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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.
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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.
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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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Choosing to raise kids in Detroit: Why and how local families are doing it.
Nina Misuraca Ignaczak
Sunday, May 18, 2014
It's no secret that young professionals have gravitated to Detroit's urban center in recent years, but what happens when they start having kids? Nina Misuraca Ignaczak spoke with some families who have made the commitment to stay and raise their kids in the city.
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Immigrants translate skills, find jobs in Michigan
Global Detroit Staff
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Many immigrants and refugees in Southeast Michigan left professional careers behind when they left their native countries. Global Detroit tells us about Upwardly Global, a program that helps immigrants adapt professional skills learned abroad to the workplace in Metro Detroit.
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Moving on, but not too far
Walter Wasacz
Sunday, April 06, 2014
This is Walter Wasacz's last issue as managing editor of Model D. He waxes sentimental about his predecessors, talks about what's next for him professionally and even declares the coming season "a summer of love."
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Onward! New narratives for an old town
Matthew Lewis
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Matthew Lewis, Model D's new managing editor, muses about the past, present, and future of the publication.
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Reflections of an old new guy
Jim Boyle
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Our eternally youthful Detroit correspondent revisits his skinny, 25-year-old self, and name checks Dennis Archer and Spike Lee to help sort out what's next for the city. Take it away, Sir James Boyle.
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Bill Rauhauser's decisive moment
Glen Morren
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Street photographer Bill Rauhauser, 95, has spent decades documenting Detroit and its people. Glen Morren sat down with Rauhauser and others to explore this legend's living legacy.
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Dan Dirks: Building on 'heart and soul' of DDOT
Nina Ignaczak
Sunday, March 09, 2014
A city bus system can only withstand so much disinvestment, and DDOT is on the brink. Mayor Mike Duggan recently appointed Dan Dirks, former SMART manager, to lead DDOT’s turnaround effort. Model D spoke with Dirks to find out how he plans to get the system back on track.
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Detroit, get ready for transit-oriented development
NIna Ignaczak
Sunday, February 09, 2014
Public officials and developers across the region are preparing to reap the economic potential of functional transit, something many cities across the country have already done. How it gets done in Detroit is critical to its success, writes Nina Ignaczak.
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Is bike sharing success a real possibility for Detroit?
Kelli Kavanaugh
Friday, January 24, 2014
We welcome back Kelli Kavanaugh, Model D's former development news editor and now East Riverfront bicycle entrepreneur, who will be writing about cycling in the city over the coming months. First up: all you needed to know about bike sharing but were afraid to ask.
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Shop local: Our list of holiday shopping destinations
Nicole Rupersburg
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Only seven days left to get the rest of your holiday shopping on and, thanks to a growing number of creative urban entrepreneurs, your options are increasing. Nicole Rupersburg compiles a list of places you need to go.
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Music is missing link in Detroit recovery
Keith Owens
Monday, December 09, 2013
Essayist Keith Owens says Detroit needs to polish off its 'international gold standard' as a music city and re-emerge as a creative powerhouse to rival Memphis and New Orleans, at the very least. Let's start by helping to keep local talent in the city, he says.
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IdeaLab: A look into the future
Model D staff
Sunday, November 24, 2013
We're excited to partner again with the Revitalization and Business Conference on Dec. 6. Presented by the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, "IdeaLab" is a fast-paced, two-hour session with a stellar line-up of Detroit innovators.
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