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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

Detroit Revitalization Fellow: R�na Bradley

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, April 02, 2013

She grew up in Southfield, then left the region to attend college at Howard and work as an architect in Washington D.C., where she saw neighborhoods once thought lost rebound to prosperity. Jay Walljasper profiles Réna Bradley.

Detroit, Urban Leadership, Wayne State University

Detroit Revitalization Fellow: Dara O'Byrne

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Preserving the environment means reviving the city, says an urban planner and designer who relocated from Seattle to Detroit to be part of WSU's revitalization fellows project and live in the West Village. Jay Walljasper profiles Dara O'Byrne.

Detroit, Urban Leadership, Wayne State University

The Villages

'Opportunity to Grow' recapped

Matthew Lewis Tuesday, March 26, 2013

An impressive group of creatives, business owners, real estate and logistics innovators, and festival promoters made up our speaker series panel last Wednesday. Matthew Lewis took notes, Oren Goldenberg captured the event on video.

Detroit, Development, Entrepreneurs, Venture Capital

Eastern Market

City kids: Southwest comes alive with arts education

Amy Kuras Tuesday, March 26, 2013

One of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods, Southwest Detroit attracts people with its ethnic food options, its early 20th century residential architecture and, increasingly, for innovative learning projects. Amy Kuras reports from the classroom.

City Kids, Detroit, Education and training

Southwest Detroit

Global Detroit: Sneaking a peek at talent retention initiative

Ajooni Sethi Tuesday, March 26, 2013

It is becoming widely known that immigrants in Michigan contribute enormously to the state's economy. Ajooni Sethi walks us through a preview of what could be a landmark initiative to help attract and retain Detroit talent.

Detroit, Immigration

Opinion: A way forward

Kimberly Ross Clayson and Ellen C. Schneider Tuesday, March 26, 2013

We asked a handful of Detroit thought leaders and community activists to weigh in on critical matters of the day. This is their space, these are their opinions. This week, Ellen C. Schneider and Kimberly Ross Clayson illuminate what emergency financial management can mean for the city.

Detroit, Urban Leadership

UIX+ArtXDetroit: The Art of Neighborhood Innovation

Model D staff Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Join us this Friday, April 12 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit for a conversation with local placemakers transforming their neighborhoods through art & design. This one will be special. Register in advance today.

Arts, Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Move to Detroit, Placemaking, Social innovation, Social Networking

Midtown

To hell and back with you know who

Walter Wasacz Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Over 300 years ago, Detroit founding father Antoine de la Mothe, Seur de Cadillac drove a nasty red dwarf back into the woods with a swift rap of his cane. So begat the legend of the Nain Rouge, who came out of hiding to give Walter Wasacz this exclusive interview.

Detroit

Midtown

Special edition: Mass production alive and well in Detroit

Jon Zemke Monday, March 18, 2013

There is a new generation of manufacturers emerging in Detroit. Watches, bicycles, pickles and other environmentally friendly processes and products are being created. Jon Zemke takes a closer look at Shinola, McClure's and Fusion Coolant Systems in this Model D special edition.

Advanced Manufacturing, Detroit, Entrepreneurs

Special edition: Q&A with Joe McClure

Jon Zemke Monday, March 18, 2013

Growing up in the metro area, Joe McClure spent much of his childhood making pickles using a family recipe, passed on for generations. He tells Jon Zemke why education and the Detroit brand are critical to the success of his business in this special edition Q&A.

Advanced Manufacturing, Detroit, Entrepreneurs

Model D TV: Growing company Shinola

DETROIT LIVES! Monday, March 18, 2013

This high-flying company has 20 employees for watch assembly, and its bicycle division expects to produce 2,000 bikes each year. Shinola has an impressive one-two punch. DETROIT LIVES! shows us how it's all done in this video.

Advanced Manufacturing, Detroit

New Center

Old buildings with new uses inspire development

Natalie Burg Sunday, March 17, 2013

Sometimes it seems historic preservation and economic development are at odds with one another, but innovative business owners across Michigan are proving otherwise. Learn how entrepreneurs in Pontiac, Ypsilanti and Lansing are blending the two to create neighborhood growth.

Choosing Michigan, Redevelopment, Reuse / Rebuild

Detroit Revitalization Fellow: Tom Habitz, Jr.

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Growing up in suburbia, Tom Habitz Jr. heard horror stories about Detroit as a kid -- and believed most of them. Now that he lives and work in the interior city he says he'd rather be nowhere else. Jay Walljasper tells his transformative story.

Detroit, Wayne State University

UIX: Noam Kimelman and Fresh Corner Cafe

Tunde Wey Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Noam Kimelman is co-founder of Fresh Corner Cafe, a business that brings fresh, healthy and nutritious foods to corner stores and gas stations throughout Detroit. Tunde Wey does the taste test in this report.

Detroit, Food and Drink, Shop Local, Small Business, Social innovation