Features

Program for Detroit high schoolers a template for building healthcare workforce of future

MJ Galbraith Sunday, August 23, 2015

With a shortage of workers looming, a Detroit program could prove a national template for developing the healthcare workforce of the future.

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

Maia Crown Williams, organizer of MECCAcon

The changing face of the comics industry is on display in Detroit

Kim Eggleston Sunday, August 23, 2015

This fall in Detroit, two new conventions will bring the work of women and people of color to the forefront of the comics industry.

Midtown

Frank McGhee, director of NSO YIP, mentoring a group of young Detroit men

Detroit groups work to develop young men of color into leaders

Emell Derra Adolphus Sunday, August 23, 2015

Young men of color are some of the most at-risk members of our society, but several groups in Detroit are working to tap into their leadership potential.

Southwest, Grandmont Rosedale, Midtown

Explore transformation in three neighborhoods with Detroit Experience Series tours

Model D Sunday, August 23, 2015

As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we invite you to experience neighborhood transformation in Detroit firsthand through the Detroit Experience Series, a partnership between Model D and the Detroit Experience Factory.

Southwest, The Villages, Grandmont Rosedale

Walkability, historic preservation, and equity priorities for Detroit's new planning director

Matthew Lewis Monday, August 10, 2015

Last Friday, new Detroit planning director Maurice Cox gave a talk at the weekly community lunch at the Green Garage in Midtown. Here are a few highlights.

Midtown

Model D readers selected Brad Fitzgerald's "Fun in the City" design as their favorite to adorn the Crowell Rec Center

You voted for a new mural for Detroit's Crowell Community Center, and the winner is...

Model D Monday, August 10, 2015

Model D recently asked you to help Summer in the City and the Detroit Recreation Department choose a mural design to spruce up the Crowell Community Center in northwest Detroit. The results are in.

Grandmont Rosedale

10 Years of Change: Remember when ex-Tiger Johnny Damon's wife badmouthed Detroit?

Sean Mann Monday, August 10, 2015

Remember Johnny Damon's one season with the Detroit Tigers in 2010? Probably not. Remember this 2010 Model D piece by Sean Mann in response to the ballplayer's wife's misgivings about whether Detroit was cosmopolitan enough for her and her big league husband? We hope so, because it's pretty damn funny.

10 Years of Change: The evolution of Detroit's non-motorized transportation network

Aaron Mondry Monday, July 27, 2015

In just a decade, Detroit has grown from a city lacking non-motorized transportation options to one with a growing infrastructure for cycling and walking and a nascent bike culture.

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

The evolution of community development in Detroit: Three leaders talk about their work.

Amy Kuras Monday, July 27, 2015

Many of Detroit's community development corporations, or CDCs, find themselves operating in different conditions today than when they were founded. Model D spoke with the leaders of three longstanding CDCs in different parts of the city to see how their work is evolving.

Grandmont Rosedale

Girls Rock Detroit empowers local girls to get loud

Patrick Dunn Friday, July 17, 2015

Girls Rock Detroit co-founder Melissa Coppola describes the new summer camp for local girls as "a fusion of activism and feminism and music education."

Midtown

How one woman gave rise to Detroit's historic preservation movement

Amy Elliott Bragg Friday, July 17, 2015

Beuhlah Croxford is a name unfamiliar to most Detroiters, yet her legacy as an advocate of historic preservation is visible in buildings and neighborhoods across the city.

Corktown, Midtown, Downtown

New rooms and fresh faces are driving a stand-up comedy revival in Detroit

David Sands Friday, July 17, 2015

Detroiters take our city seriously, but we're also funny as f#%k. Want proof? Check out the awesome stand-up comics working new rooms across Detroit.

Hamtramck, Corktown, Midtown

The Innovation Institute at Henry Ford Hospital

Repurposing historic buildings on Detroit's medical campuses

MJ Galbraith Friday, July 17, 2015

Two local hospital systems have worked diligently to balance the preservation of the historic character of their campuses with the need to keep their facilities state-of-the-art.

Midtown

Photos: Looking back on the Forward Cities Detroit convening

Nicole Rupersburg & Doug Coombe Friday, July 17, 2015

Last month, Forward Cities, a national learning collaborative among four cities undergoing transformation, held a convening in Detroit.

Southwest, Eastern Market, Midtown, New Center, Downtown

Finally, there's improv in Detroit! How a local indie scene grew from nothing

Aaron Mondry Sunday, June 28, 2015

Six months ago, it would have been nearly impossible to watch improv comedy in the city of Detroit. Now, the problem for fans of improv is choosing which shows to attend.

Corktown, Midtown, New Center