Corktown

Detroit designer combines fashion and science to start a conversation about skin color

Detroit entrepreneur Deirdre Roberson doesn't fit a mold. And the scientist-turned-fashion-designer doesn't want you to, either. “People will say to me ‘you look like a model,’ but why did nobody ever tell me ‘you look like a scientist’? We are complex. We are multidimensional people.”

Dr. Paul Thomas, pictured with Dr. Raquel Orlich, is a family medicine doctor and founder of Plum Health Direct Primary Care in Corktown.
Q&A with Dr. Paul Thomas on COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an overload of information — and there's a lot of misinformation out there. One family medicine doctor in Corktown helps set the record straight through regular updates on Facebook.

Corktown restaurant Folk is adapting to COVID-19 by offering locally sourced groceries.
Folk to offer groceries, grab-and-go items in response to COVID-19

At 10 a.m. Saturday, Folk will offer soups, salads, and sandwiches for takeout and delivery as well as locally sourced groceries and paper products such as the hot commodity toilet paper. Customers can purchase online to pick up curbside as well as delivery. Grocery items are mostly available walk-in and curbside pickup, and if there is demand Folk will also offer delivery. The hope is that the services will allow her to bring back her laid-off staff.

The Public Thrift pop-up will be open Thursdays through Sundays from Jan. 24 through March 31 at The Corner in Corktown.
Public Thrift pop-up store to celebrate grand opening in Corktown

Public Thrift opens in a retail space in The Corner development, located on the site of the old Tiger Stadium, as part of the Build Institute’s Pilot program.  

Working on Ann Arbor's City Insights Platform.
How Ford’s new City Solutions team is helping communities solve their mobility challenges

The City Solutions team comprises specialist mobility strategists who work directly with government and other local stakeholders in communities across the U.S.

Dr. Paul Thomas hired Dr. Raquel Orlich this summer and, with the move, a third physician will be hired, meaning that Plum Health will eventually be able to serve more than 1,500 patients from their new Corktown offices.
Plum Health settles into new Corktown offices, plans for growth

It was just a year-and-a-half ago when Model D ran a feature spotlighting eight Detroit startups that could change the world. And one of those startups has experienced so much growth that they have been forced to open a new, bigger location.

Mobility Moments Podcast: Aniela Kuzon, Ford City:One

The Ford City:One Challenge is engaging individuals and challenging entrepreneurs to spark positive mobility change in Detroit. We talked with Aniela Kuzon, founder and global lead for Ford City:One Innovation to learn about this program's impact in other cities in North America, and what we changes we can expect here in Detroit.

The Farmer's Hand closed down on June 30 and will reopen as Mink.
How the owners of Farmer’s Hand, Folk, and Marrow could change the Detroit restaurant industry

It seems that Nest Egg LLC and Backbone Hospitality could be the first women-owned venture of its kind not only in Detroit, but the state’s restaurant industry. 

Michigan Clear Ice from Bay City is served in bars in Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Traverse City, and Bay City.  
Michigan Clear Ice helps raise the bar for craft cocktails

Based in Bay City, company's artisan ice has made its way south to some of Detroit's top bars including The Kiesling, Two James Distillery, the Sugar House, and Motor City Casino.

Justin Tootla & Jennifer Jackson. Photo by Doug Coombe.
7 of Metro Detroit’s top chefs clue us in to their favorite local dish

We asked seven of Metro Detroit's top chefs to pick their favorite dish from a metro-area restaurant (other than their own, of course). Here’s what they told us.

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