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UIX: Joe Rashid and Restore the 'Moor
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Derrick May: Detroit music legends can do more for their city
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Source: The Guardian
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Source: HuffPost Detroit
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Source: Hatchfund
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Green Grocer: Fresh food shopping on Detroit's Lower East Side
Nicole Rupersburg
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
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On the Ground: Center of Brightmoor community life
Matthew Lewis
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UIX: Ritchie Harrison and Jefferson East Inc.
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Detroit to receive PlacePlans econ assistance
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Source: Michigan Municipal League
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Source: Slate
News: Detroit Soup cooking up neighborhood entrepreneurship
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Source: Detroit News
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On the Ground: From radical to reverend in Brightmoor
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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Detroit's NSO building: Architectural gem rebuilt on social responsibility
Dennis Archambault
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Green City Diaries: Fab Lab and the language of nature
Matthew Piper
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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Green Grocer: Remodeled food stores abound on Detroit's West Side
Nicole Rupersburg
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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UIX: Greg Willerer and Brother Nature Produce
Amanda Lewan
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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YEA Brightmoor: Detroit kids raising money for entrepreneurial incubator
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Newly-renovated Antisdel Apartments first step in two-block development for Cass Community org
Nicole Rupersburg
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Midtown Detroit Inc. receives its first ULI Global Award for Excellence
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Source: Midtown Inc.
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Source: Southwest Michigan's Second Wave
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