Features

Belle Isle to 8 Mile: Day of the Dead

Andy, Emily and Rob Linn Saturday, November 09, 2013

Southwest Detroit is where the action is this week, when neighborhood folks roll out a variety of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos activities. Great food and good times assured, say our authors, the deadly Linn siblings from City Bird and Nest.

Southwest

Opinion: The enlightened path to social entrepreneurship

Tunde Wey Saturday, November 09, 2013

The mercurial Tunde Wey is a swashbuckler, a poet, a writer for our sister UIX project and a food and drink romantic. We asked him to bliss out over (revolver), the Hamtramck restaurant he co-founded with biz partner Peter Dalinowski.

Hamtramck

On the Ground: Brightmoor's art club for kids

Matthew Lewis Saturday, November 09, 2013

Writer Matthew Lewis says that a simple thing like a free art club, a place where neighborhood kids can get to know each other and learn to express themselves outside of the home and school, has done wonders to help build community in Brightmoor.

Green Grocer: East Side expands with fresh food choices

Nicole Rupersburg Saturday, November 09, 2013

Some of the city's most impressive full-service markets are on the East Side, where several stores have seen recent upgrades to the exterior, interior and product lines. Nicole Rupersberg goes shopping, Marvin Shaouni brings his camera for this report.

Green Grocer: Fresh food aplenty in Southwest Detroit

Nicole Rupersburg Saturday, November 09, 2013

Everyone knows that heading to Southwest Detroit for restaurant food is a smart thing to do. But fresh produce and meats at neighborhood grocers? You bet, says Nicole Rupersburg, who profiles five of the area's best in this report.

Southwest

Declare Detroit: Endorsements for council and mayor

Bradford Frost and Patrick Donovan Saturday, November 09, 2013

With the General Election looming, we asked our friends at Declare Detroit to share their endorsements for City Council and mayor. Take a look, make some smart choices and get out to vote next Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Open City: Exploring innovative investing and funding models

Model D staff Saturday, November 09, 2013

Join Model D partner Open City and moderator Craig Fahle from WDET 101.9 FM Monday Nov. 18 for a discussion on alternate ways of raising capital for small business. The talk begins at 6 p.m. at Cliff Bell's in downtown Detroit.

Downtown

Detroit by District: Election day, time to vote

Matthew Lewis Saturday, November 09, 2013

Over the last seven months, Matthew Lewis has reported from each of the city's newly-minted council districts and showed us the work that community development groups are doing at the neighborhood scale. Now, people, get out to vote today.

On the Ground: Clearing blight, uncovering assets in Brightmoor

Matthew Lewis Saturday, November 09, 2013

Developed nearly a century ago to accommodate the city's swelling population of laborers, Brightmoor remains on the cutting edge of future land use projects in Detroit. Matthew Lewis reports from the far Northwest side of town.

Detroit by District: Gold Coast and the Villages

Matthew Lewis Saturday, November 09, 2013

In his final full report on Detroit's new council by districts, Matthew Lewis heads to the near lower East Side to explore the Villages, made up of historic, leafy neighborhoods with new retail buzz.

The Villages

Opinion: Change Michigan law, not yourself

Curtis Lipscomb Sunday, October 27, 2013

Incredibly, if you are lesbian or gay, bisexual or transgender and work in Michigan you can be fired for simply being who you are. Curtis Lipscomb of KICK, a Detroit agency for LGBT African Americans, says the time to change the law is now.

On the Ground: Curbside economics in Brightmoor

Matthew Lewis Sunday, October 27, 2013

We spent the summer working hard and having fun in the Osborn neighborhood. Now it's on to Brightmoor, on the city's far Northwest side, where Matthew Lewis will be reporting from the inside out for the next three months.

What Cincinnati can learn from Detroit

Sean Rhiney Sunday, October 27, 2013

In a recent city-to-city knowledge exchange dubbed CitySwap, a group of professionals working on Greater Downtown Cincinnati Development traveled to Detroit to tour inspiring projects and places. A team from Model D's sister pub Soapbox came along. Here's what they discovered.

Green Grocer: A fresh food oasis in Northwest Detroit

Nicole Rupersburg Sunday, October 27, 2013

Another myth we are happy to help disprove is that Detroit is a food desert. No, no it isn't, and for the next several weeks Nicole Rupersburg will show us what's really up in a series of profiles on full-service stores in neighborhoods throughout the city.

International students at Michigan schools present opportunities for economy

Andrew Sokoly Sunday, October 27, 2013

This Wednesday, Oct.16, Global Detroit and the Michigan Global Talent Retention Initiative release a report detailing where international students in the state are working after they graduate. Andrew Sokoly gives us a preview.