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Publisher's notebook: Detroit, storefront city
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Source: HuffPost Detroit
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Home is where the heart is: Rosedale hosts open house for home buyers
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Source: Model D
Detroit improves Patton Park in Springwells neighborhood
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Source: Model D
Power House Productions on list of NEA grant winners
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Tunde Wey
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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Model D Speaker Series: Do the right thing
Model D staff
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Plant your vote for Hamtown Farms in Communities Take Root project
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Source: Communities Take Root
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
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Leading with vision: A conversation with urban designer, educator and farmer, Emmanuel Pratt
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Historic Woodward corridor gas station transforms into new pharmacy
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Source: Tom Martin
Baseball diamond rehab latest in Jayne Field complex renovation
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Source: Model D
Palmer Park groups work to plant sunflowers along Woodward
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Source: Model D
LTU reinvents lower Woodward corridor at detroitSHOP Studio
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Source: Model D
'Urban Futures' provokes discussion in Lafayette Park
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Source: rogueHAA
After 5 Detroit expands services, adds one more staffer
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Source: Model D
Challenge Detroit seeks public voting on top 100 applicant list
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Source: Model D
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