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The North End is a neighborhood that's generally defined as east of Woodward Ave., west of I-75, south of Webb and north of E. Grand Blvd. It's main commercial corridor, Oakland Ave., has been economically depressed for many years and the residential streets have varying levels of densities. Despite these difficulties, the neighborhood is home to some incredibly innovative and resilient farmers, artists, activists, and developers.
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A new beginning for the North End
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The North End has seen terrible times, as residents and community members attest. But thanks to the efforts of developers, artists, and others with a vision, the narrative is shifting.
Photo: Jerry Hebron inspecting plants in Oakland Avenue Urban Farm's hoop house
Nick Hagen
Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Nick Hagen
Close up of a kale growing in Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Nick Hagen
Site of a farmer's market held on Oakland Avenue Urban Farm's property
Nick Hagen
Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Nick Hagen
Detroit's equitable developers share strategies for making the city both prosperous and just
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A number of companies, organizations, and professionals are eschewing a market-driven approach to development. Instead, they're thinking intentionally about the work.
Photo: North End developers Steven Harris of Rebound Construction and David Alade of Century Partners
Nick Hagen
Black to Detroit: Imaginative artistic movement Afrofuturism takes root in Detroit
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Afrofuturism is an artistic and philosophic movement centered around blackness in science fiction. And Detroit is a major hub in the genre.
Photo: Bryce Detroit, cultural curator of ONE Mile
Nick Hagen
Video: Oakland Avenue Urban Farm's Jerry Hebron explains what her farm means to the community
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The farm not only grows produce for wholesale at the weekly farmers market, but also hosts all kinds of community events, like music performances and workshops.
Photo: Jerry Hebron
Nick Hagen
A neighborhood perspective: How The Platform is thinking differently about Detroit development
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The Platform has a slightly unconventional philosophy in Detroit's current development scene: inclusivity. That means, primarily, respecting the character and residents of the neighborhoods the company develops in.
Photo: Cummings and Knoer in front of their office window in the Fisher Building looking down East Grand Boulevard
Nick Hagen
Michigan Urban Farming Initiative seeks funds to build America's first sustainable "agrihood"
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The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative is looking to strengthen its mission in Detroit's North End neighborhood with the transformation of an abandoned three-story apartment building into a community center by raising $50,000.
Photo: Rendering of MUFI's agrihood
Via MUFI Patronicity Campaign
North End urban farm makes jams to benefit neighborhood
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Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
in Detroit's North End has always strove to tie their work back to the neighborhood and its history. The same is true for the farm's latest venture, "Afro-Jam."
Photo: Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Nick Hagen
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