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Imported to Detroit: Overcoming culture shock with a little help from new friends

Sarah F. Cox Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Newcomers to Detroit share many of the same growing pains, says Sarah F. Cox, a 2011 transplant from Brooklyn. But the kindness of strangers pointing people in the right directions helps to overcome the disorientation of being in a strange new land. Just remember, everyone: you're welcome. 

Sweet and savory: Our culinary revival kicked off with tasty photo essay

Marvin Shaouni Tuesday, January 17, 2012
In 2011, the food scene began to sizzle all over town: Eastern Market, downtown, Midtown, Corktown, Mexicantown and in the underground. Check out this Marvin Shaouni slideshow again and begin thinking about what's next for 2012. Salut, Detroit.

SimmerD: Local food scene looking back, going forward

Noelle Lothamer Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Noelle Lothamer spent the balance of 2011 discovering new food and drink businesses in Detroit--and enjoying every morsel. Here is her recap of a great culinary year along with a few sneak previews of more good times to come.

Corktown comfort: Honor + Folly gets cozy on Michigan Avenue

Sarah F. Cox Tuesday, December 13, 2011
We get a sneak preview of an intimate, carefully (and personally) curated unique new business, where great design and neighborhood scale rule. Sarah F. Cox finds all the right words, Marvin Shaouni the pictures. 

Vote Today: Revise Detroit City Charter, say 'Yes' to Proposal C

Vince Keenan Tuesday, November 01, 2011
The two-year charter revision process has been one of the most open and transparent efforts Detroit has ever seen, writes Vince Keenan. Now it's time to cast your vote on Proposal C.

Where the auction is: Q&A with surreal estate innovator Jerry Paffendorf

Jon Zemke Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Jerry Paffendorf is an idea man. Not the typical idea man with grand ambitions and little execution who thinks his ideas would be great for other people. Paffendorf actually turns his dreams into reality. Jon Zemke asks all the right questions.

Adventures close to home: Summer's greatest hits

J. Anton Blatz Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Before the shorter, cooler days of fall set in, our guides Blatz and Wymer take you on a little stroll back through their best adventures of summer 2011. It was filled with new traditions, excursions to familiar spots, long bike rides, serious trash-talk on the soccer pitch and meeting lots of new faces around town. 

Detroit music in review: Highlights from our passionate panel discussion at Magic Stick

Audrey Armitage Tuesday, August 30, 2011
This month's Model D Speaker Series took on the topic of Detroit music and, for a solid two hours, the conversation was turned up to 11. Audrey Armitage reports from the dance floor.

Adventures close to home: (Meta)scheming on the open road

J. Anton Blatz Tuesday, July 26, 2011
It's mid-summer in the city and J. Anton Blatz and Rene Wymer are staying hot by hanging out with the Roosevelt Park Conservancy, Single Barrel Detroit, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and other DIY movers, shakers and crowdfunders. Go on, we dare you to read this month's amped-up adventures and try to keep up.   

We have lift off: Corktown's Astro raises coffee bar to next level

Meghan McEwen Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Over five years in the making, Astro is more than about high-quality beans and steamed milk. It's a lynchpin for entrepreneurial spirit and execution on one of Detroit's most stimulating blocks. Meghan McEwen guides us through a trajectory worth watching. 

Adventures close to home: Kicks just keep getting easier to find

J. Anton Blatz Tuesday, June 07, 2011
The Detroit City Futbol League rocked into our world last spring and summer by bringing neighborhoods together for some healthy competition and good times. Season two is underway after a swinging opening party at the Old Miami, where J. Anton Blatz found his latest adventure.

SimmerD: Serving up love (and PB&Js) at Corktown soup kitchen

Noelle Lothamer Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Our food writer gets over a fine dining hangover by volunteering for service on the food line at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, which has been helping feed the needy since 1976. Noelle Lothamer reports from the inside.

Master activator: Tony Goldman envisions Detroit as "capital of the experimental"

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, May 10, 2011
After a whirlwind three-day exploratory tour of Detroit, we catch up to New York developer-social entrepreneur Tony Goldman back home in his Soho office. Walter Wasacz gets an earful from the self-described street practitioner-urban theorist who has animated big city neighborhoods since the late 1960s.

Talking about a more global Detroit: Model D Speaker Series in review

Ashley Woods Tuesday, May 03, 2011
A crowd of about 75 people packed Hamtramck Public Library to listen to a panel talk about the importance of making Detroit a more welcoming place for immigrants. News editor Ashley Woods brings back some highlights from this hard-hitting discussion.

Taking root: Just in time for growing season, we begin series on urban farming in the D

Patrick Crouch Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Earthwork's Patrick Crouch is a busy guy, serving on food policy councils and collaborating with other players in Detroit's growing agricultural networks and projects. But not too busy to write about developments here getting attention around the world. Welcome aboard, friend.
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