Placemaking

La Feria now open for lunch and dinner, celebrating grand opening with Melt this week

It’s been over a year since La Feria, a Spanish tapas restaurant located in Midtown in what could be called the Cass Corridor Design District, won the 2012 Hatch Detroit […]

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Hamtown Farms raising funds to save green investment
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Green Grocer: Fresh food aplenty in Southwest Detroit

Everyone knows that heading to Southwest Detroit for restaurant food is a smart thing to do. But fresh produce and meats at neighborhood grocers? You bet, says Nicole Rupersburg, who profiles five of the area's best in this report. 

Detroit by District: Gold Coast and the Villages

In his final full report on Detroit's new council by districts, Matthew Lewis heads to the near lower East Side to explore the Villages, made up of historic, leafy neighborhoods with new retail buzz.

Eastern Market is a prime example of urban placemaking according to MIT
Storey Commons pops up in Jefferson Chalmers as a result of cross community collaboration
What Cincinnati can learn from Detroit

In a recent city-to-city knowledge exchange dubbed CitySwap, a group of professionals working on Greater Downtown Cincinnati Development traveled to Detroit to tour inspiring projects and places. A team from Model D's sister pub Soapbox came along. Here's what they discovered.

Detroit techno inspires, sustains Berlin Tresor brand
Station Walls, a new mural project from Grand River Creative Corridor founder, covers 2000-foot wall

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