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Tweet of the Week: Detroit’s B-Day love

Let’s start off this edition of Tweet of the Week by taking the time to recognize that July 24 was Detroit’s birthday, as it was founded in 1701.Many of us may have forgotten, but luckily, @this_girl_c was there to remind us: HAPPY 308th BIRTHDAY DETROIT ....ilovemycity :)And according to @nhlcyclesophist, the city has old and modern qualities: Ah, Detroit. All the late-19th century charm....but with more grafitti and airplanes!this_girl_c wasn’t the only one to declare their love for the city, as @JustJackie313 offered this confession in this week’s best tweet: im in love with DetroitWhat’s so great about this statement is how simple and to the point it is; she doesn’t just love Detroit, she’s in love with Detroit. It’s committed and dedicated people like her that the city needs.However, if you ask @Radix89, he’d probably say Detroit needs something a little more…exotic: anyone in detroit know any shamans? I'm done with traditional doctors. Hacks can't write a legible sentence.Not sure if a shaman would really work. Doctors, by law, aren't really allowed to be hacks... but it's still funny.Others in Detroit are enjoying what the city has to offer. @jengoldberg took some time to take in the sights at the DIA: Walking my feet off at the Detroit Institute of Arts.@robbieizar preferred to spend his time outside: just spent a day farming...in detroit...with goats, rabbits, chickens and ducks.Wow, that sounds exciting; just hope the weather didn’t affect the whole experience (or the smell) too much…Until next time, check out Model D’s updates on Twitter; keep readin' and tweetin'.Tweet of the Week compiled by Model D intern Ilissa Gilmore.

Capitol Park improvements to begin now that Rosa Parks Terminal operational

Travel writers invited to visit Detroit, discover it’s nothing like what they’ve read

Twenty-eight travel writers were invited from across the U.S. and Canada by Travel Michigan and the Detroit Metro Convention& Visitors Bureau to get a taste of what Detroit really is. Excerpt:Houston weekly newspaper writer Wilson Calvert had read there were no chain restaurants in Detroit -- "and they made it sound as if there was nothing at all in the city," he said. "And here, you have all these cool places."Lisa Singh, a freelance writer from Washington, D.C., saw something else: "I'm impressed with the rootedness of the people here," she said.Read the entire article here.

Check out these short videos by the City Council and Charter Commission candidates

The key to a healthy Detroit is strong leadership and that starts with smart voters. Check out the videos and educate yourselves on who's running for City Council and Charter Commision. Read the entire article here.

Tweet of the Week: Huge rainbows and ‘Hung’

Welcome to this weeks edition of Tweet of the Week. What have you been tweeting about this week? A lot!Tons of Metro-area twittizens were talking about the new HBO series set in Detroit. We haven't seen it yet, but we want to now that we've heard what @jamieezramark has to say about it... @jamieezramark: HBO's new series, HUNG: Not only set in Detroit, but they show Lafayette Coney Island in the opening. "Chilli-cheese dogs, zip zip!!!" Lots of Detroiters have also been keeping twitter-tabs on the unseasonal weather we've been having and trying to stay in the spirit of summer despite some cooler rainy days. @aboutpunkmusic: Watching The Beggars play in the rain behind The Old Miami - welcome to summer in Detroit! http://twitpic.com/ay3fuEven if you don't like a rainy day or two, hopefully you've caught one of the amazing rainbows shining over the city this past week. @anasat: looking at a HUGE detroit rainbow in the sideview mirrorPretty amazing, aren't they? Almost as amazing as the chain of logic contained within this tweet from @MichaelRHerman: @MichaelRHerman: Saw a homemade Detroit Sucks t-shirt. Which means someone feels strong enough to make one Detroit Sucks t-shirt. Post-Bush USA is weird.We're just going to let you all ponder that one for a bit. @StilletoSundae: is watching a documentary on youtube about the '60s...I can't imagine what a "love-in" would be like in Detroit.Hmmmm... what would that look like? Keep reading and keep tweeting. See you next week!

Vote and vote smart: Free Press breaks down their endorsements, importance of this election

The Detroit Free Press broke down their endorsements and the importance of August's primary and November's election.Excerpt:For at least the last four years, the Detroit City Council has been an embarrassment to the electorate it purports to serve. It doesn't have to be that way. Detroit's Aug. 4 primary offers voters an extraordinary opportunity to select a team of ethical, public-spirited leaders that is equal to their city's extraordinary challenges.Read the entire article here.

Charles Phoenix visits Detroit’s ‘Stuffed Animal House’

Writer and mid-century and American culture buff Charles Phoenix visits Detroit, calls it Detroitland, and discovers that art is everywhere.Excerpt:Before I could snap myself back to reality I got back on the People Mover-Monorail bound for the next stop. Just steps away from the station I found myself standing before what has to be Detroitland’s ultimate architectural treasure, and the most colorful art deco skyscraper anywhere, the Guardian Building. It’s more like what I would call a skyscraping temple. Completed in 1929, inside and out the 44- story super structure is sampler platter of Native American, Aztec and Art Deco design details often highlighted with orange, yellow and turquoise tiles. Then I walked around the corner and saw a sign atop a storefront that simply read: ART IS EVERYWHERE. I was stopped dead in my tracks because in Detroitland art is everywhere. Here’s to the Stuffed Animal House, the other spellbinding attractions in Detroitland and YOU! Read the entire article here.

Detroit photographer Piper Carter on the cover of African American Family Magazine

Detroit photographer Piper Carter graces the cover of African American Family Magazine.Excerpt:Piper Carter is a Detroit native and an acclaimed fashion photographer whose work has been published in the likes of British Elle, Spin and French Vogue. Every Tuesday evening, you’ll find Carter at 5 Elements helping to produce The Foundation, a hip hop event that unapologetically focuses on women.Find out where to get the article at the African American Family Magazine web site here.

Detroit Today talks with French filmmaker about his Detroit documentary

WDET's Detroit Today chats with French filmmaker Florent Tillon about his documentary "Detroit Wildlife."Excerpt:We'll also chat with French filmmaker Florent Tillon.  Last year he made the short documentary Detroit Wildlife, which focuses on how nature seems to be reclaiming the post-industrial world.  Now, he's back in Detroit working on a larger feature project on the abandonment- and community- of Detroit. Listen to the program here.