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A Night Out With ... Carole Harris

Meghan McEwan Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Examples of designer and artist Carole Harris's aesthetic are all over town, from The Vu in Cobo Hall to suites at Ford Field. She sits down for dinner and conversation with Model D.

Model D-troiter: Marvelous Persell

Kelli B. Kavanaugh Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Have you ever met a Marvelous? If not, you’ve never been to the Apex Bar on Oakland Avenue, where Ms. Marvelous Persell runs the show.

What Makes Cities Smart

Tracy Certo Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Innovate and create, charges Carol Coletta, host of Smart City radio and head of CEOs for Cities. City leaders need new strategies to revive urban areas.

Model D Speaker Series

Model D Staff Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Hear from the people driving Detroit's transformation as Model D hosts a speaker series — starting this Friday — at the Detroit Yacht Club.

Telling a Detroit Story

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Tourism officials are working to brand the city by creating a positive, authentic narrative that will resonate in the marketplace. And they want your two cents.

Model D-troiters: Carl Allison

Ali Geyer Tuesday, September 12, 2006
This week, we kick off a new series spotlighting one-of-a-kind city people — our Model D-troiters. First up is Carl Allison, who lights up the city with his Motor City Candleworks.

Take a Model D Survey

Model D Staff Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Model D and the United Way would like to know a little more about our readers and what they care about. Please take a minute and complete a quick survey. And thank you for reading Model D.

Dwelling in Detroit

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Sam Grawe, executive editor of Dwell, the preeminent magazine celebrating Modern architecture, discusses cities, urbanism and style with Model D during a recent Motor City stop.

TechTown's Wide Web

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, August 29, 2006
TechTown is an incubator for new companies, but it's also a complex urban ecosystem of carefully balanced relationships, collaborations and support systems.

Old Factory, New Industry

Meghan McEwan Tuesday, July 18, 2006
In a former factory settled in an old industrial area near Eastern Market, Hamtramck and the New Center, a new guard of hard workers is contributing to a very different, but just as thriving, industry of modern-day Detroit: the creative arts.

Doug McIntosh's Detroit

Francis Grunow Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Doug McIntosh was an architect, activist, mentor, and leader. He was an inspiration to many, and had an infectious passion for Detroit and it's built environment — the bricks, mortar, glass and steel that make up the city. He passed away last week, but his vision for Detroit carries on.

Hot Town

Dave Krieger Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Detroit: Get here while it's hot. Fireworks. Sailing. Street festivals. Summer in the city is in full swing. Check out Dave Krieger's photos from Bayview's Regatta, the Freedom Festival fireworks and Comerica's Tastefest.

Aligning the Stars of TechTown

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Business leaders call Howard Bell Detroit's "entrepreneurial economic czar." The executive director of TechTown, Bell has already brought about 40 companies and 1,000 employees to the New Center business incubator. His work could help transform the region's economy.

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.
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