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Talking revolution and reinvention with John Gallagher

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, April 09, 2013
John Gallagher's stories in the Detroit Free Press are required reading for all who are fascinated in the greater Detroit narrative: how a once dominant global industrial powerhouse retools itself for the future. Walter Wasacz brings the questions. 

Old buildings with new uses inspire development

Natalie Burg Sunday, March 17, 2013
Sometimes it seems historic preservation and economic development are at odds with one another, but innovative business owners across Michigan are proving otherwise. Learn how entrepreneurs in Pontiac, Ypsilanti and Lansing are blending the two to create neighborhood growth.

North End neighborhood rising

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Art, farms, and community engagement are helping revitalize a neighborhood snuggled between Midtown, New Center, Boston-Arden Park and Hamtramck. Dennis Archambault reports on what's next for the old North End.

Talk of the TechTown

Curtis Johnson Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Detroit is home to the third highest concentration of design professionals in the U.S., seemingly attracts entrepreneurs by the minute and has one of the best platforms for turning ideas into companies. Curtis Johnson tells us why TechTown is one of the catalysts for this growth.

Detroit Revitalization Fellow: Celeste Layne

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Her vision is that we need better links to the Riverwalk, bike lanes protected from motor vehicles and a combination of good traffic flow and lively street life. We couldn't agree more, Celeste Layne.  

Publisher's notebook: Pop-up culture and the new wave of walkable retail

Claire Nelson Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Detroit's Village people, envied for their gorgeous homes a stone's skip away from the river, have long wished for their own retail district. Good things are starting to develop this fall, there and in other key neighborhoods, says Claire Nelson.

UIX TV: Scott Alan Davis of Vanguard CDC

DETROIT LIVES! Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The North End has been hard-hit by decades of disinvestment. The Vanguard CDC works each day advancing education, community and economic development in the neighborhood. Video by DETROIT LIVES!

Global Detroit: ProsperUS turns vision into neighborhood action

Ajooni Sethi Tuesday, September 11, 2012
This new initiative will conduct training sessions in Cody Rouge, North End, and Southwest Detroit, predominantly Arab-American, African-American, and Hispanic/Latino neighborhoods. Ajooni Sethi connects the dots. 

Detroit Revitalization Fellow: Felicia Andrews

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, August 28, 2012
She started making a difference in Johannesburg and London, came home to attend U-M Law before returning to work in Africa. But Felecia Andrews found her calling where she began, in her native Detroit. Jay Walljasper makes the introduction.

Vacant to vibrant: NoHam sculpture skate park ramps up

Matthew Piper Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Phase 1 of this Power House produced park built for neighborhood skaters is close to completion. Matthew Piper talks to organizers and youthful users and finds "the flow" has already begun.  

Southwest presents promising model for Detroit's future

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, July 24, 2012
A neighborhood that created its own natural playbook for revitalization, Southwest Detroit is cool because it is what it is, nothing more, nothing less. Its sustainability is born out of real human spirit, writes Jay Walljasper.

On with the slideshow: Marvin Shaouni takes his camera to Great Lakes

Marvin Shaouni Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Above all, a visit to Midtown's Great Lakes Cafe is a treat for all the senses. The coffee, the wine and food are all top notch, says Marvin Shaouni, but so is the experience of just being there. Find the proof in this slideshow.

Detroit Revitalization Fellows: Falling in love with the city again

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Sarida Scott Montgomery is a self-identified "city girl," who grew up on Detroit's East Side and Northwest side. Jay Walljasper introduces us to a Detroiter with degrees from U-M and UC-Berkeley who is also a Detroit Revitalization Fellow. 

Going outside the box to improve quality of life

Jon Zemke Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Public safety initiatives have been helping decrease crime numbers in greater downtown since 2009. New strategies are gaining buy-in by stakeholders in more Detroit neighborhoods. Jon Zemke reports from up the street in Woodbridge.

Guide to feathering an urban nest

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.
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