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UIX: Meghan McEwen and Honor & Folly

Tunde Wey Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Owner of Honor & Folly, a small-scale, design-focused Corktown-based inn, Meghan McEwen has created a modern space for travelers of a bygone era. It's on one of the city's best blocks, with barbecue, coffee and whiskey a few steps below.

Detroit, Sense of Place

Corktown

UIX: Sarah Lapinski and Motor City Sewing & Design

Tunde Wey Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Founder of the Girlee Collective, which inspired local female artists and designers to become active doers, Sarah Lapinski has always balanced the commercial with the experimental. Tunde Wey tells us what she's up to next.

Advanced Manufacturing, Arts, Detroit, Entrepreneurs

Corktown

Tasty trends: Digging into what's next in Detroit food and drink

Noelle Lothamer Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Some awesome eating and drinking destinations opened in 2012 with many more lined up for the months ahead. Noelle Lothamer plans to keep us in the loop as new kitchens and bars start serving. Bon appetit, everyone.

Detroit, Dining, Food and Drink

Midtown, The Villages, Corktown

Detroit's new bicycle economy

Dennis Archambault Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Ideas for a non-motorized future are rolling forward, cycling businesses are forming and improving the quality of life. This looks like another "wow" Detroit enterprise trend gaining traction. Dennis Archambault reports from the fast lane.

Detroit, Development, Entrepreneurs, Green, Sustainability, Tours, Transformational change, Transit

Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Central Woodward-Boston Edison, Corktown

Publisher's notebook: Pop-up culture and the new wave of walkable retail

Claire Nelson Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Detroit's Village people, envied for their gorgeous homes a stone's skip away from the river, have long wished for their own retail district. Good things are starting to develop this fall, there and in other key neighborhoods, says Claire Nelson.

Development, Entrepreneurs, Redevelopment, Reuse / Rebuild, Small Business

Midtown, The Villages, Corktown

Detroit Revitalization Fellows: Fascination with the city

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, September 18, 2012

In our latest installment in a series of stories on a group of scholars, doers and makers in Detroit here to make a difference, Jay Walljasper profiles, well, a bunch of people with a growing attachment to this fascinating place.

Detroit, Wayne State University

Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Corktown

Getting buzzed about neighborhood coffee? We are

Noelle Lothamer Tuesday, July 24, 2012

We asked for more coffee and, well, we got it. It's brewing in Corktown, downtown, Midtown and Hamtramck. And we know there is room for more. Noelle Lothamer comes up with a tasty list of recent openings (or soon to open).

Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Food and Drink, Small Business

Hamtramck, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Eastern Market, Corktown

The Detroit Bus Company�s new old idea

Denise McGeen Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Detroit was the first major city to have a publicly owned transit system. If the Detroit Bus Company succeeds, it may also be the first to offer a viable privately owned alternative.

Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Transit, Transit-Oriented Development, Woodward Avenue Transit-Oriented Development

Hamtramck, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Corktown

Detroit Fellows: They're here building the city of tomorrow

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Applicants with backgrounds in fields spanning real estate, finance, urban planning, entrepreneurship, law, accounting, health care, civil engineering, community organizing and tourism development were selected for two-year fellowships. Welcome, all.

Arts, Building Communities, Choosing Michigan, Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Performing Arts, Sense of Place, Social Networking

Hamtramck, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Corktown

SimmerD: The week we write about cooking, dangerously

Noelle Lothamer Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Noelle Lothamer returns to multi-ethnic Hamtramck to meet up with two writers from NYC who want to set a TV show, about an artisanal butcher shop, there. We think that's a smokin' idea.

Arts, Detroit, Dining, Entrepreneurs, Film, Food and Drink, Performing Arts

Hamtramck, Eastern Market, Corktown

Guide to feathering an urban nest

Claire Nelson Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Getting the right look for our new HQ was important. So we went with old new stuff. Or is it the other way around? Let Claire Nelson tell us how we furnished our new pad and what it takes for you to do the same.

Architecture, Choosing Michigan, Detroit, Development, Entrepreneurs, Green, Move to Detroit, Redevelopment, Sense of Place, Shop Local, Small Business

New Center, East Side, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Eastern Market, Near East Side, Corktown

Meet catalysts for neighborhood growth

Noelle Lothamer Monday, March 26, 2012

The people and places behind innovation and jobs are where we can really take the pulse of statewide recovery. Take a look inside at case studies in three cities that put a human face on community engagement and economic growth.

Building Communities, Choosing Michigan, Detroit, Development, Entrepreneurs, Job Creation, Move to Detroit, Redevelopment, Sense of Place, Small Business

Corktown

Green City Diaries: March is for scheming

Matthew Piper Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Green City diarist Matthew Piper talks to gardeners and farmers to learn the reasons why they do what they do, their insights into local resources available to support their efforts, and the preparations they’re making for the growing season.

Building Communities, Choosing Michigan, Detroit, Food and Drink, Green, Lifestyle, Move to Detroit, Sense of Place

East Side, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Midtown, Eastern Market, The Villages, Corktown

Publisher's notebook: Detroit, celluloid city

Claire Nelson Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Lights, camera and plenty of film and video action has publisher Claire Nelson going to screenings at museums and alternative retail spaces or finding the works on YouTube and Vimeo. Good thing for us she collected all the links and put them in this story. Enjoy the show.

Architecture, Arts, Choosing Michigan, Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Film, Green, Lifestyle, Move to Detroit, Nightlife , Performing Arts, Transit-Oriented Development, Video

New Center, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Eastern Market, Corktown, Lafayette Park

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.

Brightmoor, Detroit, Move to Detroit, Urban Leadership

Grandmont Rosedale, Southwest Detroit, Corktown

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