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City is muse for Esquire’s superstar songwriting contest

Ah, Detroit — for every sound you’ve created, from furious punk to swooning Motown gems or fierce hip-hop anthems, you tell a different story. That’s why Esquire magazine located its […]

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If you make it here, you can make it anywhere: Detroit creates new ways to live large

People are not only talking about what to do to move Detroit forward -- they're getting together to create, to build and just do it now. And they're having fun getting their hands -- even soft hands -- dirty, says Jim Boyle. It's an active, doers market with DIY opportunity the name of the game.

Renaissance 2012 plan seeks community members for board training
The power of place: How Michigan’s assets fit into the next economy

When it comes to thinking about how to move cities and regions forward, Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution knows what he is talking about. We're happy to re-run this eye-opening Q&A originally published by our colleagues at Lansing's Capital Gains.

Sweet soul music: We have some great tunes to give away this week

Living in the world's greatest soul music city has its advantages. Like being exposed regularly to some of the greatest soul jams produced over the last 50 years. Take a look at this special promotion, Detroit music lovers. We think you'll like it. 

Adventures close to home: The way we were the week that was

Our pseudonymous comrades roam the city in search of rare grooves, exceptional art, 21st century development on a 19th century block and try to find ways to get 90-year-old freight elevators to work again. Take it away, Blatz and Wymer.

NSO breaks ground on historic Bell Building renovation
Editor’s notebook: The death and life of a great American city
Nothing like a Detroit food party: High energy restaurant jam gets off to roaring start

This edition of SimmerD comes to you in living color from the spring edition of Detroit Restaurant Week. Photographer Marvin Shaouni and writer Noelle Lothamer go on a whirlwind tour, taking you inside seven of the 18 participating restaurants to give you a tasty tour of the scene.

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