Students learn through activities at the Michigan Science Center.

OpEd: SPACE — Michigan’s Next Frontier

How does Michigan figure into the future of space exploration?

"Understanding Gentrification in Detroit" panel as part of our Equitable Development series
Join us April 27 for the latest IdeaLab event, ReImagining Equitable Development

Model D is celebrating the end of our series on equitable development with a day of workshops and activities at Marygrove College on April 27, 2019.

Autonomous cars on the road
Artificial intelligence is no match for the real thing when it comes to autonomous driving

Fatal car crashes are a rarity, but there are still 40,000 of them every year in the United States alone.

This rendering gives a feel for how the nonmotorized route will look. Courtesy City of Detroit.
New Fitzgerald greenway offers clues on what’s next with Detroit’s biking infrastructure

A new non-motorized path between two Detroit colleges may offer a glimpse at the future of biking in Detroit.

Laura Eagin. Photo by Anita Expert.
Q&A: Web expert Laura Eagin on growing up in Metro Detroit’s gig economy

This piece is the first of an occasional series on how Metro Detroit’s gig economy has evolved over the past decade, and where it’s going.

CARMERA in Toyko
Carmera, Toyota working together to help autonomous vehicles see every road faster and easier

One of the best parts of having autonomous vehicles on the open road is the confidence drivers will enjoy in their safety and the ease of transportation. To get there, it takes companies such as Carmera, which makes real-time, high-definition maps for use in mobility applications.

AWAKE Café  is located near the corner of 3rd Avenue and Willis Street.
This Midtown coffee shop is brewing java with a purpose

Midtown Detroit has a new coffee house. And it's focused on changing people's lives for the better.

The Mikulski hens. Photo by David Lewinski.
Metro Detroiters play ‘chicken’ with city councils to legalize backyard fowl

There already were chickens in Berkley, just not legal ones. But resident Courtney Wooten wanted to do everything above board, in part to impress upon her children how they can make a change in their community.

Residential street in Jefferson Chalmers
3 lessons I learned about revitalizing community from Jefferson Chalmers

For her last On the Ground story on Jefferson Chalmers, Project Editor Biba Adams shares some key takeaways from her experiences there.

HomeBase open house invitation
HomeBase community center opening in Detroit’s Livernois-McNichols district

Northwest Detroit's Fitzgerald neighborhood is getting a new community center in April 2019.

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