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Allied Media Projects: Creative communications for the future
Matthew Piper
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Feature Story
Publisher's notebook: Detroit, storefront city
Claire Nelson
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Renovation Planned for Garden Theater
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Jane Jacobs inspires neighborhood walk in Greenacres, Sherwood Forest
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Source: HuffPost Detroit
Feature Story
Laying foundations for entrepreneurship
Dennis Archambault
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
Feature Story
Call for Ideas: Innovative ways to fund small-scale community projects
Tunde Wey
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Feature Story
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
Sean Mann and Sarah Szurpicki convert passion into getting things done
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Source: Economics of Place
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Michigan communities are dancing to a new beat
MHSDA
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Feature Story
Leading with vision: A conversation with urban designer, educator and farmer, Emmanuel Pratt
Zak Rosen
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Historic Woodward corridor gas station transforms into new pharmacy
Leah Johnson
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
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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.
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Source: Southwest Michigan's Second Wave
Navigating Autism Today Conference connects autism community to facts, friendships, and resources
Source: Second Wave Michigan
How a new partnership is focused on driving generational wealth in West Michigan
Source: The Lakeshore