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Model D is a weekly online news magazine covering neighborhoods, small business and entrepreneurship, arts and culture, health, sustainability, talent, and social innovation. 

Since 2005, Model D has connected readers to Detroit’s most visionary and active people, businesses, and organizations. Our journalists actively listen to community members to learn what you care about, what you want and need from your community, and who is doing amazing work on critical issues. As a result, the stories you read in Model D focus on solutions moving Detroit forward, showing that better is possible—and how.

Your Model D donation supports independent journalism that uplifts solutions to local issues, connects you with your city’s leaders, and shares impactful stories from your community.
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