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Bicycle culture blooms and booms in post-motorized city

HuffPost Detroit Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Any and all stories about walking and biking get out attention -- especially if they are in the same headline, like this piece by David Sands in HuffPost Detroit.

Not to mention a key sentence like this: A 2012 report by the Alliance for Biking & Walking found the number of bicycle commuters in Detroit rose 258 percent over the last two decades. Yeah, man. Those are the kind of numbers we like to see.

Read more here.

'Awesome' launches, starts spending money to reward talent

HuffPost Detroit Tuesday, April 03, 2012

The Detroit Journal was awarded $1,000 last week by the Awesome News Task Force Detroit at a party at the Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center in downtown Detroit. Awesome also celebrated its launch at the same time.

Where did we find this awesome news? In Kate Abbey-Lambertz piece in HuffPost Detroit, that's where.

Nain Rouge makes Atlantic's list of imaginary city monsters

Atlantic Cities Tuesday, April 03, 2012

It was hard to resist the rest of the story when it began like this: "If you want to catch a cryptid doing its thing in America, common sense would deem you drive far out into the woods where humankind rarely ventures. After all, it's typically hunters and hikers who wind up having awkward run-ins with Bigfoot or the Flatwoods monster."

Even better is that Atlantic Cities, where we found the piece, went on to include our very own red dwarf of evil renown, the Nain Rouge. Keep reading here.

Jazz fest announces big-name talent for Labor Day weekend

Detroit News Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Though Labor Day seems so very, very far away, we yearn for it for many ways. One of those reasons is the Detroit Jazz Festival, which announced some its headliners earlier this week.

Some of the names include guitarist Pat Metheny, tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, pianist Chick Corea, tenor and soprano saxophonist Wayne Shorter and trumpeter Randy Brecker.

Susan Whitall of the Detroit News has more here.

Cass Tech home to new Detroit City Futbol side

HuffPost Detroit Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The semi-pro Detroit City FC soccer team will open its regular season May 12 against visiting AFC Cleveland at, drum roll please, the field at downtown's storied Cass Technical High School.

Here's an excerpt from HuffPost Detroit:

The new soccer team, nicknamed "Le Rouge," will belong to the National Premier Soccer League's Midwest division and will play against teams in Cleveland and Buffalo. Organizers say home games will feature a variety of local entertainment, food and merchandise to help create a family-friendly environment that spotlights Detroit.

Read the rest of the story here.

Midtown garage opens its fabulous house of green

Facebook Tuesday, March 27, 2012

For all of you who have marveled at the transformation of a historic Midtown automotive facility to a cutting edge model for sustainability and all things green, here's your chance to see up close and personal.

The Green Garage has an open house this Thursday, March 29, 3-8 p.m. And you're invited! Go here for details.

Nain Rouge, Midtown and placemaking

Economics of Place Tuesday, March 27, 2012

We found this last night while scouring the interwebs looking for quirky Detroit stuff to share. It comes from Dan Gilmartin and his ever-inspiring Economics of Place blog:

The Marche du Nain Rouge is the brainchild of Francis Grunow, a midtown resident and a big player in the turnaround of the historic Cass Corridor neighborhood. When I was in high school the area (which is part of greater Midtown) was #1 on the list of neighborhoods that you didn’t want to venture into at night. Today, however, it boasts some amazing new residential loft developments, authentic retail shops, great restaurants, and an energy approaching what you might find in some of the more well known "comeback" neighborhoods in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.

Well said, and thanks for giving some deserved love to Model D stalwart contributor Grunow.

Read the rest here.

Photographer Noah Stephens focuses on Detroit people and place

HuffPost Detroit Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Nothing beats an interesting face. Unless it's a killer public place. There are plenty of both in Detroit, where photographer Noah Stephens roams the cityscape with a camera.

We've taken notice of his talent. So has HuffPost Detroit. Take a look at the work here.

The Alley Project creates public art space on far Southwest side

HuffPost Detroit Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Looking at problems to provide hints for solutions is a smart way to look at community. This is even smarter: Looking at the assets a community might provide and leveraging that social capital. The Alley Project (TAP) didn't mushroom up magically, although there was a strong community base for it to begin with. It evolved in a partnership of participatory design.

We couldn't agree more with those words by Lee Schneider in HuffPost Detroit. Read on here.

Corktown innovators get 'buzzed' on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe'

MSNBC Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The top of our Monday morning is given a rousing head start whenever Detroit doers get their due in the national media. This time during a caffeinated discussion on how innovation is changing the social landscape and putting juice into the economy in Michigan and Ohio. With a special focus on what's happening in Corktown, around the intersection of Michigan and 14th St. and beyond.

We've got video. Watch it here.

Like the Broderick Tower? So do we

Facebook Tuesday, February 28, 2012

We were trolling around Facebook the other day and found this page dedicated to the Broderick Tower, one of downtown's skyscraping gems. No, scratch that. It is one of the great buildings to ever rise over the North American continent -- and you can quote us on that.

Find the page, and "like" the great tower, here.

Bike paths promote more riders, don't they?

Atlantic Cities Tuesday, February 28, 2012

A recent study of Seattle residents found that those living near bike paths had an increased likelihood of riding, which makes sense, but saw no effect for bike lanes. Hmm. Then, a study in Minneapolis reached the opposite conclusion. Another study found no connection between bike lanes and ridership levels at all. In short, the research picture is far from settled.

The good news is that bikes, and where people ride them, are the subject of so much attention. Dig into it here.

Hey, let's get married in Detroit

HuffPost Detroit Tuesday, February 21, 2012

On Valentine's Day in HuffPost Detroit, we found this timely story with slideshow on some excellent locations in Detroit to get hitched. Also timely is an exhibition at the Detroit Historical Museum called "Saying I Do: Metro Detroit Weddings." Go see it: it's up through May 24.

Find those cool Detroit wedding locations here.

Public Enemy lined up as Movement headliner

Resident Advisor Tuesday, February 21, 2012

For its seventh year producing the Movement Festival, Paxahau has plucked a diverse cast of headliners: including Chicago house icon Lil Louis on Saturday, May 26, rap legends Public Enemy on Sunday, May 27 (in their debut appearance at the festival) and Detroit native Jeff Mills, performing under an old moniker, The Wizard, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28.

Check out the first round of announcements, listed on Resident Advisor, here. There will be more to come.

Curbed checks out Detroit Soup's two-year anniversary bash

Curbed Detroit Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Nice to see Curbed Detroit's Sarah Cox (who authors Model D's 'Imported to Detroit' series) getting out on the town and reporting from some of the city's most unique party spaces. Like this one in the former Jam Handy building on East Grand Blvd, which hosted the recent two-year anniversary of Detroit Soup. Take it away, Sarah:

"Detroit's totally cornered the market on that unfinished, do-we-even-have-a-permit-to-be-here look for big events. And we love it! Why wait til renovations are done to show off a structure? Hell, most places look best stripped down (we love these brick walls!), so bring on the space heaters." She even waxes for half a sentence on our own Next Big Thing event last October at the David Whitney Building.

Read the whole piece here.

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