Featured Stories
Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
In a world where offices are out and freelancing is in, Detroit is well positioned when it comes to finding
places to log on and drink up. We did some, um, serious research and found many places
you might not expect offer Wi-FI and grown up drinks.
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Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
For food that tastes like somebody's babcia made it -- because somebody's Polish grandma was likely in the kitchen making it -- head to Hamtramck's hallowed hall of pierogi and galobki, Polish Village Cafe. Model D TV gives you a taste from the Polish plate.
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Ellen Piligian
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Hers could have been an L.A. story, but two-time MSU grad Carrie LeZotte has made her career behind the camera right here in Michigan. From her Lafayette Park loft studio, she's making movies that make a difference.
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Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
When people talk about "the corner" in Corktown, our thoughts often drift to the corner of Porter and Brooklyn (you probably thought we were going to say Michigan and Trumbull). Mudgie's has become a neighborhood staple, and draws in downtown diners, too.
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Kenyetta Bridges, DEGC
Friday, March 27, 2009
AT&T Internet Services, is preparing to open its new $2 million
high-tech call center in downtown Detroit to support its DSL Networking
and Technologies business. The move might be considered unusual because
the telecommunications company is moving an offshore center into
Detroit. The center will support AT&T customers throughout the
United States.
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Eric "Dusty" Duistermars, DEGC
Friday, March 27, 2009
When Allen Credit Counseling CEO
Glenn Jungeman called the DEGC's business attraction department he
quickly cut to the chase. He wanted to be in Detroit, and he wanted to
be open within a week. The service-oriented 501-c(3) delivers a
personal touch to the counseling process that is mandated before
bankruptcy cases appear in court.
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Malik Goodwin, DEGC
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The City of Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) will open the
Transit Center this summer as part of a $23 million, multi-phased
project funded by the federal government. DDOT's leaders had a bold
vision for this project. They requested project management assistance
from the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC),to help them
deliver that vision and we were honored by the request.
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Kelli B. Kavanaugh
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
University of Detroit Mercy is opening its doors even wider to Detroit -- by shaping the fabric of its neighborhood, introducing new
talent and brains to Detroit with every incoming class, and keeping its
family close to home.
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Chris McCarus
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Detroit can transform with creativity, bold ideas, smart planning and transit, say some historians, urban planners and architects who recently sat down with Model D Radio's Chris McCarus.
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Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The Zaineas have kept the cool factor at the Majestic Theater Center going for a long, long time. Co-owner Dave Zainea talks about the Majestic's history and future on the Detroit scene in this Model D TV clip.
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Walter Wasacz
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Phones are ringing off the hook. ABC and NPR want the scoop. Artists the world over want in. The hub-bub over what Mitch Cope and Gina Reichert are doing is over a few property purchases that totaled little over $5,000 -- including a house for a hundred bucks -- but you can't put a price tag on their ideas and the potential impact on their corner of Detroit.
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Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
With the College for Creative Studies big plans and other new developments, Detroit's New Center is a land of creative opportunity. Learn more about it in this Model D TV clip.
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Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Some pretty smart, savvy, cool and apparently party loving folks live in Detroit's Villages. Get them together on Facebook and they come up with some good ideas -- like rather than posting 25 random things, instead offering 10 things they absolutely adore about their neighborhood.
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Marvin Shaouni
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Sunday afternoon, people will wear green, drink green and see green as Michigan Avenue gets Irish for the 51st annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Corktown. Get in the spirit with the pics from Model D photographer Marvin Shaouni.
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Tom Hendrickson
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The Iodent Building developer took an old toothpaste factory behind the Fox Theatre and built out beautiful loft apartments, and of course the gorgeous Centaur. The place gets points for location and design. Check it out in this video clip.
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