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After a three-year fight, West Village community garden buys land from city
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Brightmoor residents to open food co-op and community kitchen
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Grace in Action collectives provide job/skills training in Southwest Detroit
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Dave Eggers, best-selling author and philanthropist, to speak at WSU's Van Dusen Lecture Series
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Original hipster: Marsha Music, cultural icon and griot of Detroit
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Friday, October 31, 2014
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Fighting for community benefits in Delray through art and activism
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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Dave Eggers talks education, robots, and illustrating a new book written by Detroit kids
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Monday, October 13, 2014
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Thirteen doable ideas for cities from first ever Urban Innovation Exchange
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
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Without Detroit's urban leaders, the city would not have the richness it has today. Whether it's promoting the ousting of the Nain Rouge or organizing a neighborhood-based futbol league or creating organizations to save Detroit's green spaces, it's all pushed to the forefront by Detroit's array of urban leaders.
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