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Detroit 2020: Midtown rolling with momentum
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Source: Detroit 2020
Richard Florida: Redevelop neighborhoods for true urban prosperity
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Source: Urbanland
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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UIX: Jason Hall and Detroit Bike City
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Source: Model D
Detroit Derby Girls flourishes with entrepreneurial action
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Source: Model D
WSU grad co-founds IBD social platform Girls With Guts
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Source: Model D
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Detroit Revitalization Fellow: Erin Kelly
Jay Walljasper
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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Swapping innovation ideas with Cincinnati
Jeff Aronoff
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
World beat: Dan Gilbert's downtown makeover gets play in London media
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Source: Guardian UK
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The Art of Neighborhood Innovation recapped
Walter Wasacz
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Deadline for Knight Arts Challenge is April 22
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Source: Culture Source
Fast Company: How social entrepreneurship is rebuilding Detroit
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Source: Fast Company
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Talking revolution and reinvention with John Gallagher
Walter Wasacz
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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Modeshift: Edible hut comes to Osborn neighborhood
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Ride It Sculpture Skate Park gets $30K from Tony Hawk
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Source: NPR
Quicken Loans aims for 700-800 interns this summer
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Source: Model D
Farm City is the next major transformational project in ever-evolving Old Redford
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
HuffPost Detroit: "The unknown going forward"
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Source: HuffPost Detroit
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