Featured Stories
Richard Retyi / Concentrate
Friday, July 27, 2012
Since Ann Arbor will be jam-packed with Art Fair goers and coverage this week, it seems only right to check up on the Ypsilanti-based Shadow Art Fair, which opens Saturday. Created five years ago as both a reaction to and comment on A2's venerable happening, it has defiantly resisted the call of "bigger and better." Concentrate's Richard Retyi digs in with the organizers as to why.
Kim North Shine / Metromode
Friday, July 27, 2012
Mac & cheese with that fill up? Not quite. Vinsetta Garage may be the latest Metro Detroit culinary hot spot but it's also a triumph of repurposing and redevelopment. From 1900s service station to hip eatery, this Berkely rebuild demonstrates how a vintage building can become a modern neighborhood destination.
Melinda Clynes / Model D
Friday, July 27, 2012
Leadership training, career exploration and goal setting are all part of the Mercy Education Project. Melinda Clynes reports.
Jay Walljasper / Model D
Friday, July 13, 2012
Sarida Scott Montgomery is a self-identified "city girl," who grew up on Detroit's East Side and Northwest side. Jay Walljasper introduces us to a Detroiter with degrees from U-M and UC-Berkeley who is also a Detroit Revitalization Fellow.
Matthew Piper / Model D
Friday, July 13, 2012
Drawn to being part of growing, active communities, and to a life that’s more about giving back than getting ahead? Well, budding entrepreneurs and social innovators, Matthew Piper says D:Hive can take you where you need to be.
Jon Zemke / Model D
Friday, July 13, 2012
Entrepreneurship isn't what it used to be. The scene today is explicitly about social engagement and collaborative leadership. This special report finds examples in three key Michigan places where new models for growth are being created and nurtured.
Natalie Burg / Concentrate
Friday, July 13, 2012
The University of Michigan's TechArb and Center for Entrepreneurship are fostering a new class of student entrepreneurs, from a food truck operation to a note-taking app developer to a maker of unmanned aerial vehicles. As such, these young founders are deciding between business, books -- or both.
Dennis Archambault / Metromode
Friday, July 13, 2012
Yousif Ghafari is the living embodiment of the American immigrant success story. He was born in Lebanon, earned multiple college degrees in the U.S., and spent decades building a business from scratch. The result has been wealth, community status, political connections, and a reputation for philanthropy. Needless to say, Ghafari has some strong opinions about the role of immigrants in our region's success. Dennis Archambault gets the story.
Denise McGeen / Model D
Friday, June 22, 2012
Detroit was the first major city to have a publicly owned transit system. If the Detroit Bus Company succeeds, it may also be the first to offer a viable privately owned alternative.
Natalie Burg / Concentrate
Friday, June 22, 2012
The Internet has started to shift the music industry's top-down corporate record label control toward indie artists who can deliver their own music to the masses. But what about t-shirts, posters, and other fan-demanded merchandise? Enter local start-up Whiplash, which provides shipping, fulfillment and logistics for small sellers of every stripe.
Jay Walljasper / Model D
Friday, June 22, 2012
Applicants with backgrounds in fields spanning real estate, finance, urban planning, entrepreneurship, law, accounting, health care, civil engineering, community organizing and tourism development were selected for two-year fellowships. Welcome, all.
Dave Lewinski / Metromode
Friday, June 22, 2012
Where do local mad inventors and DIY creators go to plan and conceive their next off-the-wall invention? Whether it's custom mopeds, road-ready cupcakes, or gladiatorial assault courses, hackerspaces have become ground zero for folks who are compelled to create. Dave Lewinksi captures this rare species of iconoclast in its native habitat.
Amy Kaherl / Model D
Friday, June 08, 2012
What's on the menu? Connecting people, proposals and projects to some real cash money, that's what. Amy Kaherl tells us what we missed at the last Detroit SOUP.
Natalie Burg / Concentrate
Friday, June 08, 2012
It's who you know. Or rather, who knows you. Ann Arbor companies have a wide variety of tools for finding the talent they need. And while social media and professional networks play a part in filling their professional ranks, for senior level positions it's a word-of-mouth world.
Natalie Burg / Concentrate
Friday, June 08, 2012
Executives need jobs too. In today's fractured economy it may be hard to muster sympathy for displaced bosses but the truth is building a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem requires plenty of top talent management. So, how do you retain and recruit the execs you need?