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Detroit's first family of the arts: Dell and Sharon Pryor
Danny Fenster
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Brooklyn's Galapagos Art Space to make new home in Detroit, buys property in Cortown, Highland Park
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Thursday, December 4, 2014
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
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MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
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Holiday season brings good tidings of new Detroit bookstores
David Sands
Monday, December 1, 2014
100-year master plan for Palmer Park revealed
MJ Gabraith
Friday, November 21, 2014
Photo and audio exhibition chronicles life in Delray before the bridge
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Friday, November 21, 2014
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
After a three-year fight, West Village community garden buys land from city
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
New Midtown co-working space to offer painting classes on weekends
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Skate park campaign suspended as city puts target property up for sale
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Brightmoor residents to open food co-op and community kitchen
MJ Galbraith
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Detroit Development Fund lands $10M for small business lending throughout the city
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Source: Model D
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Open City: Crowd Power! to explore the benefits of community investment in small business
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Brightmoor's Wellspring youth development center to triple in size after securing $400K in funding
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