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Cruise ships make new port a travel destination

Some skeptics questioned the logic of Detroit’s new Public Dock and Terminal, which opened at a $21.5 million cost this summer on the banks of the Detroit River. According to […]

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Welcome: Huffington Post Detroit and local editor Simone Landon

On the eve of its local launch, Huffington Post editor Simone Landon talks about her Hubbard Farms roots, and a trajectory that led her from Detroit to the east coast and back again. Walter Wasacz gets a sneak peak on what's coming.

Speaker Series recap: Christopher Leinberger on urbanism and economic development

Our October Speaker Series featured a conversation with national land-use strategist, developer and Brookings Institution fellow, Christopher Leinberger. Was it good? Better than that. Walter Wasacz taps out notes on his iPad.

Tour De Troit helps make Detroit more bike-friendly
Urbanized: new doc on cities’ future contemplates the D
Rollerblade Project puts a new spin on Detroit wheels
Sixteen miles of SW Detroit greenways to open in mid-September
Detroit Bike Project seeks to link Detroit’s greater downtown
Detroit music in review: Highlights from our passionate panel discussion at Magic Stick

This month's Model D Speaker Series took on the topic of Detroit music and, for a solid two hours, the conversation was turned up to 11. Audrey Armitage reports from the dance floor.

Rustwire: Do major foundations wield too much power over Woodward transit?

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