The patio at Ottava Via

The 6 best places to eat and drink outside in Detroit

With warmer weather on the horizon, you need to take advantage of the season every chance you can get. So here are Model D's favorite places to eat and drink outdoors. 

Audrey Smith with a webcam used to connect child psychiatrists to students.
How technology is bridging gaps between healthcare and underserved populations

Technology is not the solution in and of itself for the many systemic factors that create health disparities in Michigan. But it does have wide-ranging potential to provide support for those who suffer from those disparities.

Ron Matten at Dexter-Linwood Cordon Community Gardens. Photo by Nick Hagen.
Detroit veteran works to help his neighborhood see itself differently

Model D explores Detroiter Ron Matten's ambitious retirement project: Reimagining his neighborhood.

An update on the trail that will connect Great Lakes and small businesses

Here's a look at plans for the Great Lakes-to-Lakes trail network, which will have a route running through Southeast Michigan.

Experience Ann Arbor as a tech hub at a2Tech360

Ann Arbor SPARK’s a2Tech360 is growing by the year. Through speaker events, a street fair, student demonstrations, business connections, awards, and more, this festival celebrates Ann Arbor as a hub for tech innovation. We found out what to expect from the June event.

Springboard to Excellence Program Coordinator, Jainabou Barry-Danfa (left), and ABISA's Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator, Fanta Jatta (right), stand for a portrait together at the Brightmoor Artisans Collective.
This Senegalese woman is fighting for social and economic justice for Detroit’s black immigrants

Fatou-Seydi Sarr hopes to bridge the resource and information access gap by increasing the visibility of Detroit's black and African immigrants.

A rendering of the streetscaping planned for Livernois.
Pedestrian-friendly streetscape improvements planned for Avenue of Fashion, six other corridors

Livernois is one of seven Detroit commercial corridors undergoing special streetscape renovations this year.

FIRST Championship
FIRST does more than teach kids how to build robots, it prepares them for the future

Anna Munie says the most impressive thing about the FIRST Robotics World Championship wasn’t a robot piloted by a goldfish. It was how prepared for the working world the competitors already were. Munie is a resource planning analyst for Consumers Energy and a FIRST volunteer.

Amy Swift glazes a window.
Michigan women bust stereotypes, find success in Professional Trades

In Michigan, there will be an estimated 47,000 openings annually through 2026 in the Professional Trades. These are the stories of three Michigan women who have found rewarding careers in these sometimes-stigmatized jobs.

Chef Gerald Gregory and They Say owner Terry Payne, Sr. (right).  Chef has been with They Say since the Detroit restaurant opened in 2006. (photo by Cyrus Tetteh)
They Say Restaurant brings ribs and jazz to new location

Restaurant owner Terry Payne celebrated the grand opening of his second They Say location on Wednesday, May 1, in the eastside suburb of Harper Woods.

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