Dutch artist Diederick Kraaijeveld has scoured the city's scraps of wood to find pieces to bring to life his vision for Detroit 'Icons of Hope.' He wants his art to be part of rebuilding the city he's become so enamored of.
How do we know Detroit's the new media darling? Time Magazine is staked out in The Villages, every day the web lights up with a new Detroit story, and, above all, someone made a drinking game about it. So Model D sought out a collection of journalists -- all from across the pond -- who came here to get the big story. Here's what they found.
What do you do with a crisis? If Detroit looks across the pond, there may be answers. Turin, Italy -- the "Detroit of Europe" -- has turned around. Germany's Ruhr Valley has embraced regional cooperation in its reinvention. Are there lessons to take home?
Detroit now has options. If the city should decide to turn off its trash incinerator, there's a big opportunity to be green. But can a cash-strapped metropolis be green and stay out of the red?
With crisis comes change, and in Detroit, community development corporations are changing how they do business. In some areas, the neighborhood organizations' missions have shifted more toward what they need most right now: protecting their neighborhoods by fighting off foreclosures and filling vacancies.
They say good things take time, and this will. Revising the city's charter could spell great things for Detroit. But what type of change will come of it, and who will make those decisions? Voters, a lot of that is up to you.
We play to win, and we like to watch our teams win. Sometimes with a beer in hand, sometimes with a martini. Sometimes in formal wear, sometimes in jean shorts. OK, never really in jean shorts. Here's the lowdown on your best bets for catching the game.
No, it's not St. Patrick's Day. It's a completely different kind of green. Wednesday is Earth Day and Detroit will have its fair share of happenings. From Green Drinks at the Majestic to a presentation from award-winning scientist, broadcaster, and sustainable ecology expert David Suzuki, the city will be a-buzz with all things green.
It's no accident this week's Blowout is in Hamtramck, where Irish and Polish saloon keepers once made the vibrant city within a city the most celebrated drinking town -- per capita -- in the world. Let's raise a glass to that and keep the pours coming.
Luis Croquer saw beauty in Detroit before the New Yorker even got here. Now he's bringing his own vision of art and beauty to the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit as its new director.
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