Though Detroit continues to lose population, there is a contingent
coming to the city with big eyes and a lot of hope, NPR reports.
Excerpt:
Meghan McEwen, a magazine editor and mother of two small children,
says you can find a family-friendly life inside the city of Detroit.
Her husband is Ryan Cooley, the developer. She admits that the city
lacks basic urban conveniences, but because she and her husband were
able to find real estate so cheap, she's able to work part time.
And she says it's exciting to be part of an effort to rebuild a city.
That
enthusiasm gives Lou Glazer, president of Michigan Future Inc., hope.
He says the city will never return to its past vibrancy without young,
talented professionals. Glazer says the brain drain from the city has
been devastating.
It may not be a flood of artists, business
owners and young professionals coming back to Detroit, but many in the
Motor City say those trickling back in are giving many during these
tough times something they haven't had for a long time ... hope.
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