Model D Radio’s Chris Mccarus does piece for BBC on the Heidelberg Project
Model D Radio's Chris Mccarus reports for the BBC on the Heidelberg Project.Listen here.
Michigan Central Station owner proposes plan to U.S. for redevelopment
Detroit's Michigan Central Station may get new life through billionaire's proposal.Excerpt:Moroun's Detroit International Bridge Co. issued a statement Friday saying it would submit its proposal to the General Services Administration next week for GSA to "acquire and develop" the site.Amid some confusion over whether that would involve an actual sale, a spokesman for Moroun said later Friday that the bridge company would lease the station but retain ownership.Moroun's offer came in response to a recent government solicitation of bids to lease almost 50,000 square feet of space in the Detroit area to house Department of Homeland Security offices for Customs and Border Protection personnel.Read the entire article here.
90-year-old Cass Tech alum Gerald Wilson to pen piece titled ‘Detroit’ for Jazz fest
Cass Tech alum Gerald Wilson, 90, has been selected to write the piece "Detroit" for the Detroit International Jazz Festival in September.Excerpt:The Detroit International Jazz Festival has commissioned indefatigable 90-year-old composer and bandleader Gerald Wilson, who trained at Detroit's Cass Tech in the '30s, to write a big band piece entitled "Detroit" in honor of the festival's 30th anniversary. The premiere will take place at the Labor Day weekend event, Sept. 4-7 in downtown Detroit.The commission was among the latest details announced today, including the complete slate of national headliners.Wilson, who wrote for Jimmie Lunceford, Count Basie and Duke Ellington early in his career, has led his own Los Angeles-based big band for 45 years and is a leading voice in post-World War II big band jazz. He'll lead a band of Michigan musicians at the festival.Read the entire article here.
Detroit’s curbside recycling program begins in July
Detroit's curbside recycling pilot program to kick off in July.Excerpt:“We partnered with a number of these groups to have them at the table and be part of the planning process,” says Al Jordan, director of Detroit’s Department of Public Works, which will oversee the curbside recycling program.What they’ve conceived is a one-year pilot program which will operate in two Detroit neighborhoods, one on the west side and one on the east side, serving 15,000 homes in each. Eastside residents will receive an 18-gallon receptacle, collected manually every week. Westside residents will have a 96-gallon container which will be emptied by city trucks every other week.All recycled materials will be dumped at a transfer facility and then taken to Great Lakes Recycling in Roseville. Jordan says it’s too early and the program is too small to start looking at recycling as a source of revenue. But the long-term plan includes the receipt of a fair market price for our discarded paper, glass, metal and other materials.Read the entire article here.
CNNMoney.com: Detroit entrepreneurs band together to succeed
Open City and a host of Detroit entrepreneurs are highlighted in a piece by CNNMoney.com.Excerpt:"We really want each other to succeed, because we know the whole situation with the cars has been a little bit devastating," said Liz Blondy, president of Canine To Five, a dog daycare, boarding and grooming facility in Detroit's midtown.Blondy is a co-founder of Open City, a small business networking group that gathers monthly. Around 100 people attended the April meeting, at which longtime business owners offered advice on how new companies can navigate Detroit's economy and achieve similar longevity. Among their tips: Keep your overhead low. Detroit's rock-bottom real estate prices help with that -- commercial space is inexpensive and homes can be had for less than $1,000."There is no place to open a business where your fixed expenses will be lower than Detroit," said Dave Muer, owner of Blue Pointe Restaurant.Read the entire article here.
Model D TV: Argonaut Building’s $145M CCS Makeover in New Center
It's big, it's bold and it involves restoring a giant funky turntable. This week, Model D TV takes a look at construction at the Argonaut Building in New Center, a $145 million redevelopment project that will become a second campus, student housing and a charter school for the College for Creative Studies. Watch the video clip.
Up from the Ashes: Tracking the Forest Arms Restoration in Midtown
It might give developer Scott Lowell a big ulcer, but all the moving parts are starting to come together to make the planned Forest Arms rehab a reality.
Sports Central: Best Places to Watch the Game, or at Least Look Like You Are
We play to win, and we like to watch our teams win. Sometimes with a beer in hand, sometimes with a martini. Sometimes in formal wear, sometimes in jean shorts. OK, never really in jean shorts. Here's the lowdown on your best bets for catching the game.
