Downtown : News from Detroit

The fellowship places talented, "mid-career" individuals for two-year full-time jobs in organizations or companies "working at the forefront of Detroit’s revitalization efforts."

Walter Wasacz is teaching a smartphone photojournalism workshop through Allied Media Project's media making academy, Co.Open.

Ten community-led projects have been selected by the Detroit Future City Implementation Office as mini-grant recipients. Each group received a $6,500 grant to jump-start their plans for vacant land revitalization projects.

Chalkbeat covers public education in local markets, and has been piloting in Detroit for the past year.

Take a walk in Detroit's great outdoors to view some stellar examples of green infrastructure.

Detroit has been named a member of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Innovation Team program, making the city eligible for up to three years of $500,000 grants.

While Detroit's greater downtown area has seen fantastic growth the last few years, much of the city still struggles. One way low income Detroiters survive is by making use of the gift economy.

On Tuesday, January 10th, fifteen Detroit businesses and organizations were awarded funding through the Motor City Match grant program, and a special guest was on hand to celebrate—Vice President Joe Biden.

Model D spoke to Dean Hay with the Greening of Detroit about his organizations work on green infrastructure. 

It's frigid outside, but that need not stop you from thinking about spring. Model D's Brian Alnutt gives you a primer on how to plan for a rain garden that will beautify your property and help protect the Great Lakes. Part one of a three-part series.

How does green infrastructure fit into the work of Detroit Future City? 

Protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline have become a major national story and one of the most prominent environmental movements in years. Detroiters have also come out in force to support the protestors.

Detroit water and sewer customers can save money on their water bills by reducing the water running off their property.

Let's catch up on some of the biggest stories from the past five weeks, including developments in North Corktown, the new downtown sports arena, and a win for historic preservation.

A recent article in Next City details how Metro Detroit can move on from the failed RTA proposal in the last election and learn from other cities with regional transit.