Focus Areas
Architecture
Arts
Building Communities
Entrepreneurs
Film
Green
Green Tech
Higher Ed
Job Creation
Michigan Nightlight
Mobility
Move to Detroit
Neighborhood Innovation
Parks and Recreation
Redevelopment
Reuse / Rebuild
Shop Local
Small Business
Social Innovation
Talent Dividend
Transit
Urban Farming
Urban Leadership
Woodward Avenue
Workforce/talent development
Neighborhoods
Brightmoor
Central Woodward-Boston Edison
Cody Rouge
Corktown
Downtown Detroit
East Riverfront
East Side
Eastern Market
Grandmont Rosedale
Hamtramck
Highland Park
Jefferson Chalmers
Lafayette Park
Live 6
Mexicantown
Midtown
Near East Side
New Center
North End
Osborn
Southwest Detroit
The Villages
University Commons - Palmer Park
Woodbridge
Series & Events
Series
Block by Block
Blue/Green Infrastructure
Bridging the Talent Gap
Children of Michigan
Community Redistricting
Voices of Cody Rouge
Detroit Driven
Street View: Detroit's Hidden Corridors
Detroit Innovation
Dining Destinations
Disability Inclusion
Early Education Matters
Equitable Development
Exploring Economic Equity
Girl Scouts SE Michigan Team Up
Good Food
Inside our Outdoors
Marygrove Conservancy
MI Mental Health
Michigan Nightlight
Nonprofit Journal Project
On the Ground
Parnters in the Arts
Powering the Mitten
Resilient Neighborhoods
State of Health
STEM Hub
Stories of Change
The Power of Parks
Voices of Youth
Events
Speaker Series
Toggle navigation
Focus Areas
Architecture
Arts
Building Communities
Entrepreneurs
Film
Green
Green Tech
Higher Ed
Job Creation
Michigan Nightlight
Mobility
Move to Detroit
Neighborhood Innovation
Parks and Recreation
Redevelopment
Reuse / Rebuild
Shop Local
Small Business
Social Innovation
Talent Dividend
Transit
Urban Farming
Urban Leadership
Woodward Avenue
Workforce/talent development
Neighborhoods
Brightmoor
Central Woodward-Boston Edison
Cody Rouge
Corktown
Downtown Detroit
East Riverfront
East Side
Eastern Market
Grandmont Rosedale
Hamtramck
Highland Park
Jefferson Chalmers
Lafayette Park
Live 6
Mexicantown
Midtown
Near East Side
New Center
North End
Osborn
Southwest Detroit
The Villages
University Commons - Palmer Park
Woodbridge
Series & Events
Series
Block by Block
Blue/Green Infrastructure
Bridging the Talent Gap
Children of Michigan
Community Redistricting
Voices of Cody Rouge
Detroit Driven
Street View: Detroit's Hidden Corridors
Detroit Innovation
Dining Destinations
Disability Inclusion
Early Education Matters
Equitable Development
Exploring Economic Equity
Girl Scouts SE Michigan Team Up
Good Food
Inside our Outdoors
Marygrove Conservancy
MI Mental Health
Michigan Nightlight
Nonprofit Journal Project
On the Ground
Parnters in the Arts
Powering the Mitten
Resilient Neighborhoods
State of Health
STEM Hub
Stories of Change
The Power of Parks
Voices of Youth
Events
Speaker Series
About
Support Us
Public Policy
Share
Load More Stories
New documentary film follows struggle for community benefits agreement in Delray
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Feature Story
Opinion: Film incentives are good business for Detroit and Michigan
Geoff George
Monday, March 23, 2015
A leery public joins public officials to question $200M State Fairgrounds redevelopment plans
MJ Galbraith
Friday, March 20, 2015
Feature Story
The new geographers: How Detroiters are mapping a better future for the city
Kat Hartman
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Feature Story
Can individuals and communities generate Michigan's electricity in the future?
Nina Ignaczak
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Feature Story
Opinion: Detroit's leadership must engage emerging leaders and their vision of a new American Dream
Chris Grindem
Monday, February 23, 2015
Feature Story
Opinion: Detroit needs to preserve public spaces for assembly and free speech
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Feature Story
How Motor City Mapping became a template for citywide collaboration
Walter Wasacz
Friday, February 13, 2015
How did Detroit transit get so bad? The Free Press has answers
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Source: Detroit Free Press
Special Report
Powering the Mitten: Report warns of looming electricity capacity shortfall
Nina Ignaczak
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Detroit Greenways Coalition leads non-motorized charge into 2015 with bevy of bike-related projects
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Feature Story
Police-community partnerships offer way to improve neighborhood safety
Brandon Alcorn
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Car theft down 20 percent in Detroit, but still a major issue in the city
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Source: Crain's Detroit Business
Feature Story
Can deconstruction of vacant homes help grow Detroit's economy? Some local businesses hope so
Amy Swift
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
After a three-year fight, West Village community garden buys land from city
MJ Galbraith
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Explore the impact of the New Deal on Detroit
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Feature Story
John Corvino, the 'Gay Moralist' of Detroit
Amy Kuras
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Feature Story
As a senior housing crisis develops in Detroit, advocates are offering solutions
Dennis Archambault
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Detroit man claims he's the high bidder on $3M bundle of 6,350 properties in county auction
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Source: Detroit News
Are taxicab and ride-sharing reforms in the works for Detroit?
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Source: Detroit Free Press
Load More Stories
Across Our Network
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
From mansion to meeting place: The Buchwalter House and the Woman's Town Club of Springfield
Source: Hub Springfield
"A Great Day in Ypsi": Residents recreate iconic 1958 Harlem photo
Source: Concentrate
City unveils latest in lifelong learning opportunities with the Sterling Heights Mobile Library
Source: Metromode
Railroad program flourishes where there are no rails
Source: Upword - UP
May arts: Tempus Projects, Guava Jam, much more
Source: 83Degrees
New equipment helps plant wildflowers in order to draw in pollinators
Source: Route Bay City