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Model D Speaker Series: Gentrification

Join us for a frank and honest discussion about gentrification and what it means for Detroit. We plan to engage this topic head-on at our December 14 speaker series event at the Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center.    

Happy Thanksgiving, we’ll see you in two weeks

Eat some good food, drink some great drinks and enjoy the next couple of weeks without us. We'll look for you at the parade or at some groovy after-party. We'll be back at you Nov. 29. 

Detroit Restaurant Week still cooking: One gift certificate available for fine dining

Everything you needed to know about Detroit Restaurant Week but were afraid to ask is right here, along with a chance to still win a $50 gift certificate from Model D and Paxahau. We have one more week for this tasty promotion.

Friday’s Model D Speaker Series features urban strategist Christopher Leinberger

The 21st century American Dream is a place where people can live, work and play within easy walking distance, according to Christopher Leinberger. A return to better urbanism and stronger community life. We like how that sounds. 

Accelerating good design: DDF presents a week of creative happenings

The eight-day design festival will feature lectures, exhibitions, fashion shows, workshops, interactive installations, art battles, studio tours, and performances at 50 different venues across Detroit. Can you feel all that energy coursing through the city grid? We can.   

Model D special event: The Next Big Thing

Imagine a million little things making a big difference in Detroit. We like to think of ourselves as advocates for making that happen. Tickets are moving fast. Get yours now. 

Tonight’s Model D Speaker Series: Teaming up with Open City

Moderated by Nichole Christian of WDET, the panel will include guests from Hatch Detroit, Kiva Detroit and the Detroit Creative Corridor's Creative Ventures program.

Engaging the new metropolis

What can Detroit and its neighboring communities do to build cooperative, sustainable relationships that help grow the region? Some answers might be found in a two-part documentary film and a panel made up of state and local public officials.

Dear Model D Reader: Have fun Labor Day weekend, we’ll see you in September

Dear Model D friends: take a few moments and fill out the form below to give us some idea of who are and how you respond to our content each week. Hit submit and we're all good. 

Roll the tape and refresh good ideas for Detroit business

Earlier this year Model D and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business presented IdeaLab, part of a two-day conference called "Revitalization & Business: Focus Detroit." Beginning today and continuing over the next few months, we bring you video evidence of what came out of this exciting collaboration.

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