Featured Stories

Buy Detroit, Build Detroit

Jon Zemke Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Avoid the meter maid's boot and save some loot when you shop the city this holiday season.

Detroit

Jefferson East, New Center, Grandmont Rosedale, East Side, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Woodbridge, Eastern Market, Near East Side, The Villages, Mexicantown, Corktown, University Commons - Palmer Park, Lafayette Park

Growing Detroit Retail

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Tuesday, November 06, 2007

A D.C.-based nonprofit has some shiny new numbers that could mean exciting things for Detroit's retail prospects. Read about it here, and see for yourself at our Speaker Series Nov. 14. Sign up today.

Detroit, Shopping

Jefferson East, New Center, Grandmont Rosedale, East Side, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Woodbridge, Eastern Market, Near East Side, The Villages, Mexicantown, Corktown, University Commons - Palmer Park, Lafayette Park

The 3 R's in the D

Jon Zemke Tuesday, October 30, 2007

More Detroiters are learning the three R's � reduce-reuse-recycle � prompting private groups and city officials to look at more options to keep refuse away from the big burn.

Detroit

Jefferson East, New Center, Grandmont Rosedale, East Side, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Woodbridge, Eastern Market, Near East Side, The Villages, Mexicantown, Corktown, University Commons - Palmer Park, Lafayette Park

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.

Detroit

Jefferson East, New Center, Grandmont Rosedale, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Woodbridge, Eastern Market, Mexicantown, Corktown, University Commons - Palmer Park

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.

Detroit, Video

Jefferson East, New Center, Grandmont Rosedale, East Side, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Woodbridge, Eastern Market, Near East Side, The Villages, Mexicantown, Corktown, University Commons - Palmer Park, Lafayette Park

Detroit For All Ages

Model D Staff Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Yup, it's Labor Day in Detroit. A signal that the summer is almost gone, kids are heading back to school, but fun is still on the agenda.

Detroit, Kids, Performing Arts

Downtown Detroit, Corktown

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.

Art Gallery, Detroit

Jefferson East, New Center, Grandmont Rosedale, East Side, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Woodbridge, Eastern Market, Near East Side, The Villages, Mexicantown, Corktown, University Commons - Palmer Park, Lafayette Park

Passion for Percussion

Ellen Piligian Tuesday, August 14, 2007

He's a worldbeat drummer with a collection of over 100 percussion instruments. He lives in a Corktown building. Meet Detroit musician and collector Mark Sawasky.

Detroit, Performing Arts

Corktown

Growing in Detroit

Dave Krieger Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Last week, the Detroit Agricultural Network sponsored its 10th annual Urban Garden Tour. Photographer Dave Krieger was there with his camera.

Detroit, Farm Market

East Side, Southwest Detroit, Woodbridge, Near East Side, Corktown

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.

Detroit, Kids

Jefferson East, New Center, Grandmont Rosedale, East Side, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Woodbridge, Eastern Market, Near East Side, The Villages, Mexicantown, Corktown, University Commons - Palmer Park, Lafayette Park

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.

Detroit

Jefferson East, New Center, Grandmont Rosedale, East Side, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Woodbridge, Eastern Market, Near East Side, The Villages, Mexicantown, Corktown, University Commons - Palmer Park, Lafayette Park

Can't We Just Be Fabulous?

Supergay Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Supergay returns with a practical seven-step program that he says could help create a better, amazingly special gay Detroit. C'mon everybody, represent.

Detroit, Nightlife

Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Corktown, Lafayette Park

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.