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Amy Kuras
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
More than 4,000 Detroit kids each year get the benefit of a strong arts education thanks to the College for Creative Studies. Amy Kuras goes into the classroom to see students excited about learning. Marvin Shaouni gets the pictures.
Tunde Wey
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Ann Perrault is co-owner of the pioneering Avalon International Breads, which built success by using the motto "Eat Well, Do Good" and by practicing fundamentally sound business. Tunde Wey reports from W. Willis St.
Amy Kuras
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Its founder sees the Mt. Elliott Makerspace as nothing short of a place for transforming lives, hoping to break cycles of poverty and racism, and to hand people tools for determining their own future. Amy Kuras has the story.
UIX staff
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
This multicultural group educates youth about national and local Asian-American history using community projects to help them understand the connection between Detroit and their heritage.
Claire Nelson
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Getting the right look for our new HQ was important. So we went with old new stuff. Or is it the other way around? Let Claire Nelson tell us how we furnished our new pad and what it takes for you to do the same.
Marvin Shaouni
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The creative team behind the curtain of the Parade Company makes America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit one of the best holiday street parties in the world, bar none. Marvin Shaouni created this essay in 2010, but it's timeless. Encore, please.
Desiree Cooper
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
From his youth in a violent Detroit neighborhood, to his isolation as a black college student in a white environment, Ryan Oliver has struggled to define himself and his masculinity. It's a challenge that's been even more daunting because Oliver is biologically female.
Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Using passion ignited by his college sociology professor to advocate on behalf of the invisible transgendered community, Ryan Oliver's transformation into an LGBT leader has been hard fought -- and impressively won.
Vince Keenan
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
The two-year charter revision process has been one of the most open and transparent efforts Detroit has ever seen, writes Vince Keenan. Now it's time to cast your vote on Proposal C.
Jon Zemke
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Jerry Paffendorf is an idea man. Not the typical idea man with grand ambitions and little execution who thinks his ideas would be great for other people. Paffendorf actually turns his dreams into reality. Jon Zemke asks all the right questions.
Rapid Growth staff
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
A busload of people came from the other side of the state to check out high-octane activity that included ArtX, Rust Belt to Artist Belt conference and Detroit Restaurant Week. Did our colleagues from sister pub Rapid Growth have fun? Did they ever.
Ashley Woods
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
A crowd of about 75 people packed Hamtramck Public Library to listen to a panel talk about the importance of making Detroit a more welcoming place for immigrants. News editor Ashley Woods brings back some highlights from this hard-hitting discussion.
Patrick Crouch
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Earthwork's Patrick Crouch is a busy guy, serving on food policy councils and collaborating with other players in Detroit's growing agricultural networks and projects. But not too busy to write about developments here getting attention around the world. Welcome aboard, friend.
Ashley Woods
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
This month's event at the Boll Family YMCA downtown was a big hit. Buzz editor Ashley Woods was there with a packed house to take it all in.
Dave Krieger
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Former Model D managing photographer Dave Krieger has been busy working on one film set after another the past few years. He makes an appeal to the governor and the state legislature to keep the lights, cameras and action rolling.
Kelli B. Kavanaugh
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Gritty futurists Gina Reichert and Mitch Cope are picking up speed -- and fellow travelers and builders -- in their art-meets-neighborhood reinvention project on the Detroit-Hamtramck border. Kelli B. Kavanaugh reports on what's next in the aftermath of worldwide pub for their famous "$100 House."
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Who better to agitate and navigate Detroit's transition from past manufacturing titan to a future of endless creative endeavor then members of a neo-utopian research team from the Netherlands? Writer Dennis Archambault sees ideas turn to action before his eyes in this report.
Terry Parris Jr.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Robin Scovill lives in L.A. He's not a Detroiter, but when he started investing in the city, he got a little Detroit in his veins. He's now out to make profits, yes, but he wants to build a better Detroit while he's at it.
Melinda Clynes
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
The Green Ribbon Collaborative gives us not only an excuse for a Kool & The Gang reference, but also has created a program that's bringing fresh, locally grown foods to neighborhoods lacking in quality grocery retail. We find that fresh and exciting.
Megan Pennefather
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
When the banks won't answer the door, the smallest of small businesses
can go knocking on the doors of Detroit's microloan programs, which are
changing the face of the city one coffee shop or high tech start up at
a time.
Terry Parris Jr.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
They say good things take time, and this will. Revising the city's charter could spell great things for Detroit. But what type of change will come of it, and who will make those decisions? Voters, a lot of that is up to you.
Jon Zemke
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
The nonprofit Recycle Here! center is slammed with Detroiters unloading their unwanted paper, plastic and glass, but soon many Detroiters will have a curbside option, too. Green could be very "in" in Detroit in '09.
