Community Development

Coverage of community groups bringing about changes, innovattions and solutions in their community.

Focus Detroit aims to bring entrepreneurial U-M students to Detroit

Matt Neagle and a number of other students at the University of Michigan are becoming increasingly intrigued in the city of Detroit, but haven’t been able to find the right […]

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John Hantz wants to put $30 million over 10 years and create in Detroit what would be the largest urban farm in the world. The plan has critics, but it's also got a lot of people the world over watching Detroit.

Model D TV: 71 Garfield

71 Garfield is one of the coolest rehabbed buildings in Midtown. The live/work spaces are in a newly renovated, green building in the heart of the Sugar Hill District. Check out the before and after shots and look around inside in this video clip.

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