Michigan’s economy is rooted in the last century. So for clues on how to modernize, we travel to an even older industrialized place that's seen the auto industry disappear. Michigan Now’s Chris McCarus reports from the English Midlands.
Detroit can transform with creativity, bold ideas, smart planning and transit, say some historians, urban planners and architects who recently sat down with Model D Radio's Chris McCarus.
The creative economy has been alive and well on Jefferson Avenue since 1903. Model D Radio's Chris McCarus takes us inside Pewabic Pottery to learn more about this Detroit institution.
A Buddhist temple in the city of Hamtramck is becoming a model for community development. They start from the roots. They’ve got a total package for strengthening minds and bodies, furthering religious tolerance and even curbside clean up. Michigan Now’s Chris McCarus has their story.
Michigan Now's Chris McCarus takes us inside the beautiful St. Albertus Church near Eastern Market, just in time for the annual fundraising festival held to help preservation efforts.
Welcome to Model D on the radio. Michigan Now's Chris McCarus is partnering with us to bring some audio life to our fair publication. In this clip, Chris looks at how transit can influence development, taking ideas from places like Denver.
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