, said Dennis Archer Jr., of Jefferson Larned Development Company LLC.

“While we do have a number of well-run local neighborhood grocery stores, I think the city of Detroit and their residents deserve the same number of options that residents who live in the suburbs have,” Archer said. “So we’re happy to contribute that to the community.”

The project is not far from where he grew up, Archer added.

Improvements to the site will also include stormwater maintenance, landscaping and sidewalks.

Detroit Pistons buy G League team from Suns which will play at new Wayne State facility

After next season, the Detroit Pistons will have a new Gatorade League team.

The Pistons have agreed to purchase the Northern Arizona Suns from the Phoenix Suns, the team announced Wednesday. The Northern Arizona Suns will be re-branded and play in Wayne State's new basketball arena, which is being constructed and will open before the 2021-22 season.

Detroit-based auto supplier Bridgewater Interiors gets $2M grant for expansion

Bridgewater Interiors, a Detroit-based automotive supplier, has been awarded a $2 million grant from the state as it plans for expansion that will create 400 jobs, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

The Michigan Strategic Fund Board approved Tuesday the Michigan Business Development Program grant for Bridgewater Interiors. The grant is one of several items the board approved during its meeting, including tax incentives for two development projects and a guideline change for the Michigan Small Business Restart Program.

According to the MEDC, the company’s expansions in Detroit and Delta Township near Lansing are expected to generate a private investment of $15 million.

Slyde burger restaurant feels support from the community ahead of fall opening

It's been a long road to opening for Slyde, a restaurant set to debut this fall with tiny burgers in a big space in Detroit's West Village.

The team behind the chef-driven concept recently started hosting single day pop-up service while they continue to build out the full bar and restaurant, located in a former bank at Van Dyke and Kercheval. Chef Davante Burnley said the most recent pop-up earlier this month got an "overwhelming" response.

"We knew we were going to get the support of the neighborhood and the community, but at no point were we expecting 100 to walk up," he said. That was in addition to those who ordered in advance online. "As a chef, there was no way for me to gauge those kind of numbers. It was nice."