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Feature Story “I feel like now, as I go through college, I'm appreciating the POP project more and more for what it prepared me for,” says POP Design Team alum Amar Haidar. Model D

Dearborn public art project teaches students lessons about art and life

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 19, 2021
Partner Content Milwaukee Junction Model DEconomic Development

Milwaukee Junction’s economic development could provide template for Southwest Detroit and beyond

Greg TaskerTuesday, May 11, 2021
Feature Story Haraz Coffee opened in April 2021. Model D

Coffee is ‘a culture that unites people’: Haraz Coffee opens in Dearborn

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 6, 2021
Feature Story Architect, developer, and owner of Rebound Construction, Steven Harris sees better days ahead despite COVID-19's impact in the industry. Model DEntrepreneurship

New food and coffee projects to boost Detroit's North End rebound after COVID-19

Kate RoffTuesday, April 20, 2021
Partner Content Les Lance, business manager for J&G Pallets, says the building they renovated on Mack Avenue likely would have been demolished without intervention. Model DEquity

Non-profit helping to build resilience in Detroit's small businesses

Kate RoffTuesday, April 13, 2021
Feature Story Walter Baker stocks the shelves at his Detroit shop, Baker's Bible and Bookstore. Model DEntrepreneurship

Family-owned bookstore helps Detroit's religious community turn the page on COVID-19

Erin Marie MillerTuesday, March 30, 2021
Partner Content Patsy Wheatley, Fitzgerald, Detroit Model DEquity

Zero-interest loans help Fitzgerald residents repair homes

Melinda ClynesTuesday, March 23, 2021
Feature Story Jason Johnson carefully selects what he stocks in Midtown's Bob's Classic Kicks. Model DEntrepreneurship

Detroit entrepreneur proving people wrong with sneaker success story

Ellen PiligianTuesday, March 16, 2021
Feature Story Krista McClure wants to bring metro Detroit parents together in her collaborative space on W. Nichols Road. Model DKids and Education

Detroit coworking child care space leverages funds to support parents through COVID-19

Kate RoffTuesday, March 2, 2021
Feature Story Chase L. Cantrell, executive director of Building Community Value Model DCommunity Development

How Building Community Value aims 'to build a better ecosystem' with Corktown acquisition

MJ GalbraithTuesday, February 9, 2021
Feature Story “We’re embracing our Michigan winter and craft beer,” says Shalyn Getz, president of Eastern Market Brewing Company Model DHealthy Communities

Eastern Market Brewing Co.'s Ferndale Project establishes itself as a community-focused brewery

MJ GalbraithTuesday, January 26, 2021
Feature Story Tytiana "Ty" Steele Model DArts and Culture

Setting the scene: Meet the set designer bringing Detroit visions to life

Kate RoffTuesday, January 26, 2021
Feature Story It’s not often that an inner-ring suburb like Southfield has the chance to redevelop nearly 100 acres but that’s just the opportunity the old Northland Center site presents Model D

The top Metro Detroit development stories to watch in 2021

MJ GalbraithFriday, January 8, 2021
Feature Story downtown-detroit Model D

'The start of a new era in Detroit'? The Model D team weighs in on 2021

Model DTuesday, January 5, 2021
Special Report Mose Primus, Jaqueline Fulbright, and Emmitt Russell take a hard-earned break from their work on the Yorkshire Woods community gardens. Model DEntrepreneurship

‘People to support, not problems to be solved’: How this Detroit fellowship cultivates change-makers

Kate RoffTuesday, December 22, 2020
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