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Walter Wasacz

Walter Wasacz is a writer and the former managing editor of Model D. You can find more of his writings here.

Walter Wasacz's Latest Articles

DSO Lets Its Hair Down for 8 Days in June

The times they-are-a-changin', and 8 Days in June shows that the grand old DSO is still kickin'. The innovative festival is still classy, still quality, but it will challenge your perceptions of what an old guard classical music institution should and can be.

Detroit Wants Art Now, So Here It Is

After deciding there was too much talk and not enough action, 100 galleries bring Art to Detroit Now this week.

The Final 4: Our Picks for Topping Off an Evening Out in Detroit

After hoops or after whatever is your fancy, we invite you to check out a new wine bar, Harmonie Park's offierngs, good ol' Foran's and spicy Vincentes. All top our list of downtown places to cap of a great evening.

Rx: Dance at Oslo

Oslo is the Detroit dance club where every techno kid knows your name, and they are always glad you came.

Hip Hamtown

A decade ago, Hamtramck got national attention for its hipness. A city cool before states sanctioned cities as cool, its hipness has changed but not faded away.

Detroit is Flat

The conversation about the economy in Michigan needs to change, says Lou Glazer of Michigan Future Inc., a powerful nonpartisan think tank. The city and the entire region's economic culture must get “aligned with the flat world" and seize upon the innovation of the day.

Every Picture Tells a Detroit Story

Streaming light, cameras, action. Students from Detroit's Friends School recently completed a photography project that took them into the heart of Detroit revitalization.

Rethinking Neighborhood

Neighborhoods are crucial to the redevelopment of regions and cities. Two national experts are in town to share their ideas on what Detroit can do to restore community life and restart the local economy.

Riding the Dorkwave

Les Enfants Terribles is the city's most successful monthly dance party. Walter Wasacz visits the scene and then sits down with the organizers, Detroit's Dorkwave DJs, to find out why the heat just keeps on rising.

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