Move to Detroit

Despite a slow and steady population loss, Detroit is attracting new residents and welcoming back wayward sons and daughters. The lure of cheap real estate is part of it, but many speak also of possibility, potential and room for creativity. And cheap real estate.

Move to Detroit Features

UIX+ArtXDetroit: The Art of Neighborhood Innovation

Model D staff Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Join us this Friday, April 12 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit for a conversation with local placemakers transforming their neighborhoods through art & design. This one will be special. Register in advance today.

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.

IdeaLab 2013 recapped

Matthew Lewis Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Detroit social innovators and entrepreneurs were day tripping in Ann Arbor last Friday, preaching what they practice to students at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. Matthew Lewis reports from the first row.

Downtown lifestyle rising at Broderick Tower

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Jay Hack walks everywhere he needs to go downtown, for food and drink, for religious services, for sporting events - though his business is in the suburbs, where most of his friends remain. Dennis Archambault reports from the tower.

From Eastern Europe to Eastern Market

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, January 08, 2013

A background in finance and urban planning prepared Detroit Revitalization Fellow Jela Ellefson perfectly for her role as Grants and Special Projects Coordinator for the Eastern Market Corp. Jay Walljasper makes the introduction.

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