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On the Ground: Youth making an impact

Lettie-Ann Miller Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Lettie-Ann Miller, a senior at Osborn Academy of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, tells us what it means for a 17-year-old from the northeast side to get an internship with GM. It solidified ties to her own community, she says.

City Kids, Detroit, On the Ground, Osborn

East Side

UIX: Detroit, a city of superheroes

Ingrid LaFleur Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Urban innovator Ingrid LaFleur recounts the first Afrofuturism class she taught for youth at the Carr Center, where she tied together mythology, poststructuralist theory, and contemporary politcs into a youth-friendly superhero package.

City Kids, Detroit, Social innovation

Downtown Detroit

Twelfth annual Tour de Troit beats rain, attracts over 6,000 riders

Nina Ignaczak Tuesday, September 24, 2013

This year's riders surpassed last year's total by 500. Proceeds from the Tour and other biking events held by the non-profit organization support the planning and implementation of greenways across the City of Detroit. Nina Ignaczak recaps.

Building Communities, Detroit, Green, Sports, Sustainability, Tours, Transit

Midtown, Corktown

Strategies for renovation: Notes from Novogradac Historic Tax Credit Conference

Timothy Boscarino Tuesday, September 24, 2013

One of the messages of this two-day event, which examined the impact of federal incentives on the city's revitalization, is that there are tools and subsidies available to make these projects possible. Timothy Boscarino digs deeper in this report.

Architecture, Detroit, Development, Redevelopment, Reuse / Rebuild

Detroit by District: The promise of the Joy-Southfield community

Matthew Lewis Tuesday, September 24, 2013

This West Side neighborhood embraces healthy living practices, including a clinic for residents without insurance and a farmers market where produce from community gardens is sold. Matthew Lewis takes a tour with Rodney Gasaway of the Joy-Southfield CDC.

Building Communities, Detroit, Sense of Place, Urban Leadership

Tour de Troit: Much more than a big bike ride

Nina Ignaczak Tuesday, September 17, 2013

A dozen years after forming, the Tour de Troit has evolved from a small, leisurely group ride into an annual juggernaut attracting over 5,000 cyclists. Nina Ignaczak recaps the history and looks ahead as the organization forms a nonprofit to fund greenways.

Building Communities, Detroit, Transit

East Side, Hamtramck, Midtown, The Villages, Corktown

Taste of the Hamtown

Noelle Lothamer Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Featuring Asian, European and middle eastern restaurants, multicultural markets, cooking demos and opening and closing parties, Hamtramck will be rocking during the city's first ever Food Week. Noelle Lothamer previews.

Dining, Food and Drink, Sense of Place, Shop Local

Hamtramck

On the Ground: Visualizing Osborn

Matthew Lewis & Oren Goldenberg Tuesday, September 17, 2013

During the last two months in the Osborn neighborhood we've been finding good people doing great things for the community. Matthew Lewis and Oren Goldenberg went out with a video camera to capture the positive vibes.

On the Ground, Osborn, Video

East Side

Model D TV: Tom Nardone and the Detroit Mower Gang

DETROIT LIVES! Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Literally a foot-to-the-pedal, dirt-inside-the-fingernails organization that helps keep playgrounds and other green spaces cut in Detroit, the Mower Gang is garnering national attention for its good work. DETROIT LIVES! produced the video.

Detroit, Social innovation, Transformational change

Global Detroit: Let's celebrate National Welcoming Week

Christine Sauv� Tuesday, September 17, 2013

U.S.-born residents join with immigrants and refugees in a spirit of unity across Michigan and the rest of the country for National Welcoming Week. Christine Sauvé of Welcoming Michigan teams up with Global Detroit for this report.

Detroit, Immigration, Sense of Place, Urban Leadership

Hamtramck, Southwest Detroit, Mexicantown

Game not over: New beats flow in Detroit hip hop scene

Veronica Grandison Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Move over Marshall Mathers, respect to the memory of J Dilla, there is a new crop of Detroit artists and designers inspired by hip hop culture. Veronica Grandison follows the flow to meet the innovators making it happen now.

Arts, Detroit, Performing Arts

On the Ground: Young and Hmong in Osborn

Matthew Lewis Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The Hmong people are an ethnic group that originates from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand and speak the Hmong language. Matthew Lewis introduces us to three recent high school grads from the Osborn neighborhood.

Building Communities, City Kids, Detroit, On the Ground, Osborn

East Side

Model D Speaker Series: Transit, Outside the Box

Model D staff Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Join us Friday, Sept. 27 at 1515 Broadway in downtown Detroit to culminate this year's Transportation Odyssey with a special happy hour and conversation about "outside the box" thinking to better connect our city, region and state.

Detroit, Social innovation, Social Networking, Transit, Woodward Avenue Transit-Oriented Development

Downtown Detroit

Model D Speaker Series on creative education recapped

Matthew Lewis Tuesday, September 10, 2013

A panel and audience made up of arts educators and artists, teachers and other interested citizens joined in a spirited conversation at the Henry Ford Academy Elementary School last month. Matthew Lewis took notes.

Arts, City Kids, Detroit, Social innovation, Social Networking

Central Woodward-Boston Edison

UIX: Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit

MJ Galbraith Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Since Rick Sperling launched the group in 1992, Mosaic Youth Theatre has performed for presidents, received distinguished awards, and toured the world. MJ Galbraith reports for the Urban Innovation Exchange.

Arts, Detroit, Performing Arts, Social innovation