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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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Jazz revival: Bringing back Red's Jazz Shoe Shine Parlor in North End
Melinda Clynes
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
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North End Neighborhood Patrol looks out for neighbors — and ahead to the future
Melinda Clynes
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
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Community Development
American Riad to open this fall as hub for arts, culture, community building in North End
Jeff Waraniak
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
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Economic Development
New coworking space part of Vanguard Community Development’s larger economic plan
Dorothy Hernandez
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
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Arts and Culture
This North End studio complex is giving artists a home base — and neighbors a taste of the arts
Dorothy Hernandez
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Economic Development
These North End shops are turning a John R block into a retail destination
Dorothy Hernandez
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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Community Development
How KAN Books in the North End amplifies voices of local writers and media makers
Dorothy Hernandez
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
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Community Development
Why place-based, non-profit developers matter now more than ever in Detroit
Brian Allnutt
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
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Technology and Innovation
This scrappy community station is rewriting the rules of Detroit radio
David Sands
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Development News
Apartments for veterans in North End nears completion, launches holiday fundraising campaign
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
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Healthy Communities
Jewish millennials reconnect with their Detroit roots through social activism
Maureen McDonald
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
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This Moroccan-style housing and community space hopes to bring people together in the North End
Nicole Rupersburg
Monday, April 2, 2018
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3 lessons the rest of Detroit can learn from the North End
Imani Mixon
Monday, February 19, 2018
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Join us for an On the Ground North End finale celebration: New Year, New Ventures
Model D
Friday, January 19, 2018
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A co-op for the people: The rocky process of developing the Detroit People's Food Co-op
Melinda Clynes
Monday, January 15, 2018
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Photo Essay: The people of the North End
Nick Hagen
Monday, January 8, 2018
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Video: North End stakeholders envision the future of their neighborhood
Mike Popso
Monday, December 18, 2017
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3 takeaways from Urban Consulate discussion on how new residents can honor black communities
Aaron Mondry
Monday, December 11, 2017
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Roses for Rita: A brief history of a long vacancy in the North End
Amy Hetletvedt
Monday, December 11, 2017
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Q&A: Steven Harris of Rebound Construction on the North End bouncing back
Imani Mixon
Monday, December 4, 2017
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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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Michigan barns find new life as wedding venues
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Source: Epicenter - Mount Pleasant