Features

How Motor City Mapping became a template for citywide collaboration

Walter Wasacz Friday, February 20, 2015

The Motor City Mapping project captured vital information on the condition of each of Detroit's 375,000+ parcels. It may have also created a template for citywide collaboration.

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

Dilla Youth Day to celebrate legendary producer, empower local kids on Feb. 8 at Wright Museum

Keith Owens Sunday, February 08, 2015

Dilla Youth Day, A celebration of legendary Detroit producer J Dilla and a workshop for local kids interested in music, will take place Feb. 8, 1-8 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Midtown

Businesses put best face forward with help of local fa�ade improvement programs

Amy Swift Sunday, February 08, 2015

A building's visual order can have an inordinate impact on a community, which is why a number of area community development organizations have used façade improvement programs to battle blight and spur neighborhood economic development.

Southwest, The Villages, Midtown

After two-year fellowship, dedication to improving the city keeps three fellows in Detroit

Walter Wasacz Sunday, February 08, 2015

Three members of the Detroit Revitalization Fellows inaugural cohort are committed to continuing their work to improve the city well beyond their fellowship term.

Midtown, New Center, Downtown

Fellowship helps Detroiters find their way home

Walter Wasacz Thursday, January 22, 2015

They say you can't go home again, but three Detroit Revitalization Fellows have used their fellowship to get back to Michigan and do meaningful work in the city.

Midtown

Opinion: It's time to demystify the process of acquiring land in the city of Detroit

Jill Ferrari Thursday, January 22, 2015

To help inform Detroiters looking to acquire vacant land, The Greening of Detroit, Michigan Community Resources, and the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights have collaborated in developing a series of workshops called "Land Forum."

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

Bringing the party into the public sphere: The Detroit-Berlin Connection recapped

Walter Wasacz Thursday, June 05, 2014

A weeklong learning experience based on the connection between the two capitals of electronic music -- Detroit and Berlin -- took place last week. For your reading pleasure, Walter Wasacz, a co-organizer of the Detroit-Berlin Connection, synthesizes some of the ideas generated during the event.

Midtown

Announcing Detroit Sound Conservancy's inaugural conference

Carleton S. Gholz Wednesday, May 21, 2014

On Friday, May 23, the Detroit Sound Conservancy will host its inaugural conference at the Main Branch of the Detroit Public Library. DSC founder Carleton Gholz tells us what to expect.

Midtown

Choosing to raise kids in Detroit: Why and how local families are doing it.

Nina Misuraca Ignaczak Sunday, May 18, 2014

It's no secret that young professionals have gravitated to Detroit's urban center in recent years, but what happens when they start having kids? Nina Misuraca Ignaczak spoke with some families who have made the commitment to stay and raise their kids in the city.

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

Satori Shakoor and the power of telling true stories

Dennis Archambault Sunday, April 20, 2014

Satori Shakoor is a performer who believes that true stories have the power to transform people. Dennis Archambault tells us how Shakoor's stories transform audiences every month at the Charles H. Wright Museum in Midtown.

Midtown

A record lover's guide to Detroit

Glen Morren Sunday, April 20, 2014

Record Store Day, a celebration of independent record stores, is happening Saturday, April 19. In preparation, record head Glen Morren tells us about a few of his favorite spots to buy vinyl in Detroit.

Hamtramck, Corktown, Midtown

State of Detroit music: Entrepreneurship in the arts

Keith Owens Sunday, April 06, 2014

A career in music is not an automatic invitation to starvation and desperation. In fact, Keith Owens tells us, it can be as stable, even as lucrative, as just about anything else out there.

Midtown

Onward! New narratives for an old town

Matthew Lewis Sunday, April 06, 2014

Matthew Lewis, Model D's new managing editor, muses about the past, present, and future of the publication.

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

Moving on, but not too far

Walter Wasacz Sunday, April 06, 2014

This is Walter Wasacz's last issue as managing editor of Model D. He waxes sentimental about his predecessors, talks about what's next for him professionally and even declares the coming season "a summer of love."

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

Immigrants translate skills, find jobs in Michigan

Global Detroit Staff Sunday, April 06, 2014

Many immigrants and refugees in Southeast Michigan left professional careers behind when they left their native countries. Global Detroit tells us about Upwardly Global, a program that helps immigrants adapt professional skills learned abroad to the workplace in Metro Detroit.

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

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