I grew up in Detroit (suburbs) and plan to spend a little time there between relocating. My cousin opened a restaurant by the old Tiger stadium and he is doing

I grew up in Detroit (suburbs) and plan to spend a little time there between relocating. My cousin opened a restaurant by the old Tiger stadium and he is doing well. He DJs too and loves the Detroit scene. It has its own culture. Between Detroit, Windsor, and the Detroit suburbs there is a lot to do. I grew up in Royal Oak, MI which is where the young professionals are settling now. We have a good downtown with decent night life, a lot of restaurants, boutique clothes stores, and good coffee shops. The winter weather isn't that bad. If you want bad--try upstate NY or upper MI. My only complaints: 1. You need a car. No matter where you live expect to drive everywhere you go. I live downtown in Syracuse, NY and love walking to most places. 2. There are parks and such in the suburbs but the majority of lakes (aside from the great lakes) were sold off to the highest bidder. I really admire the twin cities in MN where someone decided to turn their beautiful lakes into public parks. When comparing MI to MN, I really feel like someone sold out the MI people.