Featured Stories
Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Next American City asked Model D to map out a Detroiter's day in the city. We tracked community development star, entrepreneur and bike enthusiast Karen Gage. Read the story, which also appears in this month's NAC magazine.
read on…
Nicole Rupersburg
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Think of this as a little appetizer for Detroit Restaurant Week. Foodie Nicole Rupersburg goes ga-ga as she interviews one of her local culinary idols, Don Yamauchi of Iridescence.
read on…
Walter Wasacz
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
We could have taken 24 hours, but we asked for just 37 minutes with Indian Villager Diane Van Buren. That's a lot to ask of her, considering how busy she is working for a leaner, greener and all around better Detroit.
read on…
Megan Pennefather
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Robert Stanzler captures the city's legacy, its future and its spirit on canvases of 100 percent cotton. We catch up with the man behind Detroit Manufacturing, a guy who has spent more than a decade making Detroit cooler, t-shirt by t-shirt.
read on…
Mariangela Pledl
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (DBRA) has approved
brownfield tax incentive plans for four projects, representing a
potential redevelopment of $19 million in the city of Detroit.
read on…
George Jackson
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
They just couldn't wait, so members of the executive team of Quicken
Loans are moving into rental space in Downtown Detroit next spring.
Compuware Corporation is making room for 1700 of them in its new
headquarters building at Campus Martius, in the heart of Downtown.
read on…
Malik Goodwin
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has accepted a $100,000 grant
from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Downtown
Urban Revitalization Program to install solar-powered lights to
brighten the facades of several downtown buildings.
read on…
Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Oooh, look at all the pretty tensile structures. The stunning Rosa Parks Transit Center is the subject of this week's Model D TV. Producer/director Tom Hendrickson talks with one of the project's architects about the look and function of the new transit hub.
read on…
Ilissa Gilmore
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Internationally known fashion photog Piper Carter has traveled the world with her camera for almost two decades. Family brought her back to Detroit, but once here she's discovered a city far cooler than she expected.
read on…
Jeff Wattrick
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Jeff T.
Wattrick, the former project manager of The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy, says the long-term cost is too high when the city chooses demolition over preservation. The city needs to take the long tail view and has bigger fish to fry in the short-term, he says. We invited him to share his thoughts with Model D this week.
read on…
George W. Jackson Jr.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
George Jackson W. Jackson Jr., president and CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corp., says the city can have it both ways: preserving historic buildings when it makes sense and building new when the time is right. As Detroiters debate big projects like old Tiger Stadium and the Lafayette Building, we asked him to share his POV with our readers.
read on…
Mike Gentile
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Eastern Market is the place to get your fruit and veg, but it's also a breeding ground for foodie entrepreneurs. We talk to three market regulars who have grown their business in no small part because of their Saturday mornings at the market.
read on…
Melinda Clynes
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
The Green Ribbon Collaborative gives us not only an excuse for a Kool & The Gang reference, but also has created a program that's bringing fresh, locally grown foods to neighborhoods lacking in quality grocery retail. We find that fresh and exciting.
read on…
Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Choosy parents choose the Family Hootenany -- a recurring event that brings cool kids, cool parents and cool music together. It's a kid fest that actually does not make your ears bleed. Model D TV visits a recent Hoot at the MOCAD.
read on…
Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey
Monday, August 03, 2009
One of the nation's primo urban thinkers, Carol Coletta of CEOs for Cities and Smart City Radio, makes a stop at Model D's Speaker Series Aug. 3 at the College for Creative Studies. Registration for the event is full.
read on…