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Homeslice Clothing scores Kiva Detroit capital, Creative Corridor incubator space
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Source: Model D
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Source: Vimeo
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Source: YES! Magazine
GM Ventures continues string of clean-tech investments
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Source: Model D
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Source: Model D
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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Taking root: Growing food, engaging community a way of life on West Side farm
Patrick Crouch
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Canine lovers scheme Detroit's first dog park
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Highland Park's first hoop house grows some city green
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
The future of Cass Avenue, a struggle between commercial growth and gardens
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Source: MLive.com
Green Garage to expand by summer's end
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Source: MyFOXDetroit
Greening of Detroit seeks volunteers for last seasonal planting
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Power Panel gears up for solar panel production at new space
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Spin a Movement bike tour with Wheelhouse Detroit
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Source: Wheelhouse Detroit
Detroit now worthy of nationwide hipster consideration
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Source: Flickr
Detroit's journey from mean to green wins admiration from the Times
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Source: New York Times
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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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Arc of Appalachia has acquired 14,000 acres to protect the region’s temperate forest biome forever
Source: Soapbox
Community Impact Day expands, mobilizes volunteers across Michigan
Source: The Lakeshore
How Fort Wayne food entrepreneur Johnny Perez built and scaled a restaurant empire
Source: Input Fort Wayne
Shared humanity that crosses language, religious and cultural barriers
Source: Second Wave Michigan