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Downtown boosters celebrate successes at annual luncheon

At Downtown Detroit Partnership's luncheon, city officials touted recent demographic studies that demonstrate that Downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods are more-populated than was previously thought -- and its 74,300 residents are affluent and well-educated.

Model D TV: Dorkwave

Dorkwave is pure dance floor fun. See how much fun in this week's episode of Model D-TV, shot and produced by videographer Tom Hendrickson. 

Riding the Dorkwave

Les Enfants Terribles is the city's most successful monthly dance party. Walter Wasacz visits the scene and then sits down with the organizers, Detroit's Dorkwave DJs, to find out why the heat just keeps on rising.

City offering scholarships to displaced workers

The city has opened five centers around the city to help displaced workers gain access to training and scholarship money.

TRU launches transit design competition

Transportation Riders United, a metro Detroit transit advocacy group, is sponsoring a design competition on the future of mass transit in the area.

Public input sessions held for Detroit Transit Options for Growth Study
Cityscape event to discuss historic preservation’s effect on state economy
Detroit leads region in new housing starts

SEMCOG statistics show that Detroit led the region in new housing starts for 2006 with 657 residential permits issued.

Urban farming expert in town Mar. 29-31

John Jeavons, a national expert in urban farming and biointensive agriculture, will be in Detroit March 29-31.

Pitching for a Home Run

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