You need to get a cheap flight and vacation their for a weekend, you'll be stunned. and I am pleasantly surprised it just one an award for being one of the top tourist destinations.
It is shocking how quickly that city is being rebuilt reborn and how much crap it still gets.
I went to a concert down-town this week and it was amazing how diverse and chill the crowd was....
Stay away from 8 mile and the Cass corridor.