Focus Areas
Architecture
Arts
Building Communities
Entrepreneurs
Film
Green
Green Tech
Higher Ed
Job Creation
Michigan Nightlight
Mobility
Move to Detroit
Neighborhood Innovation
Redevelopment
Reuse / Rebuild
Shop Local
Small Business
Social Innovation
Talent Dividend
Transit
Urban Farming
Urban Leadership
Woodward Avenue
Workforce/talent development
Neighborhoods
Brightmoor
Central Woodward-Boston Edison
Cody Rouge
Corktown
Downtown Detroit
East Riverfront
East Side
Eastern Market
Grandmont Rosedale
Hamtramck
Highland Park
Jefferson Chalmers
Lafayette Park
Live 6
Mexicantown
Midtown
Near East Side
New Center
North End
Osborn
Southwest Detroit
The Villages
University Commons - Palmer Park
Woodbridge
Series & Events
Series
Block by Block
Blue/Green Infrastructure
Bridging the Talent Gap
Children of Michigan
Community Redistricting
Voices of Cody Rouge
Detroit Driven
Street View: Detroit's Hidden Corridors
Detroit Innovation
Dining Destinations
Disability Inclusion
Early Education Matters
Equitable Development
Equity in our Parks
Exploring Economic Equity
Girl Scouts SE Michigan Team Up
Good Food
Inside our Outdoors
Marygrove Conservancy
MI Mental Health
Michigan Nightlight
Nonprofit Journal Project
On the Ground
Parnters in the Arts
Powering the Mitten
Resilient Neighborhoods
State of Health
STEM Hub
Stories of Change
Voices of Youth
Events
Speaker Series
Toggle navigation
Focus Areas
Architecture
Arts
Building Communities
Entrepreneurs
Film
Green
Green Tech
Higher Ed
Job Creation
Michigan Nightlight
Mobility
Move to Detroit
Neighborhood Innovation
Redevelopment
Reuse / Rebuild
Shop Local
Small Business
Social Innovation
Talent Dividend
Transit
Urban Farming
Urban Leadership
Woodward Avenue
Workforce/talent development
Neighborhoods
Brightmoor
Central Woodward-Boston Edison
Cody Rouge
Corktown
Downtown Detroit
East Riverfront
East Side
Eastern Market
Grandmont Rosedale
Hamtramck
Highland Park
Jefferson Chalmers
Lafayette Park
Live 6
Mexicantown
Midtown
Near East Side
New Center
North End
Osborn
Southwest Detroit
The Villages
University Commons - Palmer Park
Woodbridge
Series & Events
Series
Block by Block
Blue/Green Infrastructure
Bridging the Talent Gap
Children of Michigan
Community Redistricting
Voices of Cody Rouge
Detroit Driven
Street View: Detroit's Hidden Corridors
Detroit Innovation
Dining Destinations
Disability Inclusion
Early Education Matters
Equitable Development
Equity in our Parks
Exploring Economic Equity
Girl Scouts SE Michigan Team Up
Good Food
Inside our Outdoors
Marygrove Conservancy
MI Mental Health
Michigan Nightlight
Nonprofit Journal Project
On the Ground
Parnters in the Arts
Powering the Mitten
Resilient Neighborhoods
State of Health
STEM Hub
Stories of Change
Voices of Youth
Events
Speaker Series
About
Support Us
Nick Hagen
Building Communities
Share
Load More Stories
New Baltimore Street lofts coming to Milwaukee Junction
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Hamtramck's 'Pope Park' subject of crowdfunding campaign
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Feature Story
Join us April 16 for "Scaling up in the Food Industry," a Model D speaker series event
Model D staff
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
NPR host Michel Martin to visit Detroit for national radio series
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Source: WDET 101.9 FM
Attorneys chase literary dreams with Publishing313
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Source: Model D
March Development News round-up
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Feature Story
For metro Detroit families, financial literacy can be the difference between poverty and stability
Nina Ignaczak
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Feature Story
Radio Campfire, a new audio storytelling series, to sound off at Detroit's Matrix Theatre
David Sands
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
New documentary film follows struggle for community benefits agreement in Delray
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Better living through transit: Detroit firm seeks to improve public transportation throughout region
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Slow Roll to require paid memberships in 2015
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Source: Metro Times
Feature Story
The Mounted Police Division, the most versatile unit of the Detroit Police Department
Aaron Mondry
Friday, March 20, 2015
Feature Story
13 ways Detroit can assert itself as a music capital
Keith Owens
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Feature Story
The Detroit Experience Series kicks off with "Green Detroit" tour on April 25
Model D & Detroit Experience Factory
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Land use and quality of life plan takes root in Brightmoor
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Corktown co-working space Saint Vincent fills up fast
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Knight Arts Challenge launches for third year
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Source: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Tavis Smiley, late night king of PBS, to tape five episodes in Detroit
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Source: Detroit Public Television
Feature Story
The new geographers: How Detroiters are mapping a better future for the city
Kat Hartman
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
It's only a matter of time before water taxis and trolley buses come to the riverfront
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Load More Stories
This series tells the stories of Detroit
changemakers using business acumen to empower and build communities. With this year's stories supported by Build Institute, we report on entrepreneurs and innovators shaping the city's business ecosystems.
Across Our Network
Helene floodwaters and a flood of family and friends
Source: 83Degrees
Ford airport unveils sensory room for neurodivergent travelers
Source: The Lakeshore
Milton preparation updates: More shelter openings, bridge closures
Source: 83Degrees
New website shows off Michigan's B&Bs to promote industry comeback
Source: Metromode