Move to Detroit

Despite a slow and steady population loss, Detroit is attracting new residents and welcoming back wayward sons and daughters. The lure of cheap real estate is part of it, but many speak also of possibility, potential and room for creativity. And cheap real estate.

Move to Detroit Features

Model D TV: Do the M@dison

Tom Hendrickson Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Literally minutes after Model D TV producer uploaded this video to Vimeo, it was making its rounds around the web. That's just the way we like it. Seems everyone wants to take a peek inside the rehabbed Madison building. If you haven't seen it already, go for it.

Drawing lines for Detroit neighborhood democracy

Vince Keenan Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Detroit's City Council is about to fix the gears of a new kind of democratic government, wind it up and set it in motion, says political blogger Vince Keenan. But the body needs feedback from city residents on the best ways to create a fair, equitable new districting system. Read on and jump into the discussion.

Imported to Detroit: Overcoming culture shock with a little help from new friends

Sarah F. Cox Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Newcomers to Detroit share many of the same growing pains, says Sarah F. Cox, a 2011 transplant from Brooklyn. But the kindness of strangers pointing people in the right directions helps to overcome the disorientation of being in a strange new land. Just remember, everyone: you're welcome.

Now voyagers: Grand Rapids urban explorers revisit Detroit

Tommy Allen Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Rapid Growth and a bus full of local doers and makers rolled out of Grand Rapids on their second cross-state trip to Detroit on earlier this month. Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen once again discovered cross-cultural city joy using the powers of three.

Re-think everything: Stimulating IdeaLab recapped

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The two-hour program was filled with lively, quotable conversation by a diverse group of presenters willing to step outside the box to talk about entrepreneurship in Detroit. It was a "wow" kind of afternoon at U-M's Ross School of Business. Walter Wasacz reports from the student section.

View All