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Looking back on a decade of growth in Detroit's urban ag movement

David Sands Thursday, September 17, 2015

As we celebrate a decade of publishing in Detroit, we look back on the growth of the city's urban agriculture movement in recent years.

Corktown, Midtown, Downtown

Detroit, one man, one month, no car

Terry Parris Jr. Thursday, September 17, 2015

As a part of our "10 Years of Change" series, we revisit this piece from 2008 in which Terry Parris, Jr. reflects on his experience of going carless for a month in the Motor City. What he learned might surprise you.

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

Transparency is an overriding theme of the downtown Y's architecture

10 Years of Change: Giving the downtown Y its due

Matthew Piper Thursday, September 03, 2015

Bold and forward-looking when it opened in December 2005, the Boll Family YMCA continues to lead by architectural example as the central business district burgeons around it.

Downtown

Paulette Auchtung, planetarium coordinator and staff astronomer at the Michigan Science Center

Inspiring curious minds: Detroit women in STEM

Allie Semperger Thursday, September 03, 2015

Detroit grows stronger with contributions from women in science, technology, engineering, and math fields.

Midtown, Downtown

Program for Detroit high schoolers a template for building healthcare workforce of future

MJ Galbraith Sunday, August 23, 2015

With a shortage of workers looming, a Detroit program could prove a national template for developing the healthcare workforce of the future.

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

10 Years of Change: The evolution of Detroit's non-motorized transportation network

Aaron Mondry Monday, July 27, 2015

In just a decade, Detroit has grown from a city lacking non-motorized transportation options to one with a growing infrastructure for cycling and walking and a nascent bike culture.

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

How one woman gave rise to Detroit's historic preservation movement

Amy Elliott Bragg Friday, July 17, 2015

Beuhlah Croxford is a name unfamiliar to most Detroiters, yet her legacy as an advocate of historic preservation is visible in buildings and neighborhoods across the city.

Corktown, Midtown, Downtown

Photos: Looking back on the Forward Cities Detroit convening

Nicole Rupersburg & Doug Coombe Friday, July 17, 2015

Last month, Forward Cities, a national learning collaborative among four cities undergoing transformation, held a convening in Detroit.

Southwest, Eastern Market, Midtown, New Center, Downtown

Four cities come together in Detroit to learn lessons to take home

Christopher Gergen & Denise Byrne Sunday, June 28, 2015

From June 24-26, over 200 business and community leaders from four cities are gathering in Detroit to discuss how to increase entrepreneurial activity and connectivity in distressed neighborhoods so that the local innovation economy does not leave anyone behind.

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

Detroiters buying local at Great Lakes Coffee

So you want to be a localist? Three ways to up your game

Jessica Meyer Sunday, June 28, 2015

Do you believe in the power of small business to restore community? If so, you might be a localist. Here are three simple suggestions for how to contribute to the localist movement in a meaningful, holistic way.

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

How metro Detroit cities are staying relevant in 'live, work, play' era of office space

Aaron Mondry Sunday, June 14, 2015

As downtown Detroit's office space attracts growing companies with lifestyle amenities, can suburban communities keep up?

Downtown

Anchor institutions drive demand for housing in greater downtown area

MJ Galbraith Sunday, June 14, 2015

Employees of anchor institutions like Henry Ford Health System and Wayne State University are driving demand for housing the greater downtown area. The institutions themselves are responding with purposeful investment in housing and neighborhood infrastructure.

Downtown

Ronier Golightly, owner of Motor City Popcorn

Starting a food business In Detroit? These programs could make all the difference

David Sands Sunday, May 03, 2015

While startups encounter many stumbling blocks, local food entrepreneurs have a lot to be thankful for; Detroit is chock-full of resources to help new and growing food businesses.

Eastern Market, Downtown

New data from Walk Score suggest Detroit's walkability is on the rise

Matthew Lewis Sunday, April 19, 2015

Walk Score just released its rankings of America's most walkable cities. The list contained good news for Motor City pedestrians: Detroit's Walk Score is up 2.2 points since 2011.

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

Welcome to the Year of the Gazelle, a series looking at metro Detroit's fastest growing companies

Jon Zemke Sunday, April 05, 2015

Over the next year, we will identify the fastest-growing local companies and tell you the behind-the-scenes stories of the entrepreneurs, investors, and the resources that are building Michigan's new economy.

Hamtramck, Downtown

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