Midtown

Model D TV: Family Hootenanty

Choosy parents choose the Family Hootenany -- a recurring event that brings cool kids, cool parents and cool music together. It's a kid fest that actually does not make your ears bleed. Model D TV visits a recent Hoot at the MOCAD.

Tonight’s Speaker Series: Registration is Full

One of the nation's primo urban thinkers, Carol Coletta of CEOs for Cities, makes stop at Model D's Speaker Series next month. Sign up now for the free Aug. 3 event.

Another exploration of Detroit’s farming potential, from Traffic Jam to the classroom

Detroit's vacant land if cultivated for growing food could change the way Detroiters eat.Excerpt:A recent study conducted by one of his students found that Detroit has suitable vacant land to grow 76% of the vegetables and 42% of the fruits Detroiters need for a healthy diet.That vast potential -- to change the dietary habits of a 900,000-person city by substituting local fruits and vegetables for products imported from thousands of miles away -- underscores the promise of urban agriculture in Detroit."The option is there to think about producing significant amounts of food in the city," Hamm said. Filling even just a part of the gap in fresh fruits and vegetables with Detroit-grown products could generate $200 million in sales and at least 5,000 jobs, he added.Read the entire article here.

Listen up: WDET’s ‘Home Is More Than Our House’ series continues through July

WDET 101.9 FM reporters Rob St. Mary and Zak Rosen continue their coverage this week in their "Home is More Than Our House" series on how Detroiters are facing and fighting the foreclosure crisis. Listen to Detroit Today on WDET this week for their stories. The program airs from 1-3 p.m. weekdays on 101.9 FM. This week, Zak will be talking about the collaborate effort to stabilize Boston-Edison with median-income families, which in turn stabilizes the surrounding areas. Also, check out the great piece he did on Habitat for Hamtramck here. Rob St. Mary offers a story on finding help for the Jewish community in Metro Detroit. For more on the series, check out their blog: wdetmortgagecrisis.com

Tweet of the Week: Do what your mother says

So vacation is behind us and we're back with the Tweet of the Week. So, what do you have to say?You should listen to your mother @miel_dulce, always listen to your mother.@miel_dulce: my mom said to stay in detroit, im totally thinking about it...We don't know where you are, but we wish you were still in Detroit, too. You can always come back.@Bizemisty: I wish I was still in Detroit. I hate this place.Congratulations Earthworks Urban Farm. Keep up the good work. And thanks @AshleySFlintoff for the heads up.@AshleySFlintoff: Congrats to Earthworks Urban Farm - Detroit's 1st Certified Organic Farm! Check out their work at www.cskdetroit.org/earthworksExactly @dlexus2001, don't forget about us, whoever you are.@dlexus2001: dont' forget bout detroitAnd finally, the winner, for our first week back from vacation Tweet of the Week is: @flamingowojack: Just got back from John K. King Used Bookstore in downtown Detroit. I'm there every week, but I find "new" stuff every time I go there...True that, @flamingowojack. True that.Keep reading. Keep tweeting. And see you next week.Follow us on Twitter here.

Goodwells: Little Grocer Brings Big Organic Goodness to Midtown

In Midtown's West Willis Village, Goodwells organic grocery sticks out like a green thumb. Don't let the diminutive size fool you -- this little store is packed with great organic and healthy, packaged and fresh foods. Plus they make a mean pocket sandwich.

Microloans Bring Macro-Benefit to Detroit

When the banks won't answer the door, the smallest of small businesses can go knocking on the doors of Detroit's microloan programs, which are changing the face of the city one coffee shop or high tech start up at a time.

Five units of Midtown housing born from two burned out homes

fDi Magazine names Detroit a city of the future

fDi Magazine, an investment mag produced by the Financial Times, released their cities of the future list and Detroit fell in at No. 10 for the largest cities of the future. Excerpt:fDi Magazine’s North American Cities of the Future 2009/10 shortlists, which took more than six months to research and involved the data collection of nearly 400 North American cities, ranks San Francisco, California, as the top large city of the future, followed closely by Austin, Texas. Of the large cities surveyed, San Luis Potosí in Mexico ranks top for cost effectiveness, while Charlotte, North Carolina, ranks top for FDI strategy according to the judging panel.Read the entire article here.