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Joel Howrani Heeres, director of the city of Detroit's Office of Sustainability

City of Detroit creates Office of Sustainability, names first director

Another in a series of firsts for the administration of Mayor Duggan, the city of Detroit has established an Office of Sustainability, and named Joel Howrani Heeres as its director.

Liana Aghajanian at work
A new model for Write a House means more writers in Detroit

Since 2014, Write a House has given away four rehabbed Detroit homes to writers. But because of the city's changing real estate market, they're transitioning to a rental model—which will hopefully mean even more writers in Detroit.

View of Keyworth Stadium during their game against AFC Ann Arbor
Is being the coolest team in amateur soccer enough? Detroit City FC explores going pro

DCFC has been one of the great American success stories in both amateur sports and soccer. Now they're exploring a jump to professional status.

The gig economy: Can you make a living freelancing in Metro Detroit?

Be your own boss, work from home, skip the commute—it's the fantasy of many an office drone. But can you survive doing it? Patrick Dunn tells us the story of a few Metro Detroiters who are living the dream.

Visitors to "Footwork"
Power of Detroit’s creative, corporate partnerships on display at international design festival

As part of the UNESCO City of Design designation, a team of Detroit designers curated an exhibition for the city's entry in the festival in Saint-Étienne, France. The result is "Footwork: The Choreography of Collaboration."

The Alley Project, conceived and created with neighborhood residents and the DCDC
Detroit Collaborative Design Center wins prestigious architecture award

The DCDC has been named the 2017 winner of the American Institute of Architects’ prestigious Whitney M. Young Jr. Award.

Judge Larry Williams at 36th District Court in Detroit
Local elected officials of color on race and politics in the age of Trump, part 3

The concluding installment of our Politicians of Color series features a variety of local elected officials, ranging from Washtenaw County commissioner Alicia Ping to Detroit district court judge Larry Williams. 

"The Mothership," designed by Akoaki, at the ONE Mile Project
Detroit to be celebrated at international design festival in Saint-Étienne, France

The City of Detroit has been named Guest of Honor for the festival, which has invited three Detroit-based design groups to showcase their works and their city to international audiences.

$550M committed to private equity fund for Detroit-based Huron Capital Partners

The Detroit-based Huron Capital Partners closed its private equity fund $50 million over its target goal and three months after marketing efforts began.

The Marquee at Planet Ant in Hamtramck
Homegrown comics co-create Comedy Central show, “Detroiters”

A couple of local comedians have co-created a Comedy Central show set to debut on Feb. 7.

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