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A cultural history of Metro Detroit, Chapter One: Native Americans

Mickey Lyons Thursday, January 26, 2017

Our new series on Metro Detroit's ethnic and cultural history, written by local writer and historian Mickey Lyons, begins with the first Detroiters, Native Americans.

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Greenhouse to grocery: Stocking stores with year-round Michigan produce

David Sands Thursday, January 26, 2017

You can find a little bit of summer in Michigan tomatoes grown in the winter.

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In memory of Bradford Frost: It's time to rekindle our romance with the Detroit idea

Bradford Frost Thursday, January 26, 2017

Bradford Frost, director of Capital Impact Partners' Detroit program and all around great person, passed away this week. Model D is republishing an essay he wrote in 2015 to honor his memory.

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LaToya Morgan, CDAD's Public Housing manager

A better mix: Detroiters work to expand affordable housing options

Jessica Meyer Thursday, January 26, 2017

There are many common misconceptions about who lives in affordable housing and what impact those communities have on neighborhoods. But the reality is that affordable housing increases stability, support, and mobility to a neighborhood and city.

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Maurice Cox, Director of the City of Detroit's Planning Department

Lessons from Planning Director Maurice Cox on spreading bike culture across Detroit

Terryn Hall Thursday, January 26, 2017

In a conversation with Model D, Maurice Cox, Director of the City of Detroit's Planning Department, says he'll put extra emphasis on bike infrastructure across the city.

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Norma Heath in her kitchen, where kids come to use her laptop.

Bridging Detroit's massive digital divide

Patrick Dunn Thursday, January 19, 2017

38 percent of Detroiters, and 63 percent of its low-income residents, have no home broadband. But people and organizations are helping Detroiters access the internet, and teaching them how to use it.

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Erin Cole, co-owner of Nurturing Our Seeds, with her two children, Oshun and Asa

Peace, creativity, and motherhood: The best of Michigan Nightlight 2016

Melinda Clynes Thursday, January 12, 2017

Before we launch into another year of stories about the issues, people, and programs that impact Detroit kids, we wanted to revisit the best-read 2016 Michigan Nightlight stories from Model D.

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Detroit property owners plan on green infrastructure to save on water bills

Nina Ignaczak Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Detroit property owners are going green to save some green on their water bills.

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Michigan tree farms keep Christmas real

Anne Hamming Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Michigan tree farms are the place to make Christmas memories and part of Michigan's growing agritourism economy.

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Detroit's reuse economy is turning the city's trash into treasure

Patrick Dunn Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Illegal dumping, abandoned buildings, and other sources of trash are serious problems in Detroit. Fortunately, multiple businesses and nonprofits are coming to the rescue by turning the city's refuse into something useful.

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Digging deep: Detroiters work to clean up city's toxic soil

Nina Ignaczak Tuesday, December 20, 2016

As development ramps up in Detroit, understanding what lies beneath our feet is key to the future.

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Takyhai Burns and Jacob Schoenknecht making Mitten Bites

Thinking like a boss: Detroit programs empower youth through entrepreneurship

Muna Danish Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Entrepreneurship programs across the city engage youth in hands-on, place-based entrepreneurial training, equipping them to both launch their own businesses and use entrepreneurial thinking to solve problems.

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Starlett Simmons (right) of Five Star Cake Co. with her daughter, Kai Taalib

Entrepreneurship and motherhood: Family first

Melinda Clynes Monday, December 05, 2016

Despite all the time required to start and run a business, mother entrepreneurs often do so because it counterintuitively allows them to get closer to their family.

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Stephen Roginson of Batch Brewing Company

A fermenting culture: Detroit food businesses harness the science (and flavor) of fermentation

Sarah Rose Sharp Monday, December 05, 2016

Fermentation is an ancient form of preservation that's being popularized for its unique flavor and health properties. Many food businesses in Detroit are likewise finding new uses for this old technique.

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Chase Cantrell, director of Building Community Value

Combating income inequality: 3 local, practical solutions to a national epidemic

Aaron Mondry Monday, December 05, 2016

Metro Detroit has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the nation, which is a huge problem for the region's future prosperity. But there are positive, incremental steps Metro Detroiters are taking in their communities that can make a real difference.

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