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Soulardarity's leadership team: Nikkia Jones and Jackson Koeppel

Community lighting group to potentially partner with Highland Park on ambitious project

David Sands Sunday, May 01, 2016
When the gutting of Highland Park's lighting grid left residents in the dark four years ago, a grassroots group called Soulardarity sprang up to try to remedy the problem. Now, they're trying to forge an unprecedented partnership with Highland Park to light the entire city with solar power.
From "The Radicalization Process"

Meet the Hinterlands, Hamtramck's friendly neighborhood theater revolutionaries

Matthew Piper Sunday, May 01, 2016
The vivid, boundary-stretching productions the Hinterlands creates are wonders to behold that reflect an unusually profound engagement with their subject matter. The result, much like in their current show "The Radicalization Process," is a theatrical experience like no other -- something that's alive, intimate, multilayered, and that reverberates long after each performance has ended.
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Regional transit: DDOT, SMART join forces on express bus service

David Sands, Modeshift Sunday, May 01, 2016
The refleX line will link city and suburbs with express bus service. Some see it as a big step forward for regional transit, others say the money could be better spent elsewhere. 
Paxahau today (left to right): Sam Fotias, Jason Clark, Chuck Flask, and Jason Huvaere

Constant 'Movement': 10 years managing one of the world's largest electronic music festivals

Walter Wasacz Sunday, May 01, 2016
In 2006, Detroit's renowned electronic music festival was nearly disappeared for good. That is, until Paxahau took on the challenge of running it. 10 years later and the festival is as strong as ever.
The Avenue of Fashion

From the archives: Boulevard of dreams

Rodd Monts Monday, April 18, 2016
Remember when Livernois was nine lanes wide? Check out this article from 2007 anticipating the Avenue of Fashion's transition into a two-lane boulevard, a crucial step in the district's revival.
Paul Riser, director of technology-based entrepreneurship at TechTown

Innovation district has the potential to "supercharge" Detroit's economy

Dennis Archambault Monday, April 18, 2016
The Brookings Institute has identified areas that contain concentrations of universities, research institutions, and companies as "innovation districts," or places that "supercharge the economy." Many believe Midtown Detroit could be that kind of place -- a nexus of innovative thinking and commercial development for the entire region.
The Slyde Team

Avenue of Fashion restaurant to bring new approach to an old favorite

Cornelius Fortune Monday, April 18, 2016
The restaurant Slyde will upgrade a classic American dish, the slider, by locally sourcing almost all of its ingredients, and operating in an energy-efficient, community-driven development project on the Avenue of Fashion.
Dr. Tonya Matthews

Opinion: How to combat bias in STEM

Dr. Tonya Matthews Monday, April 18, 2016
Dr. Tonya Matthews, President and CEO of the Michigan Science Center, writes about what we can do to resist bias against girls in science education and hiring.
Patronicity team at work

Detroit's civic funding scene gets crowded

Nina Ignaczak Monday, April 04, 2016
Community organizers and entrepreneurs have more choice than ever when it comes to asking the public for funding. But is the landscape getting 'crowded'? Nina Ignaczak digs in to find out what's going on in the world of civic crowdfunding in Detroit.
James "Famous" kicks

Commuting to school with a "Famous" student

Matthew Dibble Monday, April 04, 2016
Detroit public students students often have no other choice but to wake up hours before school starts to ride a city bus (or two) on their long morning commute. Matt Dibble shares his thoughts after following one "Famous" student.
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Overcoming a bad rep: Detroit and Rouge River headed for recovery

Kirk Haverkamp Monday, April 04, 2016
How much can you really clean up and restore waterways that have been subjected to more than a century of intense industrialization and urbanization? In the case of the Rouge and Detroit rivers, there has been definite progress.
Lining W. Grand Boulevard

How Detroit became a city of trees

Amy Elliott Bragg Monday, April 04, 2016
More than 50 years before Dutch elm disease, a treacherous caterpillar pest spurred the city to action on an ambitious plan for its street trees.
Inaugural Cross Stitch Creative class

College for Creative Studies and Mars Agency collaborate on unique program for design students

MJ Galbraith Monday, April 04, 2016
The Cross Stitch Creative program gives College for Creative Studies design students first-hand experience in working for and learning from an industry-leading shopper marketing agency. But that's not the end of the story. 
Shaka Senghor

Shaka Senghor

Nicole Rupersburg Monday, April 04, 2016
Shaka Senghor is a New York Times best-selling author, a highly respected and sought-after speaker, a mentor and teacher, a criminal justice reform activist, and an ex-con who works to put a human face to incarceration and show that transformation is possible. 
Kamal Rahman of BAPAC at Aladdin Sweets and Cafe

The future of Hamtramck is being built today

Walter Wasacz Monday, April 04, 2016
Business development in Hamtramck is booming thanks to a mixture of immigrant entrepreneurs, who kept large parts of the city afloat during economic hardships in the 1990s, and newer owners looking to experiment. 
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