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Hey Ms. DJ: Model D salutes the the fabulous ladies of Movement

Kelli B. Kavanaugh Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Yes, we said Ms. DJ. On the eve of Detroit's biggest electronic music party, Model D takes a moment to talk with some of the festival's women DJs about the city, the scene, Movement, and their music.

Detroit Opera House brings younger voices to chorus of city arts supporters

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Monday, May 24, 2010
So what Puccini is not on your iPod, the Michigan Opera Theatre has a place for you. Events like BravoBravo! and the young professionals group C4 aim to get more younger people through the Detroit Opera House doors, and into the city's arts scene.

Detroit Opera House brings younger voices to chorus of city arts supporters

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Monday, May 24, 2010
So what Puccini is not on your iPod, the Michigan Opera Theatre has a place for you. Events like BravoBravo! and the young professionals group C4 aim to get more younger people through the Detroit Opera House doors, and into the city's arts scene.

Inside Detroit puts out a welcome mat in the city

Megan Pennefather Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Whether it is on foot, by bus or via Segway, Inside Detroit has been showing newcomers, oldsters and out of town tourists a new side of the city. Now the nonprofit is adding human resources intros, a gift shop, music collection and a welcome center to its mission.

What will be Detroit's next hot spot? Signs point to Capitol Park

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Developers and Detroit development officials have big dreams and big hopes for the Capitol Park area downtown. From a restoration of the park to new offices, lofts to places of cultural interest, this could be the city's next development hot spot.

From Paris to the Paris of the Midwest: French investors see potential

Terry Parris Jr. Monday, February 01, 2010
Laurent Diemunsch is not a fancy pants, big time real estate mogul. But the French airline employee had a few Euros to invest and saw potential in Detroit. "I can see what this city can become," he says.

Detroit's independent theater companies keep the drama alive

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, January 19, 2010
With arts companies already 'living on the knife's edge," as one director put it, Detroit theater companies like Plowshares, Matrix and PuppetART are finding ways to survive and thrive. It's time to get creative, change things up, think viral, and keep telling great stories.

What Detroit drinks: Local mixologists' signature sips

Rachel Harkai Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Detroit cocktail enthusiasts are getting back to roots drinks: bringing old cocktails out of obscurity and giving new drinks a classic twist. We visit several watering holes to find some old-school Detroit drinks and new takes on bar favorites.

Act now: Detroit's winter won't last forever (really, it won't)

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Even though winter lasts about 13 months in Michigan, give or take a few, some of the best things in Detroit this winter are only around for a short time. Here are some not to miss.

Model D TV: Virgil H. Carr Arts Center

Tom Hendrickson Tuesday, November 17, 2009
In this webisode, we visit a new downtown space for teaching, producing, rehearsing and exhibiting the arts -- the Arts League of Michigan's Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center.

Run Detroit Run: More Races Bringing More Faces to Detroit

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Detroit's big running events -- and even those that have participants braving chilly weather -- are growing. But organizers say success isn't just in the numbers.

FilterD: This Week's Picks

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Hauntingly beautiful music will fill the DIA's Diego Rivera Court this Friday when Christen Lien performs original compositions with her viola, which she plays through a looping machine and other electronic effects. Call it sonic art moderne in one of the world's most distinctive settings. Get all the lovely details inside FilterD, where you'll find lots more to do in the week ahead in metro Detroit.

Quelque Chose, Irgendwas, Qualcosa, Something Detroit: Foreign Journalists Invade the City

Terry Parris Jr. Tuesday, October 06, 2009
How do we know Detroit's the new media darling? Time Magazine is staked out in The Villages, every day the web lights up with a new Detroit story, and, above all, someone made a drinking game about it. So Model D sought out a collection of journalists -- all from across the pond -- who came here to get the big story. Here's what they found.

Model D TV: Kales Building

Tom Hendrickson Tuesday, October 06, 2009
When the Kales Building was rehabbed into apartments downtown, it took the vacant Kresge HQ and transformed a corner of the city. Model D TV takes a look inside.

Tim Hortons Opens Second Detroit Location on East Jefferson Avenue

Tiffini Smith Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Tim Hortons is expanding its chain of restaurants in Detroit. The restaurant famous for its coffee, baked goods, sandwiches and convenient drive-thrus has set up shop on East Jefferson Avenue across from the Belle Isle bridge.
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