Fashion Week shows off Detroit’s glam best
"The runways are set, the models are ready and the clothing is fabulous - everything's in order for Detroit's first fashion week devoted to Motown's hottest designers," says Pride Source.
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Detroit Tops List of America’s ‘Most Independent Cities’ for Home Sellers
"A widely anticipated annual survey of home-selling habits released today by real-estate services company ForSaleByOwner.com reveals that Detroit homeowners are the most 'independent' of any city in the U.S.", reports PRNewswire.
Thompson, Skillman foundations to team up on charter high schools in Detroit
Thompson and Skillman Foundations recently formalized their partnership to spend $200 million on building charter high schools in Detroit. The first urban charter high school could open as early as 2006.
Blogs Detroit Style
When you look at a vast city like Detroit and environs, it’s only natural that an online community of arts, culture and civic-savvy bloggers and webmasters should thrive here. If we’re not driving in our cars, we’re sitting on our asses in cubicles or hatching plans in basements and home offices in far-flung corners of the city. The growing proliferation of blogs has touched even The Tubes of the Ren Cen with GM maverick VP of design Bob Lutz running (yes, it’s actually him posting and commenting) a wildly popular automotive blog.
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.
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.
