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Ramone Horst next to a bridgeport machine at Focus:HOPE

For metro Detroit families, financial literacy can be the difference between poverty and stability

Nina Ignaczak Sunday, April 05, 2015

For the working poor, it's not enough to be employed. An innovative program is helping people reach financial stability by learning how to manage their money.

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13 ways Detroit can assert itself as a music capital

Keith Owens Sunday, March 22, 2015

Detroit's musical legacy is indisputable. Its future as a music capital, however, is uncertain. Here are 13 ways the city can help cement its legacy for decades to come.

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Detroit Experience Factory's new welcome center

Announcing the Detroit Experience Series

Model D & Detroit Experience Factory Sunday, March 22, 2015

Model D and the Detroit Experience Factory are pleased to announce a collaboration that will help readers visit the neighborhoods, small businesses, and people they read about in Model D.

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Opinion: Detroit's leadership must engage emerging leaders and their vision of a new American Dream

Chris Grindem Monday, March 09, 2015

Chris Grindem argues that Detroit's leaders must engage with a specific group of Millennials, the city's emerging leaders, and their vision of a new American Dream. Why? Because they are convinced Detroit is in a unique, once-in-a-lifetime position to help define the future of American cities.

Woodbridge, Hamtramck, Southwest, Corktown, Palmer Park / University District, The Villages, Lafayette Park, Grandmont Rosedale, Eastern Market, Midtown, New Center, Downtown

What it takes to transform Southeast Michigan into a STEM Hub

Dr. Tonya Matthews Monday, March 09, 2015

Building a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) economy is widely seen as a pathway to prosperity. So what would it take to make Southeast Michigan a STEM Hub? Dr. Tonya Matthews, CEO of the Michigan Science Center, has a few ideas, starting with putting people first.

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Embracing the magical: Q&A with place-based education architect David Sobel

David Sobel Monday, March 09, 2015

In a culture so consumed by digital devices and virtual experiences, how can the natural world compete for students' attention? We talk with David Sobel, architect of place-based education, to find out.

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10 essential networks for Detroit creatives

Amanda Lewan Monday, March 09, 2015

Whatever role you play in the creative economy, an abundance of local creative networks and resources exists to support you. Here are 10 especially good ones.

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How Motor City Mapping became a template for citywide collaboration

Walter Wasacz Friday, February 20, 2015

The Motor City Mapping project captured vital information on the condition of each of Detroit's 375,000+ parcels. It may have also created a template for citywide collaboration.

Woodbridge, Hamtramck, Southwest, Corktown, Palmer Park / University District, The Villages, Lafayette Park, Grandmont Rosedale, Eastern Market, Midtown, New Center, Downtown

How four young chefs ignited Detroit's restaurant renaissance

Nicole Rupersburg Friday, February 20, 2015

In three short years, four young chefs have gone from "almost famous" to big-time celebrities in the local and national culinary scenes.

Hamtramck, Midtown, Downtown

Opinion: Detroit needs to preserve public spaces for assembly and free speech

Dennis Archambault Friday, February 20, 2015

Detroit's downtown parks long have been places where people exercise their constitutional right to assemble peaceably, but does private management of public spaces now stand in their way?

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Remembering 'Color Cubes,' downtown Detroit's lost public art landmark

Matthew Piper Sunday, February 08, 2015

Last Spring, an iconic piece of public art in downtown Detroit was painted over to make room for a temporary 7-11 ad. The sudden loss lead Matthew Piper to dig deep into the history of "Color Cubes" by David Rubello, which is gone but not forgotten.

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Henry Ford in his first concept car, the Quadricycle

Can Detroit re-revolutionize the auto industry, or is Elon Musk beating us to it?

Kevin Krease Sunday, February 08, 2015

You'd think it was 1893 all over again, when a veritable 'mobility startup scene' was heating up all over the country. But is Detroit missing out on the action this time?

Downtown

After two-year fellowship, dedication to improving the city keeps three fellows in Detroit

Walter Wasacz Sunday, February 08, 2015

Three members of the Detroit Revitalization Fellows inaugural cohort are committed to continuing their work to improve the city well beyond their fellowship term.

Midtown, New Center, Downtown

Detroit SOUP to celebrate fifth anniversary with party and fundraiser at Ford Field

Matthew Lewis Thursday, January 22, 2015

Since 2010, Detroit SOUP has hosted 90 dinners and awarded over $85,000 to Detroiters with ideas to improve their communities. On Feb. 15, SOUP celebrates its fifth anniversary with a party and fundraiser at Ford Field.

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Opinion: It's time to demystify the process of acquiring land in the city of Detroit

Jill Ferrari Thursday, January 22, 2015

To help inform Detroiters looking to acquire vacant land, The Greening of Detroit, Michigan Community Resources, and the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights have collaborated in developing a series of workshops called "Land Forum."

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