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Tommy O'Flynn
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The expressway would be expanded from six lanes to 10, and a two-lane continuous service drive would be added in each direction. In total, the author points out, I-94 would grow from six lanes to 14 lanes in width.
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
A vacant home transformed into a community message board. Public art found in nearly all directions. Hand carved signs at assorted garden sites. This is Brightmoor today, ready to engage the political process. Matthew Lewis reports from the northwest side.
Matthew Piper
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Sustainability advocacy journalist Matthew Piper talks to Detroit urban farming pioneer Patrick Crouch, who never tires of putting his hands into the soil and coming up with all sorts of wriggling organic life. The point? A healthy, naturally balanced ecosystem for all.
Model D staff
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The 15th annual conference is filled with media workshops, panel discussions, talks on art, technology and gentrification. Not to mention after dark activities featuring musical performances by Kyle Hall, Bahamadia and Dez Andrés. We're there.
Tunde Wey
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Camilo Pardo is owner of the Bankle Building, an artist and founder of Art & Development and, perhaps most famously, the designer of the Ford GT. Tunde Wey gets the story for the Urban Innovation Exchange.
Walter Wasacz
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
The second annual Detroit Up North excursion is in the books and, yes, was it ever good times, from barnyard art by Hygienic Dress League to roasted pig courtesy of Supino's Dave Mancini. Walter Wasacz takes the scenic route and shares an interior monologue for this report.
Andy, Emily and Rob Linn
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
No doubt frozen treats are good year round, but they are especially tasty when the sun and air are hottest. Just in time for the coming summer heat, our authors the Linn sibs show us some of the best places to get your ice cream fix in Detroit.
Lee Chilcote
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
As cities continue to become more bike-friendly, new bike-based businesses are springing up to support the movement. These businesses are banking on and promoting a growing interest in cycling, boosting the local economies. Lee Chilcote reports.
Claire Nelson
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Whether you have been following her projects in New Orleans and other cities for years, or just really like the idea of interactive public art, you won't want to miss Candy Chang's Detroit appearance on June 18. Fangirl Claire Nelson asks the questions.
Tunde Wey
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
A traditional letter press design and print shop in Eastern Market, Signal-Return is co-owned by advertising executive and novelist Toby Barlow.
M-1 Studios
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Our partnership with Between the Lines and the HOPE Fund produced over a year's worth of Model D TV episodes on LGBT leaders of color. Enjoy this recap compiled by M-1 Studios, featuring videos by Tom Hendrickson, Tony Eggert and DETROIT LIVES!
Model D staff
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Join us Wednesday, June 26 in the newly redesigned Kresge Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts for a conversation about our metropolitan future, and how we can play a part together. As always, the program is free and open to the public.
Dillon Horne
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Statistics show an overwhelming amount of evidence that immigration is a viable strategy to stimulating the wider economy of the region, including the economic vitality of Detroit neighborhoods. Global Detroit convenes this week to take its initiative to the next level.
Tunde Wey
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
The Northwest Detroit shop welcomes a variety of customers, serving over 10,000 annually from the neighborhood, the city, and the suburbs. Tunde Wey reports for the Urban Innovation Exchange.
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Our series on blue-green infrastructure wrapped at a recent speaker series event that featured a panel of experts, business people, and activists who discussed the need for the region to embrace its identity as a Great Lakes metropolis. Project editor Matthew Lewis recaps.