Features

Wild Strawberry. Credit: Wikimedia commons.

Planting for tomorrow: Replacing aggressive species to promote diversity

Brian Allnutt Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Advice from our resident garden expert, Brian Allnutt, on how to add a little diversity and eco-friendliness into your garden landscape this summer.

Foraging for flowers with Fresh Cut Detroit

Aaron Mondry Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Model D followed Sarah Pappas, owner of Fresh Cut Detroit, during one of her flower foraging excursions and learned a great deal about Detroit's unique and varied collection of wild flora.

Woodbridge

Rosa Parks Transit Center to get facelift

David Sands Wednesday, June 29, 2016

The city of Detroit has allocated $850,000 this year and next to fix up the Rosa Parks Transit Center, which has seen better days.

Downtown

The Eco-House: How a couple took green renovating to its limit

Jessica Meyer Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Since beginning renovations on their home in Detroit's West Village in 2013, Alessandra Carreon and Drew McUsic have considered the environmental effects of nearly all their decisions.

The Villages

Opinion: Slow Roll has lost its way

Mickey Lyons Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Slow Roll, a weekly bike ride through a Detroit neighborhood that attracts thousands of riders, is ostensibly a casual affair meant to engender good will between cyclists and residents. But, as Mickey Lyons writes, recent rides have accomplished the exact opposite.

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

Carbonell and Hooton get a lesson from Talea de Castro farmers

Local coffee shop gives back to Mexican farming town

Patrick Dunn Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Not only did Cafe Con Leche's owner and in-house roaster visit the town where their coffee is grown, they also decided to give back a percentage of each bag of coffee they sell to those same farmers.

New Center

Green Garage turns five: How a business incubator created a lasting model for sustainability

Aaron Mondry Sunday, June 12, 2016

As the Green Garage, a small business incubator and coworking space in Midtown, enters its fifth year, it's clear they're doing a lot right. A remarkable percentage of Green Garage residents are still operating or have outgrown the incubator. And the fact that very little has changed demonstrates that their model of sustainability is itself sustainable.

Midtown

Mike Medow, Morgan Willis, and Jenny Lee of Allied Media Projects

Becoming the media: Allied Media Conference celebrates 10 years in Detroit

David Sands Sunday, June 12, 2016

This year marks an important milestone for Allied Media Conference, a nationally-significant conference that that utilizes media and technology to advance social justice. 10 years ago, AMC relocated to Detroit, a move that ushered in significant changes.

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

Your 2016 guide to the new and next on Metro Detroit's trails

Patrick Dunn Sunday, June 12, 2016

Metro Detroit is home to over 1,000 miles of trails—with even more being planned and built every year. Here's what to expect as you plan your next non-motorized adventure.

Lafayette Park, Eastern Market, Midtown, Downtown

Detroit artist grows awareness of Michigan's invasive plants by making them into paper

Annamarie Sysling Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Through making paper from Michigan's invasive plants, Meg Heeres is raising awareness about an environmental threat while empowering people to make something beautiful.

Detroit Public Schools welcomes blended learning into the classroom

Mark Wedel Wednesday, June 01, 2016

When blended learning—a mix of online instruction and live teachers—came to the classroom, some feared a battle of high tech versus high touch, a world of kids plugging into computers and the teacher rendered obsolete. But what has evolved at one Detroit school is a system of high tech and high touch.

The strong, tolerant women leading Hamtramck

Annamarie Sysling Wednesday, June 01, 2016

While Hamtramck is a prominent cultural melting pot, it is also a municipality with strong women at the helm. Annamarie Sysling profiles the city's mayor, police chief, and city manager.

Hamtramck

Despite few theaters, Detroit's film culture proves resilient

Dennis Archambault Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Detroit doesn't have many options for a night out at the movies. But the selection that does exist is strong and caters to a niche market of loyal customers who love film.

Midtown

Mary Aganowski has tended bar at the Two Way Inn since 1981

Detroit's veteran bartenders reflect on over 30 years behind the bar

Mickey Lyons Monday, May 16, 2016

Most seasoned bartenders will tell you that the more things change, the more they stay the same. But for these tenured tenders, the view from the bar illustrates the story of Detroit’s dynamic transformations.

Hamtramck, Midtown

Aviation Subdivision: A neighborhood in two cities

David Sands Monday, May 16, 2016

A tale of two cities...in one neighborhood. David Sands digs into the mystery of the Aviation Subdivision, a unique community straddling the border of Detroit and Dearborn.