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The Year in Mastheads

Dave Krieger Tuesday, June 20, 2006
The subjects are incredibly familiar or intriguingly obscure. Each issue, photographer Dave Krieger delivers an image that makes you see the city differently. Here's a selection from the past year.

The Transformation Continues

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Detroit's not done yet. Here's a look at five major projects that are changing how we view and use the Motor City.

Model D: What's in the Name

Sarah Peters Tuesday, June 20, 2006
313 puns. Native-American names. Historical references. From a host of obscure, odd and sometimes lame ideas, Model D found its name and its mission.

The River Doctor

Sarah Peters Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Few people monitor the Detroit River as closely as Robert Burns. The official Riverkeeper, Burns' job is to look out for the health of the river; he says keeping the waterway safe, clean and beautiful makes way for recreation and economic development.

The River Doctor

Sarah Peters Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Few people monitor the Detroit River as closely as Robert Burns. The official Riverkeeper, Burns' job is to look out for the health of the river; he says keeping the waterway safe, clean and beautiful makes way for recreation and economic development.

Detroit is Flat

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, June 06, 2006
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.

Beyond the Rustbelt

Dave Krieger Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Detroit's Art Deco skyscrapers and smokestack skylines don't paint the whole picture. All over town, a different picture of the city is emerging in modern glass and steel facades. Click here to check out photographer Dave Krieger's look at Detroit's newest buildings.

Development's Unsung Hero

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Imagine a Detroit without the casinos, the new stadiums and the RiverWalk. Then take away the smaller projects, the new townhomes, lofts and homes. An unsung hero of urban revitalization, Cathy LaMont has had a hand in just about every major city development. She's built a business on changing the face of Detroit, and she's found great success doing it.

Jefferson East Moving Guide

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Jefferson East Investing Guide

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Jefferson East Visiting Guide

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, April 25, 2006
You want parks with access to the river? An historic business district looking to stimulate growth for the future? A place fixed between a redeveloping urban cityscape and traditional suburbia? Welcome to Jefferson East. Click here for Model D's guides to visiting, moving to and investing in Jefferson East.

Kwame Kilpatrick: Growing the 'Next Detroit'

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Already this year, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has faced highs (the Super Bowl) and lows (battles over the zoo, water and budget); however, he tells Model D he's still on task to grow and transform the city — and how he plans to do it.

'I Do' in the D

Jaime Halaas Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Forget the Chinese take-out boxes for taking home cake or exotic flowers from remote reaches of the Amazon. If you really want your wedding to stand out, say 'I do' in the D.

Canines on Cass

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Digger and Marcel have it made. So do Max and Yogi, and even a pup named Archimedes. While their owners toil at their 9-to-5 jobs, the dogs of Canine To Five play, snooze and soak up plenty of praise and petting. The Detroit doggy day care, owners say, is the kind of amenity city dwellers and workers crave.

London's Calling

Francis X. Arvan Tuesday, April 11, 2006
London's 2,000 years of city building hold valuable lessons for Detroit. The evolution of a city is slow and messy, and London prospers despite its past invasions, depressions and epidemics.
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