The world of Second Life is like MySpace meets the Matrix — a 3-D online community. It's also where a group of metro Detroit enterpreneurs are staking a claim and hoping to hit it big.

The East Riverfront has been a restaurant and entertainment destination for many years, from music at Chene Park to microbrews at Atwater Brewery to fine dining at the Rattlesnake Club. With the planned RiverWalk and new housing developments, these East Side communities are poised for a boom. Here are Model D's guides to visiting, investing in and moving to the East Riverfront.

There's excitement about what's going to happen on the river, with plans for new restaurants, places to live and the ever-expanding RiverWalk. Even before the Bus and Bing break ground on their developments, however, the city's waterfront is still a draw for good food, drinks and a wonderful night out — even mid-week.