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Model D Speaker Series on transit recapped
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
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Opinion: What if Dally was Daily?
Claire Nelson & Francis Grunow
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Greenway construction begins on link from RiverWalk to Hamtramck
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Source: Detroit Free Press
Quicken Loans spins out workspace design firm dPOP!
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Source: Model D
After5 Detroit looks to expand staff with new work
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Source: Model D
Feature Story
Twelfth annual Tour de Troit beats rain, attracts over 6,000 riders
Nina Ignaczak
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Feature Story
Detroit by District: The promise of the Joy-Southfield community
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
NCB Capital Impact and Kresge Foundation launch Innovative Woodward Corridor Investment Fund
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Source: NCB Capital Impact and The Kresge Foundation
Feature Story
Tour de Troit: Much more than a big bike ride
Nina Ignaczak
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
MSNBC drops in on city's green scene
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Source: MSNBC
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On the Ground: Young and Hmong in Osborn
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Link Detroit, extension of Dequindre Cut, set to begin construction
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Source: Mode Shift Move Together
MSX International plans to move HQ to downtown Detroit
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Source: Model D
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On the Ground: Community change makers
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Feature Story
Detroit by District: Linking generations in Southwest
Matthew Lewis
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Feature Story
UIX: Elizabeth Garlow and Michigan Corps
Tunde Wey
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Ride It Sculpture Park readies for phase II upgrades
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Source: Metro Times
Remembering Colin Hubbell on fifth anniversary of his passing
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Source: Model D
Sit On It starts crowd funding to build 200 bus benches
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Source: Model D
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City kids: High-quality charter schools await Detroit families
Amy Kuras
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
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changemakers using business acumen to empower and build communities. With this year's stories supported by Build Institute, we report on entrepreneurs and innovators shaping the city's business ecosystems.
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Dwelling Place expands affordable homeownership through Community Land Trust
Source: Rapid Growth
One tree at a time: Teens work to reverse decades of environmental injustice
Source: Soapbox
Back to build bridges: Yarbrough brings homegrown vision to Northside leadership
Source: Southwest Michigan's Second Wave
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Source: Input Fort Wayne