Detroit Experience Series returns with Oct. 24 tour of northwest Detroit
The Detroit Experience Series returns this Saturday with a tour of northwest Detroit.
10 Years of Change
Open City celebrates 8 years of building Detroit’s small business community
Over the last eight years, Open City has helped create an informal community of Detroit entrepreneurs who help each other succeed. The ninth season of Open City kicks off Monday, Oct. 19, at Cliff Bell's.
10 Years of Change: Taking little steps for the long run
"Detroit seems to be in relentless search of the right plan to lead the way," writes Nina Bianchi, "[But] can a city rely on a singular, scripted manual?"
10 Years of Change: A Detroit for us, by us
Local urban planner Khalil Ligon encourages us to dream beyond what we can see and come together to realize a collective vision for Detroit.
Life after elephants: Detroit’s entrepreneurial awakening
The New Economy Initiative's executive director writes about how NEI helped change economic development in Michigan from hunting "elephants" to building a network of support to foster entrepreneurship, small business growth, and innovation – from grass roots to high-growth.
Looking back on a decade of growth in Detroit’s urban ag movement
As we celebrate a decade of publishing in Detroit, we look back on the growth of the city's urban agriculture movement in recent years.
Detroit, one man, one month, no car
As a part of our "10 Years of Change" series, we revisit this piece from 2008 in which Terry Parris, Jr. reflects on his experience of going carless for a month in the Motor City. What he learned might surprise you.
10 Years of Change: Giving the downtown Y its due
Bold and forward-looking when it opened in December 2005, the Boll Family YMCA continues to lead by architectural example as the central business district burgeons around it.
Remembering Colin Hubbell, a developer, champion, and friend of Detroit
You may not have known Colin Hubbell, but his mark on Detroit's greater downtown endures 7 years after his death. Enjoy this remembrance that former Model D managing editor Clare Pfeiffer wrote when Colin passed in August 2008.
10 Years of Change: An argument against widening I-94
In June 2013, Tommy O'Flynn urged Model D readers to oppose dated plans to expand I-94 where it runs through Midtown. Since then, the Michigan Department of Transportation has scaled back those plans, though dozens of buildings are still threatened.
