Southwest Detroit possesses some of the strongest neighborhoods and commercial districts in the city. Mexicantown has popular restaurants and ethnic flavor, and the greater area offers more diversity, dense residential areas, and successful cultural and community organizations.
Amy Kaherl
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Detroit SOUP is on the move, first to a larger temporary space on E. Grand Blvd. for the group's next dinner and micro-funding event Feb. 12, and then to a permanent new home in Corktown in March. Coordinator Amy Kaherl shares her excitement.
Sarah Szurpicki
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Our position on the value of courting greater numbers of immigrants to Michigan, this region and the city of Detroit is well-documented: welcome, please make yourselves a new home. In Dayton, a plan was hatched to organize such efforts. Sarah Szurpicki tells us how we can do the same here.
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.
Revitalization & Business Conference
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
With Idealab just a few days away, we dug through the video vaults to find some great footage from last January's event at the University of Michigan. See you Friday.
Vince Keenan
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
The two-year charter revision process has been one of the most open and transparent efforts Detroit has ever seen, writes Vince Keenan. Now it's time to cast your vote on Proposal C.
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