No, it's not St. Patrick's Day. It's a completely different kind of green. Wednesday is Earth Day and Detroit will have its fair share of happenings. From Green Drinks at the Majestic to a presentation from award-winning scientist, broadcaster, and sustainable ecology expert David Suzuki, the city will be a-buzz with all things green.
Model D is looking for an intern to help out on the editorial side of things. This position is unpaid except for any feature stories published. We're looking for one, maybe two, lucky candidates to work 15-20 hours a week. Interns will help out with various projects, events update listings, write stories and get us coffee. No, just kidding, we get our own coffee.A journalism background is a plus. Knowing the city is an even bigger plus. Knowing a little about online media is a bonus.If interested please send a cover letter and resume to terry@modeldmedia.com.
It's been great so far, the tweeting. Though we'd just drop in one more reminder. So, everyone, keep tweeting. Can we call it a Model D Tweet Shop? Follow us at Model D Twitter feed. Talk to us. Give us feedback. And stay engaged. Also, join our group on the other social media giant Facebook for updates. On top of that, we'll be out covering Detroit's nightlife during the NCAA's Final Four. There are sponsored events by the NCAA but there are also a lot of un-sponsored events... If you know what we're sayin'. So, let us know where you'll be and what you'll be doing and we'll do the same for you. See you out and about. www.twitter.com/modeld
We're there. We've done it. We're on Twitter now. We have a Facebook group, might as well have a Twitter feed, too.Our hope is to offer a little more insight into what we're doing and when we're doing it. We don't want it to just be another RSS feedSo follow us. Talk to us. Give us feedback. And do it all right here: @modeld
The Detroit city council, as of late, could probably have its own VH1 reality show with all the drama, controversy, and, some would say, flat out ignorance it has portrayed. Lately, the question of division has cropped up and what is and isn't a Detroiter? Division is only productive when it comes to math and recycling. Yet, it seems as if some on the city council haven't figured that out yet, according to Detnews columnist Nolan Finley.Excerpt:Why on earth would a city in such desperate straits build a wall between itself and its best potential allies? A smarter marketing strategy would be to encourage more people to boast that they are citizens of Detroit, in spirit if not by address. If more suburbanites identified themselves internally as Detroiters, it might put an end to our infernal turf wars. And we'd have more folks who gave a damn that Detroit is rotting away, that it's under siege by the worst forces of urban life, that it's been neglected and abandoned and nobody outside our small corner of the world cares. Instead, the council is advocating the very black-white, city-suburban divides that are responsible for Detroit's decline. Read the entire article here.Another piece from the Metro Times about being a Detroiter can be found here.
Imbibe Magazine, a drinking and bar mag, stops in at the Woodbridge Pub.Excerpt:The party lives on in this former event-supply warehouse, where owner Jim Geary’s vision of opening a simple neighborhood bar manifested itself this past September in the form of the light and airy Woodbridge Pub. Situated across an athletic field from Detroit's Wayne State University, Geary’s 60-seat watering hole features floor-to-ceiling windows, gilded tin ceilings and a meat-locker men’s room door.Read the entire article here.
Once a denizen of small northern towns, Josh Fisher wanted to experience a big city. He chose Detroit for grad school a few years ago and fell hard. Here's his story.
The nonprofit Recycle Here! center is slammed with Detroiters unloading their unwanted paper, plastic and glass, but soon many Detroiters will have a curbside option, too. Green could be very "in" in Detroit in '09.
2008 was a big year for Detroit. Photographer Marvin Shaouni offers a retrospective of his masthead images from the year. We've got the big stories (Transit. Film. The DIA. Tiger Stadium. The Book Cadillac.) as well as the smaller stories, (D'Mongo's. A creperie.). All made this a good year to be in the D.Also note: We're taking a break for two weeks for our annual holiday season ciesta. Model D will return Jan. 6.
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