It's back, bigger and, we're certain, better than ever. The Kresge Foundation's first Art X Detroit in 2011 gave artists a platform to showcase what they do best: create, innovate and perform. Walter Wasacz talks to organizers in this Model D Q&A.
John Gallagher's stories in the Detroit Free Press are required reading for all who are fascinated in the greater Detroit narrative: how a once dominant global industrial powerhouse retools itself for the future. Walter Wasacz brings the questions.
Over 300 years ago, Detroit founding father Antoine de la Mothe, Seur de Cadillac drove a nasty red dwarf back into the woods with a swift rap of his cane. So begat the legend of the Nain Rouge, who came out of hiding to give Walter Wasacz this exclusive interview.
We don't want to jinx this doc about an elusive Cass Corridor troubadour tipped to be the next big thing over 40 years ago. But odds are that 'Searching for Sugar Man' will win an academy award on Sunday. Walter Wasacz meditates about it all.
Some of us traveled, some of us got cozy with a book or two, others ventured downtown to see the glittering, metal 'D" drop on New Year's Eve. Now we're all ready to rock Detroit anew for 2013, says Walter Wasacz.
Daylong event features live music on residential porches, studio crawling, edgy art viewing, and walkable neighborhood charm. Organizers Steve Hughes and Steve Panton tell Walter Wasacz why the Hamtramck art space is the place.
Six years in the making, this festival will literally light up the cultural center this weekend with visual and audio delights. Marc Schwartz, Marsha Miro and Sue Mosey sneak us a preview in this Q&A with Walter Wasacz.
Both rooms at Great Lakes Coffee were standing room only for last week's panel discussion on transportation and business development. Walter Wasacz found a spot against the wall, where he took in one smart, dandy conversation.
So what happens to startups and other small enterprises after they're fully baked in an entrepreneurial incubator? That's what we set out to find in this special report from three Michigan cities - Detroit, Lansing and Kalamazoo.
In only its second year, the Detroit Design Festival has become one of the city's top must-see, must-do happenings. That sounds great, but organizers Matt Clayson and Melinda Anderson tell Walter Wasacz its longterm potential is even greater.
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