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Block profile: Parker Street in The Villages of Detroit
Mike Gentile
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
LetsSaveMichigan: The city is a playground for creatives
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Source: LetsSaveMichigan.com
Shrinking Detroit: NPR talks with Metzger; Fast Company looks at farming vs. density
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Source: NPR/Fast Company
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L.A. investor aims to put families in Detroit homes and money in the bank
Terry Parris Jr.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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Khalilah Burt Gaston: Detroit Declaration is about action
Khalilah Burt Gaston
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
New coffee shop -- Astro Coffee -- headed to Corktown near Slow's
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
This Old House names The Villages one of nation's best places to buy an old house
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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Back to Detroit: Roland Leggett works to bring progressives together
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Top national charter school to open in Northwest Detroit
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Coat Factory Lofts on Fort St. getting ready for tenants
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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Detroit kids school us on city living
Kelli B. Kavanaugh
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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City kid Anna Rose Canzano: Detroit is her playground
Anna Rose Canzano
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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City kid Nathan Santoscoy: Sophomore admires the city's spirit
Nathan Santoscoy
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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City kid Anthony Kinsey: Bright future ahead
Anthony Kinsey
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Detroit has the most affordable housing in six countries
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Source: mlive.com
Super green mixed-use rehab underway at 71 E. Garfield, expect occupancy by April
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Historic mansions on Peterboro and Charlotte get new life; Scott Mansion next in line
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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From Paris to the Paris of the Midwest: French investors see potential
Terry Parris Jr.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Tenants to begin moving into Beethoven Apartments next month
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
42 units added to Southwest Detroit's Grand Lofts for total of 136
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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Despite a slow and steady population loss, Detroit is attracting new residents and welcoming back wayward sons and daughters. The lure of cheap real estate is part of it, but many speak also of possibility, potential and room for creativity. And cheap real estate.
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