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UIX: Kirk Mayes and the Brightmoor Alliance

Tunde Wey Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Meet the director of the Brightmoor Alliance, a coalition of organizations dedicated to delivering social services to the community in Northwest Detroit.

Brightmoor, Detroit, Food and Drink, Sustainability

Going outside the box to improve quality of life

Jon Zemke Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Public safety initiatives have been helping decrease crime numbers in greater downtown since 2009. New strategies are gaining buy-in by stakeholders in more Detroit neighborhoods. Jon Zemke reports from up the street in Woodbridge.

Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Redevelopment, Wayne State University

Midtown, Woodbridge

Regional transit soiree: TRU holds downtown awards dinner

K.G. Wassus Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Last week at downtown's Atheneum Suite Hotel, Transportation Riders United held the Regional Transit Awards to honor some of Southeast Michigan’s most venerable transportation advocates. K.G. Wassus was in the audience.

Detroit, Transit, Transit-Oriented Development, Urban Leadership

Partnering with Paxahau: Movement prime movers more than about music

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, May 22, 2012

While electronic dance music is the primary focus of Movement weekend, it's not the be all and end all for Paxahau, the promotions team behind the festival. Walter Wasacz takes a look at what else they're up to.

Arts, Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Food and Drink, Lifestyle, Nightlife , Performing Arts, Small Business, Tours, Woodward Avenue Lifestyle

Downtown Detroit

Ride out the weekend safely, kids, we'll see you June 5

Model D staff Tuesday, May 22, 2012

While we head out to any number of Detroit parties or just spend time at home with family and friends this long Memorial Day weekend, rest assured we will be plotting more great stories to take us all through the active summer months.

Detroit

Feeling lucky today? Sign up to win a pass to Movement 2012

Model D staff Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Detroit summer party season unofficially kicks off with the Movement Festival, produced and promoted by our friends at Paxahau. We'll be there May 26-28 and so can you. Find out how inside.

Detroit, Nightlife , Performing Arts, Woodward Avenue Lifestyle

Downtown Detroit

Detroit4Detroit: Crank up causes in the online and offline world

Dan Morrison Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Get out into the "real world" this Thursday at Bert's Warehouse to have real conversations about real action in Detroit. Dan Morrison and Natasha M. extend the invitations.

Building Communities, Choosing Michigan, Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Move to Detroit, Volunteerism

Do the right thing in review

Leah Johnson Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Being your own boss means being responsible. Two films were shown last week honoring two Detroit businesses, Avalon International Breads and City Living Detroit, that are all about leadership and responsibility. Leah Johnson was there taking notes.

Building Communities, Choosing Michigan, Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Move to Detroit, Small Business

Downtown Detroit, Midtown

Model D Speaker Series: Inclusivity & Revitalization

Model D staff Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Join us tomorrow, June 6, at the beautiful, historic Scarab Club at 217 Farnsworth Street in Midtown Detroit. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; the program begins at 6 p.m.

Building Communities, Detroit, LGBT, Social Networking

Midtown

UIX: It's OK to fail. Really it is

Ned Staebler Tuesday, May 15, 2012

If you're out there innovating and doing things you're not going to succeed every time. So how do we turn failure into a badge of honor rather than a mark of shame? WSU's vice president of econ development shares his thoughts.

Building Communities, Detroit, Urban Leadership

Fever on the pitch: Detroit City FC illustrated

Marvin Shaouni Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Over 1,000 crazy fans went nuts at Cass Tech Saturday night for the Detroit City Football Club's inaugural match with AFC Cleveland, a natural Great Lakes rival. Marvin Shaaoni was there dodging raindrops with his camera.

Detroit, Sports

Downtown Detroit

Allied Media Projects: Creative communications for the future

Matthew Piper Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Working out of the Furniture Factory in the Cass Corridor, Allied Media Projects' small staff is all about innovation, interaction and collaboration. There's a lot happening, reports Matthew Piper.

Building Communities, Detroit, Lifestyle, Social Networking

Midtown

The effluvial literary murk of Steve Hughes

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, May 08, 2012

What better way to experience Stupor than to have the author bring you into his world up close and personal? See Steve Hughes read from his new Matthew Barney-illustrated issue Saturday at Leopold’s. Walter Wasacz trips down memory lane in this report.

Arts, Detroit, Performing Arts

Hamtramck, Midtown

The governor's strategy man talks transit

Tom Clynes Tuesday, May 08, 2012

William Rustem says everybody who believes in a better future for Michigan agrees that we’ve got to both take care of our roads and bridges as well as address public transit. We concur. Tom Clynes asks the questions.

Detroit, Transit, Urban Leadership, Woodward Avenue Transit-Oriented Development

UIX: The passions of Young Nation

Model D staff Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Founded in 2008, Young Nation's mission is to promote holistic development of youth in urban settings through building relationships, community education, and passion-driven projects.

Arts, Detroit, Lifestyle

Southwest Detroit