Placemaking

Small business contest begins in West Village

Budding entrepreneurs in search of a storefront are invited to submit their business proposals for a contest that began Monday, March 3. Called Activate: 1417 Van Dyke, the contest is […]

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Architecture firm Hamilton Anderson celebrates 20 years with new developments, hires
Hamtown rocks!

Hamtramck is a rock 'n' roll town, no doubt about it. When the Blowout decided to split time with Ferndale, some Hamtown folks decided to step up and fill up the first weekend of March with groovy, rockin' local bands. MJ Galbraith leans in for this preview. 

Calling all artists: Apply now to do creative makeover of viaducts
Shinola to wind up four big clocks downtown
East riverfront development reserves 20 percent of units for affordable housing
Paczki mayhem begins with wintry run through Hamtramck

The Tour de Troit-sponsered 5K PaczKi Run is set for this Saturday, But that's just the beginning of a Mardi Gras-esque week of fun, fun, fun in Hamtown. Kelli Kavanaugh tells us how to prepare and what we should check out.

Andres Duany: Community building through ‘Lean Urbanism’

In this piece adapted from an article written for Fortune Magazine, icon of New Urbanism Duany suggests another, more de-regulated model for Detroit growth and development. As always, we welcome reader comments and robust debate.    

VoteForDetroit.com to give ‘Move to Detroit’ presentation at SXSW
Richard Florida: Why gayborhoods matter

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