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Detroit waste-to-energy project rehires 90 employees
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Source: Brighterenergy.org
Blank Blank Toy Toys opens pop-up toy shop in Hamtramck
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Source: Blank Blank Toy Toys
Green Works turns Bagley building into bustling job training facility
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Detroit greenspaces win big
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Source: m-bike.org
Power Panel plans to launch first solar product out of TechTown
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
MSU study claims city's vacant land has green growth potential
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Source: NYtimes.com
Opportunity knocks for Detroit, and it's a sound heard 'round the nation
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Source: Citiwire
Hamtramck elementary brings the green to paved paradise
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Source: Hamtramck Review
Peaches & Greens food truck slings fresh produce on the streets
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Source: National Public Radio
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Model D TV: CreateHere rolls out ideas, action at Roosevelt Park
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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Urban 'greenprint' essential for city of tomorrow. Hold on, it's coming
Kelli Kavanaugh
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
$46.3M Finney-Crockett High School to rise on the East Side
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
New deluxe SMART buses lure drivers from their vehicles
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Source: Detroit Free Press
Corktown Park gets made-over
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Green Space: Lithuanian Hall first in Detroit to achieve LEED rehab certification
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
VentureBeat says Detroit will still be Motor City for green automakers
Monday, October 25, 2010
Source: VentureBeat
2.5 miles of Michigan Avenue now sporting bike lanes
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Globe-trotting elephant sculpture lands at Marygrove
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Community lot with 42 spaces opens in Corktown, servicing Slow's and three yet-to-open businesses
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
555 Gallery plans permanent gallery location in SW and second space on East Side
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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There are lots of hopeful signs that Detroit is taking sustainability seriously, with bicycling, recycling, urban agriculture, green architecture and renewable energy each at the forefront of serious conversations about the city's future. A long time coming, but well worth the wait.
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Arc of Appalachia has acquired 14,000 acres to protect the region’s temperate forest biome forever
Source: Soapbox
Community Impact Day expands, mobilizes volunteers across Michigan
Source: The Lakeshore
How Fort Wayne food entrepreneur Johnny Perez built and scaled a restaurant empire
Source: Input Fort Wayne
Shared humanity that crosses language, religious and cultural barriers
Source: Second Wave Michigan