Small businesses to get boost through new city loan program
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick announced Thursday an new loan program for small businesses.
Southwest Detroit
Development’s Unsung Hero
Imagine a Detroit without the casinos, the new stadiums and the RiverWalk. Then take away the smaller projects, the new townhomes, lofts and homes. An unsung hero of urban revitalization, Cathy LaMont has had a hand in just about every major city development. She's built a business on chaning the face of Detroit, and she's found great success doing it.
Detroit’s neighborhood gas stations to be fuel-alternative pioneers
General Motors Corp.'s drive to put ethanol-based fuel in the tanks of more U.S. cars and trucks may transform Detroit's neighborhood gas stations and its drivers into pioneers in the use of the gasoline alternative.
Anglers find big catches on Detroit River this season
Fishing has been fast and furious this spring along the river.
How the D Does Cinco de Mayo
Yes Cinco de Mayo is an excuse to indulge in margaritas, cervesas and Mexican food, but where do you go for an authentic Cinco de Mayo celebration that reflects the historic and cultural side of the holiday? In Detroit, your answer is to head to the Southwest side.
Kwame Kilpatrick: Growing the ‘Next Detroit’
Already this year, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has faced highs (the Super Bowl) and lows (battles over the zoo, water and budget); however, he tells Model D he's still on task to grow and transform the city — and how he plans to do it.
