Featured Stories
Jon Zemke
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
In the last few years, there has been a visible influx of creatively based, high growth businesses opening in, moving to or setting up an office in the greater downtown Detroit area. Jon Zemke tracks the exciting progress in this special report.
Jon Zemke
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
He knows as much about fast companies and creative talent as anyone in town, so Jon Zemke gave Matt Clayson a call for a quick Q&A about "Gazelles" jumping into the local entrepreneurial landscape. Take it away, guys.
Model D staff
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
With low mortgage rates and many houses to choose from, there’s never been a better time for state residents to buy their own home.
Model D staff
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Join us this Wednesday, March 20 for a special evening at the Detroit Mercantile Co. (3434 Russell St.) in Eastern Market to learn more about Detroit's growing economy. Yes, we're talking "gazelles." Sign up today.
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Race relations top the list of issues that need absolute real talk. There are many who believe Detroit can be a leader in building cooperation and harmony as we rebuild the city. Matthew Lewis reports from a room filled with plenty of believers.
Matthew Piper
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
In this second installment of his journey into the green potential of hair salons, Matthew Piper visits Jen Willemsen at Midtown's Curl Up & Dye, who started making her own products when she couldn't find comparable non-toxic brands.
Tunde Wey
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Rodin, a new enterprise by Good Girls Go to Paris owner Torya Blanchard, is a restaurant and nightclub in Midtown serving whimsical French-inspired cuisine in a stylish urban atmosphere. We like how that sounds. Tunde Wey reports from the dance floor.
Matthew Piper
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Sustainability and hair styling go hand in hand, says Green City diarist Matt Piper, who visits the Social Club Grooming Company this week and Curl Up and Dye next week to find out what they are doing to positively impact the environment.
DETROIT LIVES!
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Our Growing Companies video crew stops into the newish manufuacturing facility of McClure's Pickles on the Detroit-Hamtramck border. Business looks to be booming on the assembly line. Take it from here DETROIT LIVES!
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Art, farms, and community engagement are helping revitalize a neighborhood snuggled between Midtown, New Center, Boston-Arden Park and Hamtramck. Dennis Archambault reports on what's next for the old North End.
Tunde Wey
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
He started Hamtown Farms, a plot of land nestled between Kowalski Sausage, Lumpkin St. and an alley, after eating a strange-tasting fruit with the equally strange name of paw-paw. Tunde Wey introduces us to Michael Davis.
Jay Walljasper
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Although he'd never visited Detroit before applying for the fellowship and moving here, Marcus Clarke was always intrigued by the techno and house dance music scenes here. Definitely our kind of guy, says Jay Walljasper.
Walter Wasacz
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
We don't want to jinx this doc about an elusive Cass Corridor troubadour tipped to be the next big thing over 40 years ago. But odds are that 'Searching for Sugar Man' will win an academy award on Sunday. Walter Wasacz meditates about it all.
Andy, Emily and Rob Linn
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
When we think of 'Detroit insiders' we can't come up with a better example than the Linns, a family with roots in no less than five neighborhoods lived in over seven generations. We welcome this new series by the authors of 'Belle Isle to 8 Mile.'
Tunde Wey
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Tawnya Clark is owner and operator of the Batata Shop, a small artisan food business that specializes in comfort foods made with sweet potatoes. That includes waffles, pancakes, biscuits and more, reports Tunde Wey.