Dennis Archambault's Latest Articles
New Beginnings
Detroit's Near Eastside is getting primed and ready for revitalization. It has a long list of basic assets for urban living. One of the city's oldest districts is worth taking a serious look.
Model D-troiter: Frank Wu
He's a scholar, a leader and a social activist committed to making his Detroit home a better place for all. Meet Frank Wu, Dean of Wayne State University Law School.
TechTown is a People Place
Build it and they will come. That strategy appears to be working in Detroit's TechTown, where firm creation is helping to create real neighborhood living where virtually none existed before.
Banking on Southwest’s Spirit
Detroit’s first minority-focused, state chartered bank in more than 30 years is getting ready to open in Southwest Detroit with the hope to help build up the community around it.
Detroit on Ice
The boaters who gather in a Midtown workshop dream not of balmy days on the Detroit River, but instead of ice. Ice boating started here in Detroit and has become an international sport.
Young and Asian in Detroit
The Detroit Asian Youth Project is a cultural immersion programdesigned to bring young Asians out of their adopted neighborhood andopen them up to their city.
TechTown’s Wide Web
TechTown is an incubator for new companies, but it's also a complex urban ecosystem of carefully balanced relationships, collaborations and support systems.
