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Former site of Saint-Étienne’s military manufacturing activities, the Manufacture

Three things to know about Detroit's City of Design designation

Ellen Schneider Wednesday, September 28, 2016
UNESCO's City of Design designation has helped members transform their cities through design. Ellen Schneider of the Detroit Creative Corridor Center writes about how Detroit can harness that same potential. 
Kresge Mayor's Fellow Diana Flora

Open data: How access to public data is growing in Detroit

Patrick Dunn Wednesday, September 07, 2016
For years, Detroiters had a hard time getting reliable data in a digestible format. But thanks to greater transparency from city government, and the work of a host of other companies and organizations, access to data has never been better. 
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A region of opportunity: How Metro Detroit is helping its immigrant population succeed

Aaron Mondry Wednesday, September 07, 2016
In the second installment of our series on solutions to regional issues, we explore how cities and community groups are helping Metro Detroit's immigrants overcome the many challenges they face when coming to America. 
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Seeking a "missing middle" in Metro Detroit's housing market

Patrick Dunn Monday, August 15, 2016
Even as demographics shift and preferences change, most Metro Detroit developers are sticking with a familiar playbook of detached single family homes. But a few intrepid builders are testing the waters with "missing middle" housing.
The corner of the Bagley Trumbull Market, future location of a sushi restaraunt

Unpacking the formula for success in Detroit's oldest neighborhood

Patrick Dunn Monday, August 15, 2016
Small business development in Corktown has grown tremendously over the past decade. So much so that it's worth looking to as a model for other Detroit neighborhoods angling for revitalization.
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In search of alternatives to urban sprawl

Patrick Dunn Monday, August 15, 2016
Metro Detroiters have been living with urban sprawl for more than a generation. Patrick Dunn dives into one of our region's most controversial topics in this first installment of our series on solutions to regional issues. 
Safety and traffic are big questions when cycling in Michigan.

Biking Michigan: Politics and safety

Mark Wedel Monday, August 15, 2016
In part two of Biking Lake Michigan, writer Mark Wedel tackles some of the political realities surrounding biking in Michigan.
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Through business stardom and personal struggles, Pashon Murray remains focused

Nicole Rupersburg Monday, August 15, 2016
Pashon Murray, co-founder of Detroit Dirt, has visited the White House, been featured in a Ford commercial, and written about in national magazines. All this publicity has been great for her composting business, but it hasn't come without difficulties.
Andrea Eckert next to the work of Holding House resident artist Emily Duke

The rapid increase and persistent issues of Detroit's art gallery scene

Patrick Dunn Thursday, July 14, 2016
In recent years, there's been a proliferation of art galleries in Detroit. While that's mostly been a positive, it does come with some caveats. 
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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. 
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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