Marvin Shaouni
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
2008 was a big year for Detroit. Photographer Marvin Shaouni offers a retrospective of his masthead images from the year. We've got the big stories (Transit. Film. Tiger Stadium. The Book Cadillac.) as well as the smaller stories, (D'Mongo's. A creperie.). All made this a good year to be in the D.Also note: We're taking a break for two weeks for our annual holiday season ciesta. Model D will return Jan. 6.
Kimberly Chou
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Grads from Ann Arbor's big U (aka the University of Michigan) are taking a fresh look at Detroit as a destination to start careers or launch various professional and artistic projects. See why the creative revolution might begin right in our backyard.
Kimberly Chou
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Grads from Ann Arbor's big U (aka the University of Michigan) are taking a fresh look at Detroit as a destination to start careers or launch various professional and artistic projects. See why the creative revolution might begin right in our backyard.
Model D Staff
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Sign up now for the next Model D Speaker Series -- set for May 22 at the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle. We will revisit the topic of sustainable urbanism with architect Mark Nickita, Chris Bray of the Gratiot Woods neighborhood, and Diane Van Buren Jones of the WARM Training Center, whose efforts helped bring a green audit to the city.
Terry Parris Jr.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Want to find a real loft in Detroit to rent or own? Here's a list that should help you get started, ranked from raw to finished, and rent to own.
Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
We don't know what your idea of sexy is, but we can't think of anything sexier than promoting development that can benefit the economy, environment and public health, all the while promoting density and making the region attractive to creative new economy types. Now that's hot.
Walter Wasacz
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
After deciding there was too much talk and not enough action, 100 galleries bring Art to Detroit Now this week.
Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
We don't know what your idea of sexy is, but we can't think of anything sexier than promoting development that can benefit the economy, environment and public health, all the while promoting density and making the region attractive to creative new economy types. Now that's hot.
Melinda Clynes
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
On the East Side of Detroit, an enormous, 100-year-old warehouse with
more than $6,000 a month in electric bills will be a more sustainable,
energy-efficient building. Here's how, and why, Gleaners is going green.
Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Model D visits the birthplace of the Model T, and puts it on Model D TV. Say that three times fast, and watch this clip on Detroit's T-Plex.
Ellen Piligian
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Detroiter Stewart McMillin knows all the good dirt — try womanizing philanthropists now immortalized, or the O.J. trial of 1925. And he knows the most beautiful spots —walls of stained glass windows and spires that reach to the heavens. The history buff and Indian Village resident leads us on a city tour like no other.
Kelli B. Kavanaugh
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Come on in, the water's not that cold — or, the current state of the Detroit real estate market.
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Detroit blues man and radio personality the Rev. Robert Jones has journeyed from the "Lowlands" to the "Deep River."
Model D Staff
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Who's selling in Detroit? Who's buying? What's hot (and not) in residential retail in the city?The speaker series sign up is closed. We'll be back in March with another hot topic.
Kelli B. Kavanaugh
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The questioning suburbanite asks the Detroiter, "But where do you shop for groceries?" Here's where.
Jon Zemke
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Avoid the meter maid's boot and save some loot when you shop the city this holiday season.
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.
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.
Jennifer Andrews
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
At his Liberal Arts Gallery, Duane Belin lets the artists go to town and hold nothing back. Want to hang thousands of shoes from the roof? No problem.
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
The city's African-American churches have a long tradition of building up their neighborhoods with new housing and economic opportunities.
Walter Wasacz and Dave Krieger
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Artist Tyree Guyton talks about his Heidelberg Project, now 21 years in the making, and
photographer Dave Krieger looks at the colorful houses and outdoor installations that continue to steer the art world's eyes to Detroit.
Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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.
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Detroit's Near Eastside has a long history of community life with resilient people. It is preparing to revive the neighborhood vibe by attracting investment in its future.
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.
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
An urban art project with international cachet, religious centers and residential districts rebuilding — the Detroit's Near East Side beckons the visitor in search of the city's past and future.
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.
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.
Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Detroit's Near East Side is getting primed and ready for revitalization. With a long list of basic assets for urban living, one of the city's oldest districts is worth a serious look.
Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
United Way
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
While Metro Detroit has been identified as one of the most racially segregated regions in the nation, our growing diversity is one of our greatest strengths. Metromode, United Way, and New Detroit are interested in your thoughts on race relations in this community.
George W. Jackson
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Wouldn’t it be great if there was just one phone number to call to connectto everything you needed to start, grow or move your business into Detroit,into Wayne County, into Southeastern Michigan? Here’s how.
Walter Wasacz
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Neighborhoods are crucial to the redevelopment of regions and cities. Two national experts are in town to share their ideas on what Detroit can do to restore community life and restart the local economy.