Heidelberg sells old office to Detroit Food Academy

• The academy will use the space in the ​​McDougall-Hunt neighborhood for its teaching kitchens, office, career center and a youth-run cafe.
• Its executive director is Kiki Louya, the former chef and owner of Corktown brunch spot Folk.

Flashback: Heidelberg executive director Andy Sturm said in a statement that after the pandemic, the organization no longer needed an office.

• Heidelberg paused educational programs and laid off staff as it lost revenue amid the pandemic, Crain's reported in 2023.
• Now, according to its website, it is focusing on the installation itself, including making the Dotty Wotty House into the Heidelberg Project History House, posting new signage that shares the site's history, redoing the playground and creating walking paths.

The intrigue: The Heidelberg Project's founder, Tyree Guyton, still lives next door to the building.

• Guyton began cleaning up on Heidelberg Street starting in 1986 and along with others used found materials, vacant lots and abandoned homes for a massive art installation.