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Crain’s offers ‘Living and Investing in the D’ special section

This week, Crain's Detroit Business offers its Living and Investing in the D special section. The section highlights city neighborhoods, schools, business opportunities, and asks residents why they live in Detroit.Click here for more.

Rub Elbows with Everyone

What attracts this Wayne State professor to city living? It's living in a place where everyone rubs elbows with everyone else: gay, straight, black, white, pastor, playwright, congressman and contractor.

Living in the University District

Homes with 1930s flair and peaceful, walkable streets make the neighborhoods around University of Detroit-Mercy and Palmer Park so desirable. To see for yourself, check out a home tour and read Model D's guide to living there.

Doug McIntosh’s Detroit

Doug McIntosh was an architect, activist, mentor, and leader. He was an inspiration to many, and had an infectious passion for Detroit and it's built environment — the bricks, mortar, glass and steel that make up the city. He passed away last week, but his vision for Detroit carries on.

25 neighborhoods targeted for property tax breaks

Mayor Kilpatrick delivered a list of 25 neighborhoods who may see their property taxes decrease 20% or more starting in January 2007.

Aliens Invade the Motor City

Earthlings and aliens tough it out in InZer0, a new science-fiction series being filmed right here in Detroit. The creators could make the show anywhere, but they've chosen to use Detroit’s talent and locations to make it happen.

Living in the University District

Crain's Detroit Business has launched a series about living in the city. Their first stop: the home of a couple in the University District neighborhood on the West Side.

City leading area housing market

The city of Detroit remains a high point in the region's struggling housing market, leading the way in home sales and new construction.

The Transformation Continues

Detroit's not done yet. Here's a look at five major projects that are changing how we view and use the Motor City.

The Year in Mastheads

The subjects are incredibly familiar or intriguingly obscure. Each issue, photographer Dave Krieger delivers an image that makes you see the city differently. Here's a selection from the past year.

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