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Feature StoryThis rendering gives a feel for how the nonmotorized route will look. Courtesy City of Detroit.

New Fitzgerald greenway offers clues on what's next with Detroit's biking infrastructure

David SandsTuesday, April 23, 2019
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Video: Heroes to Hives

Nina Ignaczak / Reel Clever FilmsTuesday, March 19, 2019
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Purple corn and "ugly" vegetables: how neighbors build sustainable urban farms

Claire CharltonTuesday, March 12, 2019
Feature StoryBoats on the Detroit River

Boating and public parks anchor Jefferson Chalmers to the Detroit River

Brian AllnuttTuesday, January 29, 2019
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New statewide program both feeds and educates Michigan students through locally-grown food

Al JonesTuesday, November 13, 2018
Feature StoryExterior of the IBEW Local 58 hall

IBEW Local 58 is making zero net energy happen at its Detroit headquarters

David SandsTuesday, October 09, 2018
Feature StoryMichael Dones oversees Mo-Flo Community Garden

Fitzgerald neighborhood takes innovative approach to reactivating vacant land

David SandsTuesday, August 28, 2018
Feature StoryBrendan Bielat selling cucumbers and yellow squash. Based in Richmond, MI, his company Brendan Bielat Greenhouses has been selling at the wholesale market for close to 40 years.

Photo Essay: Eastern Market, before sunrise

Nick HagenTuesday, August 28, 2018
Development NewsPlan for a park next to EcoWork's office

Creating parks from scratch: Two Detroit placemaking campaigns take look to raise funds

MJ GalbraithTuesday, August 28, 2018
Feature StorySign for the mountain bike trail in Rouge Park

Voices of Cody Rouge: The caretakers of Rouge Park, Detroit's biggest and most forgotten park

Brian AllnuttTuesday, August 14, 2018
Feature StoryErica Hill, manager of the 10,000 UP Program

Climate change is coming to Michigan. How are experts preparing our state?

Brian AllnuttTuesday, August 07, 2018
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There are lots of hopeful signs that Detroit is taking sustainability seriously, with bicycling, recycling, urban agriculture, green architecture and renewable energy each at the forefront of serious conversations about the city's future. A long time coming, but well worth the wait.
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