Features

Choosing to raise kids in Detroit: Why and how local families are doing it.

Nina Misuraca Ignaczak Sunday, May 18, 2014

It's no secret that young professionals have gravitated to Detroit's urban center in recent years, but what happens when they start having kids? Nina Misuraca Ignaczak spoke with some families who have made the commitment to stay and raise their kids in the city.

Woodbridge, Hamtramck, Southwest, Corktown, Palmer Park / University District, The Villages, Lafayette Park, Grandmont Rosedale, Eastern Market, Midtown, New Center, Downtown

Jim Boyle: It's time to celebrate and reward Detroit's existing businesses

Jim Boyle Sunday, May 18, 2014

Existing businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park don't get the attention that startups do, but a new program is set to reward 32 existing businesses with $500,000 in prizes for their ideas for growth.

A big game of Jenga at Five Points Alley in Cincy

Urban alleys become pathways to revitalization

Eric Peterson Sunday, May 04, 2014

From Seattle to Washington D.C., forgotten alleys are being reinvented as people-friendly spaces. Often perceived as dirty and dangerous, alleys are moving beyond garbage and garages, and becoming havens for pedestrians, public art and small businesses.

Detroit's other industry: Food and Agriculture in the Motor City

Matthew Lewis Sunday, May 04, 2014

Model D launches a new series that will explore a different aspect of Metro Detroit's food and agriculture economy each month -- from food entrepreneurs and farmers to the logistics of food distribution in the region.

Eastern Market

City Kids: Belle Isle kicks off a kid-friendly spring

Amy Kuras Sunday, May 04, 2014

For generations, Belle Island has been a fair weather destination for families with kids. This year, improvements to the island and expanded hours at a few of its institutions make it an even better spot for kids to play. Amy Kuras has the scoop.

The Villages

Satori Shakoor and the power of telling true stories

Dennis Archambault Sunday, April 20, 2014

Satori Shakoor is a performer who believes that true stories have the power to transform people. Dennis Archambault tells us how Shakoor's stories transform audiences every month at the Charles H. Wright Museum in Midtown.

Midtown

Detroit's newest space for growing business ideas

Aaron Mondry Sunday, April 20, 2014

Aaron Mondry introduces a series about starting a business in Detroit through the lens of the city's newest incubator, Practice Space.

Corktown

A record lover's guide to Detroit

Glen Morren Sunday, April 20, 2014

Record Store Day, a celebration of independent record stores, is happening Saturday, April 19. In preparation, record head Glen Morren tells us about a few of his favorite spots to buy vinyl in Detroit.

Hamtramck, Corktown, Midtown

Rock the red tape: Navigating City Hall

Model D Staff Sunday, April 20, 2014

On Monday, April 21, a panel will discuss the best ways for entrepreneurs to navigate bureaucracy in City Hall for Open City's final event of the season.

Downtown

Brewing beer and breathing life into Corktown's boxcar building

Jon Zemke Sunday, April 20, 2014

Batch Brewing Co., Detroit's first nanobrewery, has found a home in the former Porter Street Station, a quirky Corktown building with a boxcar attached to it.

Corktown

Immigrants translate skills, find jobs in Michigan

Global Detroit Staff Sunday, April 06, 2014

Many immigrants and refugees in Southeast Michigan left professional careers behind when they left their native countries. Global Detroit tells us about Upwardly Global, a program that helps immigrants adapt professional skills learned abroad to the workplace in Metro Detroit.

Woodbridge, Hamtramck, Southwest, Corktown, Palmer Park / University District, The Villages, Lafayette Park, Grandmont Rosedale, Eastern Market, Midtown, New Center, Downtown

Designing with Detroiters: DCDC turns 20

Francis Grunow Sunday, April 06, 2014

To celebrate Detroit Collaborative Design Center's 20th anniversary, Francis Grunow sat down with DCDC staff to discuss the Center's legacy of facilitating participatory design in the city.

Midtown

Onward! New narratives for an old town

Matthew Lewis Sunday, April 06, 2014

Matthew Lewis, Model D's new managing editor, muses about the past, present, and future of the publication.

Woodbridge, Hamtramck, Southwest, Corktown, Palmer Park / University District, The Villages, Lafayette Park, Grandmont Rosedale, Eastern Market, Midtown, New Center, Downtown

State of Detroit music: Entrepreneurship in the arts

Keith Owens Sunday, April 06, 2014

A career in music is not an automatic invitation to starvation and desperation. In fact, Keith Owens tells us, it can be as stable, even as lucrative, as just about anything else out there.

Midtown

Open City recapped: "Starting Slow and Small"

Aaron Mondry Sunday, April 06, 2014

What is a pop-up? The answer might seem obvious, but members of this month's panel came to an interesting conclusion: it is similar to beta testing software in that you can work out the bugs without the risk of a full launch. Aaron Mondry was there.

Downtown