Teens use summer to help Detroit
Read about how some kids from Detroit and its suburbs, volunteered their time this summer painting elementary school gyms, tending gardens and helping third-graders read.
New Center
Ann Arbor-Detroit transit plan gets boost $100 million federal grant
"A rapid transit system between Ann Arbor and Detroit, long considered merely an expensive dream, has gained momentum with an expected $100 million in federal funding for an engineering study. " says the article...
Let’s Move Past Race
Economic-development experts seem to agree: racial fighting blocks development. Diversity, on the other hand, can help spur it, says Keith Schneider, deputy director of the Michigan Land Use Institute.
Canopies Down, Hope Up In New Center
Big changes are on the horizon in Detroit’s New Center area. The canopy removal was only the first stage of $4 million public and private improvement project for the area. The Woodward Gateway Project promises historic street lamps, new sidewalks with clay brick accents, trees surrounded by cast-iron grates, bike racks, benches and trash receptacles.
TechTech TechOne Celebrates 1st Year
Read Carol Cain's story about TechOne's celebrating its first year.
Loft Renaissance
Great story from Crain's about "urbans" moving into Detroit.
