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Model D is looking for your story of entrepreneurial success

Startup Story Night will return for the second year in February and we're looking for storytellers for the theme "Love What You Do."

Michael Forsyth at Detroit City Distillery
Join Model D for a High Growth Happy Hour talk at Detroit City Distillery

This installment features the entrepreneurs behind two of Detroit's fastest-growing craft beverage companies.

Imani Mixon and Cornetta Lane
Meet Model D’s On the Ground team

Here's the team that'll be bringing you weekly reporting and engaging residents in the North End. 

Jerry Hebron on the porch of her house at Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Introducing “On the Ground”: North End

Starting next week, we'll be publishing weekly stories from our latest "On the Ground" neighborhood, the North End. 

Join Model D for the next High Growth Happy Hour on “Failure”

Continuing our engagement with the topic of failure, Model D and the New Economy Initiative will be hosting a High Growth Happy Hour speaker event at TechTown Detroit on July 27.

A Parducci relief
Q&A: Parducci Society president on the sculptor’s legacy and her organization’s annual tribute

Model D spoke with Jennifer Baross about Parducci's significance to Detroit, characteristics of his work, and what guests can expect at the society's annual Parducci Tribute at the Masonic Temple.

Claire Nelson, founder of the Urban Consulate, introduces the Speakeasy presenters
Join us for the next installment of Speakeasy: a community dialogue on safety

On Friday, January 20, Model D is once again teaming up with the Live6 Alliance for the third installment of the speaker series, Speakeasy. 

You’re invited to Urban Exchange Speakeasy

This Thursday, the Urban Consulate is popping up with Live6 Alliance and Model D to welcome guests from Philadelphia and Chicago to exchange urban ideas.

Meet Terryn Hall, Model D’s next On the Ground editor

Our next "On the Ground" series will take place in the Live6 neighborhood and we're excited to introduce the series' editor, Terryn Hall. 

Harnessing Detroit’s green infrastructure potential

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 8, when five panelists share how they've made an impact on the city by using nature to create a balance between built and natural environments.

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