Featured Stories

Recycling in Detroit: You made it happen

Matthew Naimi Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Recycle Here! is packed every Saturday and there is curbside recycling in Rosedale Park, East English Village and Palmer Woods/University District, servicing nearly 50,000 households. Matthew Naimi says that's only the beginning of the Bee Green movement.

Detroit, Green, Sustainability

Grandmont Rosedale, University Commons - Palmer Park

Green City Diaries: Shear Innovation, Part 1

Matthew Piper Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Sustainability and hair styling go hand in hand, says Green City diarist Matt Piper, who visits the Social Club Grooming Company this week and Curl Up and Dye next week to find out what they are doing to positively impact the environment.

Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Green

Midtown

UIX: Michael Davis and Hamtown Farms

Tunde Wey Tuesday, February 26, 2013

He started Hamtown Farms, a plot of land nestled between Kowalski Sausage, Lumpkin St. and an alley, after eating a strange-tasting fruit with the equally strange name of paw-paw. Tunde Wey introduces us to Michael Davis.

Green, Sense of Place, Sustainability

Hamtramck

Talking energy and environment with the State's Valerie Brader

Veronica Gracia-Wing Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Affordable energy, reliable energy, and protecting our environment were part of the governor's recent 'Ensuring our future' message. Veronica Gracia-Wing digs into the details with the governor's deputy legal council and senior policy advisor.

Alternative Energy, Green, Sustainability

Green City Diaries: Good food, the new frontier

Matthew Piper Tuesday, November 27, 2012

In this month's entry, Matt Piper gets people thinking about the empowering simplicity of health, quality, freshness and convenience when it comes to the food we eat. Not to mention advocacy for a better way of life.

Detroit, Green, Sustainability

Better Buildings: Preserving Midtown residential gem with green energy

Amelia Kanan Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Erik Nordin, who partnered with his brother on design work at the Madison Building and 24 Grille, has made a century old building his project made from passion. Amelia Kanan tells us how renewable resources play a part in the story of the Charles.

Alternative Energy, Detroit, Green, Sustainability, Transformational change

Midtown

Green City Diaries: Sustainability, the next generation

Matthew Piper Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Detroit city kids are into transformational change, getting turned on by green living science projects, taking positive ownership of their own neighborhoods. Matthew Piper likes what he's hearing. Bonus video by Matt Dibble.

City Kids, Detroit, Green, Sustainability, Transformational change

Midtown, University Commons - Palmer Park

Detroit's new bicycle economy

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Ideas for a non-motorized future are rolling forward, cycling businesses are forming and improving the quality of life. This looks like another "wow" Detroit enterprise trend gaining traction. Dennis Archambault reports from the fast lane.

Detroit, Development, Entrepreneurs, Green, Sustainability, Tours, Transformational change, Transit

Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Central Woodward-Boston Edison, Corktown

UIX people and projects: Rebecca Salminen Witt and Greening of Detroit

Tunde Wey Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Rebecca Salminen Witt is president of Greening of Detroit, a nonprofit whose mission is to guide and inspire others to create a greener city through planting and educational programs, environmental leadership, advocacy, and community building.

Detroit, Development, Green, Social innovation, Sustainability, Transformational change

Green City Diaries in pictures

Marvin Shaouni & Matthew Piper Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Matthew Piper has been producing the Green City Diaries since the beginning of the year. This installment collects the best of the series' visual work by his project partner, Marvin Shaouni.

Building Communities, Detroit, Green, Move to Detroit, Sustainability

Warming up to green energy

Amelia Kanan Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Thanks to the Recovery Act, a few local programs are recruiting unemployed residents, training them with sustainable construction skills and then helping them find work; all for free. Amelia Kanan reports with words and pictures.

Detroit, Green, Reuse / Rebuild, Sustainability

Midtown, Southwest Detroit

Green City Diaries: Reclaiming the built environment

Matthew Piper Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The bad news is that we've lost buildings to neglect and disinvestment. The good news is that we're not going to take it anymore. There are new strategies to repurpose Detroit properties. Matthew Piper hunts down some more sustainable solutions.

Architecture, Detroit, Green, Placemaking, Reuse / Rebuild

Hamtramck, Midtown, Lafayette Park

UIX people and projects: Malik Yakini and D-Town Farm

Tunde Wey Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Meet urban agriculture pioneers the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, a group advocating for food justice for Detroit’s majority African-American community. Writer Tunde Wey takes it all in for Model D.

Building Communities, Detroit, Food and Drink, Green, Social innovation, Transformational change

Touring Cobo Center's 2.4 million square feet of energy efficiency

Denise McGeen Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Cobo Center's $300 million renovation project is well under way. We take a look at long overdue infrastructure upgrades that are cutting costs and energy consumption while also transforming Cobo into a model for efficiency.

Alternative Energy, Detroit, Green, Sustainability

Downtown Detroit