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Detroit is Flat

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, September 04, 2007
The conversation about the economy in Michigan needs to change, says Lou Glazer of Michigan Future Inc., a powerful nonpartisan think tank. The city and the entire region's economic culture must get “aligned with the flat world" and seize upon the innovation of the day.

Model D TV: Lou Glazer

Tom Hendrickson Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Lou Glazer is an urban planning theorist who says Michigan must alter the way it thinks about itself if it is to remain competitive in a rapidly changing global economy.

Inspiration from Within

Rebecca Mazzei Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Live deeply, creative people. Follow your passions and do it in Detroit, where any kind of art scene can be built and sustained, says critic Rebecca Mazzei.

Survey: Preparing Talent

United Way for Southeastern Michigan Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Take this United Way survey to gauge how effectively young people in the region are being prepared for the challenges of a knowledge-based economy.

Becoming a City for the World

Tracy Certo Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Charles Landry, author of the books The Creative City and the The Art of City Making, offers his views on what it takes to help urban centers reach their full potential.

Model D TV: Carol Coletta

Tom Hendrickson Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Carol Coletta of CEOs for Cities spoke recently at our speaker series. See and hear what she has to say about what Detroit can do to create urban density and develop and keep its own talent.

A Few of Our Favorite Things

Model D Staff Tuesday, June 26, 2007
As we hit our 100th issue, we look back at the stories we're finding and telling about the city.

We Got 100 of 'em

Dave Krieger Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Pictures of Detroit people and places are Model D photographer Dave Krieger's specialty. See 100 of his best in this special edition slideshow.

Sidewalking

Maureen McDonald Tuesday, June 19, 2007
People walking dogs, moms and dads with babies, kids playing on the sidewalk. Neighborhood life in Detroit comes alive with happy barks and friendly smiles.

Model D TV: the Wright house

Tom Hendrickson Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Frank Lloyd Wright's residential architecture changed the way we think of the American home. Take a look inside a Wright-designed house in Detroit's Palmer Woods.

Take a Regional Transit Survey

Model D Staff Tuesday, May 29, 2007
With gas prices inching toward $4 a gallon, Detroiters may begin seeking alternate ways to get around town. Take the United Way's Regional Transit Survey and tell us what you think.

Boulevard of Dreams

Rodd Monts Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Once known as Detroit's Avenue of Fashion, Livernois fell on difficult times until a $1.5 million streetscape project began injecting it with new life.

Last Call for Model D Speaker Series

Model D Staff Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Join CEOs For Cities President Carol Coletta and Lou Glazer, president of Michigan Future Inc, at Model D's next speaker series event.

Unconventional Wisdom

Jon Zemke Tuesday, May 08, 2007
He's a bestselling author and a scholar who turns logic on its head. Meet "Freak-economist" Steve Levitt, who thrilled hundreds with his theories at a recent talk at WSU, then sat down for a Q&A session with reporters.
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