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Come all ye faithful readers to Noel Night open house at Model D

Model D staff Tuesday, November 27, 2012

We're having a party within the joyous and sprawling Noel Night festivities in Midtown this Saturday, Dec. 1. And you're invited. Come check out our HQ, meet some of our staff and contributors. Good times promised to all.

Detroit

Midtown

Revitalization fellow uses her own Detroit experience working with city's youth

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Growing up on the Northwest side, Regina Ann Campbell got the total Detroit experience. It's that personal history that helps her connect with young people as director of the Milwaukee Junction Business Center in the North End. Profile by Jay Walljasper.

Detroit, Urban Leadership, Wayne State University

UIX people and projects: Eric Giles and Sunday Dinner Company

Tunde Wey Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Owner and executive chef Eric Giles of the Sunday Dinner Company knows what Southern comfort food is all about. Come hungry and discover a place that's as much social enterprise as it is a restaurant.

Detroit, Dining, Entrepreneurs, Food and Drink, Small Business, Social innovation

East Riverfront

Model D & UIX present: "No property left behind"

Model D staff Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 6 p.m. at Cafe Con Leche's new Lafayette Park pop-up cafe for an Urban Innovation Exchange forum led by Jerry Paffendorf of Why Don't We Own This? and Loveland Technologies.

Building Communities, Detroit, Reuse / Rebuild

Lafayette Park

Talk of the TechTown

Curtis Johnson Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Detroit is home to the third highest concentration of design professionals in the U.S., seemingly attracts entrepreneurs by the minute and has one of the best platforms for turning ideas into companies. Curtis Johnson tells us why TechTown is one of the catalysts for this growth.

Entrepreneurs, Placemaking, Redevelopment, Reuse / Rebuild, Wayne State University, Woodward Avenue

New Center, Midtown

Model D TV: Growing company Inland Press

DETROIT LIVES! Tuesday, November 13, 2012

This downtown company's century old tradition of investing in people, equipment and new technologies is impressive to say the least. DETROIT LIVES! takes us for a behind the scenes look at what makes Inland Press tick.

Detroit, Entrepreneurs, Film, Video

Pop goes the West Village

Matthew Piper Tuesday, November 13, 2012

A distinct neighborhood with character, Detroit's West Village is an East Side residential gem, filled with early 20th century houses and apartment buildings. Now, commercial development is beginning to pop up. Matthew Piper gives us a quick tour.

Building Communities, Detroit, Placemaking, Sense of Place

The Villages

UIX people and projects: Ajooni Sethi and Wedge Detroit

Tunde Wey Tuesday, November 13, 2012

A hopscotch course on city sidewalks from Midtown to downtown was Wedge Detroit's first community design project, something the firm's Ajooni Sethi says "invites people to see resources of the city in a different way." Tunde Wey chalks up the words.

Arts, Detroit, Social innovation, Transformational change, Urban Leadership

Happy Thanksgiving, Detroit, we'll see you in two weeks

Model D staff Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Eat some great food, drink some great drinks and enjoy the next couple of weeks without us. We'll look for you at the parade or at some groovy after-party. Be safe, you'll see us again Nov. 27.

Detroit

Did the Gories save Detroit?

Jim Boyle Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Yes, indeed. Contributor Jim Boyle makes a strong case that garage rock and Detroit techno - social and cultural energy drivers at home, international commodities everywhere else - started the city's revival in the 1990s, maybe even sooner. Let your hair down, people, and read on.

Building Communities, Detroit, Nightlife , Performing Arts

Better Buildings: Preserving Midtown residential gem with green energy

Amelia Kanan Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Erik Nordin, who partnered with his brother on design work at the Madison Building and 24 Grille, has made a century old building his project made from passion. Amelia Kanan tells us how renewable resources play a part in the story of the Charles.

Alternative Energy, Detroit, Green, Sustainability, Transformational change

Midtown

Model D speaker series recapped: Making government work

Claire Nelson & Tony Eggert Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Last week's wide-ranging discussion on participating in the democratic process prepared us perfectly for today's election. Claire Nelson captures the enthusiasm in words, Tony Eggert in pictures.

Detroit, Move to Detroit, Urban Leadership, Woodward Avenue

Midtown

A city lover�s guide to America�s most underrated city

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Jay Walljasper tours Detroit through the eyes of the revitalization fellows he's profiled and comes back with an up close and personal look at the city.

Architecture, Arts, Detroit, Food and Drink, Lifestyle, Move to Detroit, Nightlife , Social Networking

East Riverfront, Hamtramck, Downtown Detroit, Midtown, Southwest Detroit, Eastern Market, Mexicantown, Lafayette Park

UIX opinion: Vote, Detroit, vote

Vince Keenan Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Vince Keenan of Publius says DIY Detroit is on borrowed time. Instead of working around local government people need to do it together with city officials. That starts by voting in Tuesday's election. That's today, by the way.

Detroit, Urban Leadership

Detroit Revitalization Fellow: Katy Wyerman

Jay Walljasper Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Jay Walljasper introduces us to Katy Wyerman, who combines a planning and economics background in her job at Non-profit NextEnergy, which supports the City of Detroit with implementation of green technologies.

Building Communities, Detroit, Transformational change, Urban Leadership

Downtown Detroit, Midtown