On the Avenue of Fashion, small businesses are driving the revival of a neighborhood retail district
A historic neighborhood business district is re-emerging thanks to the dedication and energy of new business owners.
Veronica Grandison's Latest Articles
Intern in Michigan program helps students stay in state and build skills
Since it launched in 2011, Intern in Michigan has matched 250,000 students with Michigan-based employers. Veronica Grandison has this story on how this free matchmaking service is helping keep talent in state.
Jazz mentoring hitting the right notes in Midtown
Instruction at Michigan State's Detroit Community Music School is done by working musicians and educators who are giving back some of the same elite training they received as students. Gather round as Veronica Grandison tunes into the scene.
Game not over: New beats flow in Detroit hip hop scene
Move over Marshall Mathers, respect to the memory of J Dilla, there is a new crop of Detroit artists and designers inspired by hip hop culture. Veronica Grandison follows the flow to meet the innovators making it happen now.
FilterD extra: All that jazz
Model D takes its annual Labor Day break next week, right on time to spend our weekend at the ever-fab Detroit Jazz Festival. Writer Veronica Grandison started getting excited months ago.
Gatekeepers of Detroit Jazz: Lars Bjorn and Jim Gallert talk about festival and the music they love
We whet your appetite for festival weekend with a Q&A with two of the city's leading experts on the historical and current Detroit jazz scenes. Veronica Grandison asks the swinging questions.
Avenue of passion: Pedestrian scale Livernois strip reloads for the future
Veronica Grandison spent the last few weeks of her Model D internship exploring one of Detroit's best known commercial districts -- the mile long section of Livernois that also serves as the western border of the University Commons-Palmer Park neighborhood. What did she find? That the best could be yet to come.
Inspired aspirations: Model D intern tells us how she plans to make impact on her Detroit
Welcome Veronica Grandison, a University of Michigan-Dearborn senior ready to engage community life with investigative zeal. She's come to the right place at the right time. Model D is happy to have her.
