Features

On the Ground: Youth entrepreneurship in action

Matthew Lewis Sunday, October 27, 2013

The Detroit Community Schools is launching a Kickstarter campaign in partnership with TechTown's SWOT City program to raise funds needed to transform a garage into an entrepreneurial incubator. Matthew Lewis reports from Brightmoor.

City kids: Diversity is a strength in Hamtramck Public Schools

Amy Kuras Sunday, October 27, 2013

In Hamtramck, where immigrant families from all over the world have settled for generations, students are as likely to speak Arabic or Bengali as they are English. Amy Kuras discovers how the public schools are meeting the challenges of a multicultural population.

Hamtramck

Opinion: What if Dally was Daily?

Claire Nelson & Francis Grunow Monday, October 14, 2013

The North Cass Corridor coming alive with art, food, music and people has been a one-day, late-summer tradtition since the 1970s. But is it a blueprint for something more ambitious? Claire Nelson and Francis Grunow weigh in on what they say could be the start of a new alley district.

Midtown

Permaculture: Green economy takes root in Highland Park

Dennis Archambault Monday, October 14, 2013

An approach to designing a self-maintaining garden modeled after natural ecosystems, Permaculture maximizes the distribution of rainwater by aligning it with exposure to sun and wind. Dennis Archambault went digging for this story.

Open City: Introducing Detroit BizGrid

Model D staff Monday, October 14, 2013

Our friends at Open City will be hosting a talk on a new tool to help navigate the local business landscape and to aid entrepreneurs in building relationships. Model D is pleased to be a partner for this event, held Oct. 21 at Cliff Bell's.

Downtown

On the Ground: Osborn's turnaround people

Matthew Lewis & Marvin Shaouni Monday, October 14, 2013

The Osborn neighborhood, as we learned this summer, is full of established, adult leaders who are mentoring and shaping the lives of youth on the city's Northeast side. Nicely done. Matthew Lewis and Marvin Shaouni report from Seven Mile and Hoover.

Artists, musicians take over Hamtramck

Walter Wasacz Monday, October 14, 2013

Now in its fourth year, the Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Festival covers the length of this "city-within-a-city-neighborhood" plus parts of Detroit up to Davison. Creative critical mass is accelerating, says Walter Wasacz, who suggests coming early and staying late at this daylong event.

Hamtramck

Publisher's Notebook: Onward & upward

Claire Nelson Monday, October 14, 2013

High-energy Model D publisher is moving on to consolidate her many talents with the Urban Innovation Exchange and other projects. Claire Nelson reflects on two amazing years and looks forward to helping shape the city's future.

Piquette Square: Sustainable housing offers chance at new lives for veterans

Dennis Archambault Monday, October 14, 2013

Opened in 2010, the four-story residential complex at 6221 Brush has 150 apartments and over 11,000 square feet of common area and commercial space, with plans to develop a small park immediately north of the building. Dennis Archambault reports from New Center.

On the Ground: East, meet west

Matthew Lewis Monday, October 14, 2013

It is time to say farewell to Osborn, for now, and take our On the Ground team to the city's far West Side, to spend the next three months in the Brightmoor neighborhood. Project editor Matthew Lewis will be on the hunt for doers, makers and builders.

Publisher's Notebook: Onward & upward

Claire Nelson Monday, October 14, 2013

High-energy Model D publisher is moving on to consolidate her many talents with the Urban Innovation Exchange and other projects. Claire Nelson reflects on two amazing years and looks forward to helping shape the city's future.

Opinion: An Opportunity for Belle Isle to see a brighter day

Evette Hollins Monday, October 14, 2013

Leasing the park to the state would provide $4 million or more in annual cost savings to the city, free up money for other Detroit parks and allow reinvestment in public safety for city neighborhoods. Evette Hollins lays out the advantages in this opinion piece.

Twelfth annual Tour de Troit beats rain, attracts over 6,000 riders

Nina Ignaczak Sunday, September 29, 2013

This year's riders surpassed last year's total by 500. Proceeds from the Tour and other biking events held by the non-profit organization support the planning and implementation of greenways across the City of Detroit. Nina Ignaczak recaps.

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

Detroit by District: The promise of the Joy-Southfield community

Matthew Lewis Sunday, September 29, 2013

This West Side neighborhood embraces healthy living practices, including a clinic for residents without insurance and a farmers market where produce from community gardens is sold. Matthew Lewis takes a tour with Rodney Gasaway of the Joy-Southfield CDC.

On the Ground: Youth making an impact

Lettie-Ann Miller Sunday, September 29, 2013

Lettie-Ann Miller, a senior at Osborn Academy of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, tells us what it means for a 17-year-old from the northeast side to get an internship with GM. It solidified ties to her own community, she says.