In March, we moved into our new office and conference space on Second Avenue -- once home to the legendary Zoot's Coffeehouse. Now, this Friday, we're ready to party by honoring the past, the present and future all in one fun-filled night.
While electronic dance music is the primary focus of Movement weekend, it's not the be all and end all for Paxahau, the promotions team behind the festival. Walter Wasacz takes a look at what else they're up to.
What better way to experience Stupor than to have the author bring you into his world up close and personal? See Steve Hughes read from his new Matthew Barney-illustrated issue Saturday at Leopold’s. Walter Wasacz trips down memory lane in this report.
We started talking about "gazelles" and ended up meeting a panel filled with them at last week's Model D Speaker Series. Seven young entrepreneurs talked about why they started up their businesses in Detroit -- and why you could be next. Walter Wasacz took digital notes.
For a 2-square-mile city, Hamtramck sure packs a wallop. It has dining options, bars, music, art, theater and real diversity. And, of course, a full day of fun on Fat Tuesday. Walter Wasacz ponders the possibilities in this update of a punchy feature we ran last summer.
The two-hour program was filled with lively, quotable conversation by a diverse group of presenters willing to step outside the box to talk about entrepreneurship in Detroit. It was a "wow" kind of afternoon at U-M's Ross School of Business. Walter Wasacz reports from the student section.
It was a tough topic handled from all angles with vigor and "emotional intelligence." Not everyone agreed Detroit is experiencing gentrification but it's a good bet all can agree it's a subject worth the deep dive. Well done, everyone.
Expect both deep dives and the lighter side of "politics and art and books and food and sex," says co-founder of arguably the most successful web-based media project ever. Walter Wasacz tracks down the busy Arianna Huffington and asks how the virtual road led to Detroit.
Let's not forget the most important kernal of truth in the "Detroit v. Detroit" blogging wars: this international city built on Great Lakes straits is the catalytic hub of innovation for the region, with a production history that spans centuries and a future that just might be better than fiction.
On the eve of its local launch, Huffington Post editor Simone Landon talks about her Hubbard Farms roots, and a trajectory that led her from Detroit to the east coast and back again. Walter Wasacz gets a sneak peak on what's coming.
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