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How has COVID-19 affected you? Detroit youths share their stories

For teens, the pandemic has dramatically changed their lives. For one high school senior, it means he'll never get to experience one last milestone with the friends he's grown up with over the past four years. For another teen, she tries not to think about the virus too much, but she can't stop thinking about this one fear.  

Dr. Paul Thomas, pictured with Dr. Raquel Orlich, is a family medicine doctor and founder of Plum Health Direct Primary Care in Corktown.
Q&A with Dr. Paul Thomas on COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an overload of information — and there's a lot of misinformation out there. One family medicine doctor in Corktown helps set the record straight through regular updates on Facebook.

MoGo is offering its monthly pass for free in April.
MoGo Detroit offers free monthly pass in response to COVID-19

With 480 bikes at 44 stations, MoGo says it is taking precautions to keep equipment safe, such as thoroughly cleaning handlebars and seats as well as docking points and kiosks.

Detroit Help Hub online platform aims to help local small businesses and creative community

To keep businesses that are used to engaging with customers at brick-and-mortar spaces in a time when residents are told to stay home, the newly launched Detroit Help Hub from marketing firm 2gathr and online publication Detroitisit hopes to give entrepreneurs a way to connect to customers.

POSTPONED: Startup Story Night participants get ready to share their stories

Out of an abundance of caution surrounding COVID-19, Startup Story Night scheduled for Thursday, March 19 at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit has been postponed. The health and safety of our team and guests is a top priority of the New Economy Initiative and Model D, partners in the event.

Ready for Startup Story Night 2020? You’re in good company

Four local entrepreneurs will take the stage at Cliff Bell's on March 19, to perform stories of the people, places, and things that helped put — or keep — them on the path to success. Shannon Cason, host of the In Good Co. Detroit podcast and Moth GrandSlam champion, will work with each of the storytellers in advance of the event!  

Detroit SOUP stakeholders disucss the dinner's future at Build Institute.
What does the future hold for Detroit SOUP?

It was messy. It was complicated. It was beautiful. It was Detroit SOUP. What does the future hold for this scrappy made-in-Detroit institution?

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QA: Margo Dalal’s takeaways from ComCap 2019

Model D caught up with Margo Dalal during the ComCap conference to find out more about her work and what she learned from the experience.

Startup storytellers inspire Marble Bar audience with tales of woe and resilience

'Don't Call It a Comeback', the third annual Startup Story Night co-presented by the New Economy Initiative and Model D, was hosted by Shannon Cason with musical accompaniment ONEFREQ. Check out the stories here.

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