News from Detroit

International bike conference to take place in Detroit

Mode Shift Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Bike!Bike!, an international conference for bike enthusiasts, will be hosted by The Hub of Detroit with an expected attendance around 300.

Michigan Science Center forum to pose the question, "Should we eradicate the mosquito?"

Michigan Science Center Wednesday, September 21, 2016

If you could eradicate the mosquito from the face of the earth, would you? That's the essential question being asked at a forum taking place at the Michigan Science Center on September 22.

Two alley festivals to take place this Saturday in Midtown

Model D Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Often an afterthought in most neighborhoods, the alley is kind of a special thing in Midtown. And both Dally in the Alley and The Green Alley Gathering will celebrate these between building mini-streets.

National startup boom reaches Detroit

Detroit Free Press Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Conditions are just right nationally and in Detroit for a startup boom, according to a Detroit Free Press article. And that's exactly what we're seeing.

Final Four local businesses compete for $50,000 grand prize

Model D Thursday, August 25, 2016

Votes have been cast and the totals have been tallied as the top ten contestants in the 2016 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest have been whittled down to the final four.

New pilot program could rewrite zoning codes for the better

The Detroit News Thursday, August 25, 2016

According to the Detroit News, a new "pink zone" pilot program, meant to ease zoning restrictions, could be on the way next summer.

2,000 affordable housing and community development professionals to convene in Detroit

Monday, August 08, 2016

Thousands of affordable housing and community development professionals are convening in Detroit this week for the NeighborWorks Training Institute, a symposium that's expected to generate $3.3 million in local investment.

Motor City Match completes first year of programming, 11 more businesses awarded grants

Model D Friday, July 29, 2016

In the program's first year, Motor City Match has awarded $2 million in grants to 40 small businesses, leveraging over $13 million in total investment in the city.

U.S. cities, Detroit included, are rethinking the alley

City Lab Friday, July 29, 2016

A recent article in City Lab explores the way cities, including Detroit, are creatively rethinking use of the alley.

DC3 launches Detroit City of Design initiative

Model D Friday, July 29, 2016

The Detroit Creative Corridor Center wants to help figure out how best to harness the Motor City's flair for design to improve its local economy. It's launching the Detroit City of Design initiative to make that happen.

Developers take lead installing public art in downtown Detroit

The Detroit News Thursday, July 14, 2016

Public art is fast becoming part of Detroit's redevelopment. According to artist Nicole MacDonald, it's "all about empowerment."

Greening of Detroit program helps unemployed harvest careers

Model D Thursday, July 14, 2016

The Detroit Conservation Corps provides unemployed residents in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park job training and certification in the landscape industry.

Stadt Garten, a pop-up beer garden, to debut in Midtown

Model D Thursday, July 14, 2016

The inaugural Stadt Garten, the first of several planned pop up beer gardens this summer, will take place in the yard of an 1880s Gothic-Victorian mansion in Midtown.

Retail Boot Camp accepting applications for next session

Model D Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Budding entrepreneurs hoping to learn more about how to open their own brick-and-mortar locations are in luck.

Detroit entrepreneurs have until July 1 to apply for Motor City Match

Model D Wednesday, June 29, 2016

The small business competition awards grant funding, design and technical support, and landlord-tenant match-making assistance.

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