A self-driving shuttle piloted last year gave Bedrock employees a look into the future of urban mobility. But the test sparked ideas about potential applications for autonomous transportation across the Motor City.
At Model D, we have a diverse group of contributors with different backgrounds, interests, and ways of engaging with the city. Here's what excites us most about Detroit in the coming year.
But its mission to address the challenges of generational poverty through employment remains the same. It just has new tools in its belt to do so.
Paralee Boyd, which sets itself apart by offering its services exclusively on a walk-in basis, is opening its second location in Midtown.
After more than a year of outreach and meetings with local stakeholders, the Live6 Alliance held a community vote on how best to spend $40,000 in public safety grant funding.
Earlier this year, we reported about how Detroit was poised to become one of the premier cities for vinyl record manufacturing in America. And now it just hosted an important industry conference.
In an economy where temp jobs are increasingly common, a cooperative business model can be an attractive alternative. While it has yet to take off in Detroit, there are a number of organizations trying to encourage the model's growth.
Libraries Without Borders and their partners are throwing a Free Laundry Day event at Coinless Laundromat on the city's west side on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 3 to 7 p.m.
A Detroit-based company has developed a smart phone app that serves as an online marketplace for on demand respite care.
"1001 Inventions: Untold Stories From A Golden Age Of Innovation," which opens Oct. 7, highlights an era of Muslim Civilization that coincided with the European Dark Ages—a period of almost 1,000 years.
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