Featured Stories
Sarah Szurpicki / Model D
Friday, May 04, 2012
One quarter of our regional population is African-American but only 2 percent of our gross regional product comes from African-American owned businesses. The America21 Project aims to change that number, says Global Detroit's Sarah Szurpicki.
Dennis Archambault / Model D
Friday, May 04, 2012
Behind every start-up entrepreneur is a risk-tolerant investor. In Detroit, that’s likely to be the Detroit Development Fund, which has provided loans for small businesses like Astro Coffee and Good Girls Go to Paris. Dennis Archambault adds up the details.
Jon Zemke / Concentrate
Friday, May 04, 2012
In the conversation about mass transit and whether or not we develop a county-wide service one type of rider often gets overlooked - kids. What do limited transportation options mean for students without easy access to after-school activities and programs? What about the car-less volunteers who can't reach those who need help the most?
J. Bennett Rylah / Concentrate
Friday, May 04, 2012
From ArtPrize to the seed accelerator Momentum to the web business incubator Pomegranate Studios, Grand Rapids-based Rick Devos has created an impressive farm team of entrepreneurial enterprises focused on strengthening Michigan's economic ecosystem. His latest creation, StartGarden, gets both professionals and the public behind projects with the potential to blossom into successful businesses.
Zak Rosen / Model D
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Dig into our second installment in a loose series on global visionary leadership and how we can apply it to Detroit. Zak Rosen talks to a man who was part of the urban sustainability movement before the term even had traction.
Claire Nelson / Model D
Friday, April 20, 2012
Our new headquarters has some great bones -- architecturally and historically. It's also on a great Midtown block that includes neighbors the Green Garage and Bronx Bar. Cheers from us to you.
Dave Lewinski / Metromode
Friday, April 20, 2012
It doesn't take a hop of faith to believe in the excellence of Michigan-made brews. After all, we're fifth in the nation for beer-making. But beyond the rich flavors and frothy heads there's a real art and science to craft beer. Metromode's Dave Lewinski takes you behind the scenes at some of Metro Detroit's favorite breweries.
Tunde Wey & Claire Nelson / Model D
Friday, April 20, 2012
Amy Kaherl is the organizer of Detroit SOUP, a monthly fundraising dinner to support local projects. She also orchestrates "shenanigans" for the Detroit City Futbol League and the Marche du Nain Rouge. And she spins as DJ Amy Dreamcatcher.
Tunde Wey & Claire Nelson / Model D
Friday, April 06, 2012
For the past few months we've been working with Detroit media partners and the Knight Foundation to create a new collaborative resource for innovation called UIX. People get ready, it's time to roll out some evidence.
Tanya Muzumdar / Concentrate
Friday, April 06, 2012
Math professor by day, burrito maker... by day. Mark's Carts has not only attracted interesting on-the-go cuisine to downtown, it's inspired unconventional owners as well. Concentrate's Tanya Muzumdar chats with Dr. Paul Kessenich, owner of Darcy's Cart, about juggling his academic responsibilities with the demands of food cart culture.
Leah Johnson / Model D
Friday, April 06, 2012
Two rooms at Seva restaurant were packed wall to wall with innovators, entrepreneurs and others for the launch of UIX, which will profile Detroit people and projects over the next three years. Leah Johnson talks to some folks in the creative mix.
Amy Kuras / Metromode
Friday, March 23, 2012
From jingles to mash-ups, family-owned Yessian Music in Farmington Hills has been creating soundtracks for commercials, theme parks, movies, and high profile events for 40 years. This year's Super Bowl, which boasted five different ads with their work, demonstrates the ever-growing global reach of this homegrown firm.
Samer Hijazi
Monday, March 19, 2012
Fida Mourtada and his wife Zainab have been married almost as long as they have been in the transportation business together. Today, Mourtada and his wife run Seastar, a freight forwarding company that specializes in ocean, inland & air transportation. While the couple has been able to successfully manage their own business, the road to this point in their success was a long one.
Natasha Dado
Monday, March 19, 2012
Dr. Chad Audi never thought his professional career would be spent providing needy families and individuals with hope, and an opportunity to get back on their feet, but once he saw how the Detroit Rescue Mission Missionaries changed the fate of one poverty stricken woman, there was nothing else he could imagine doing.
Nick Meyer
Monday, March 12, 2012
From restaurants to casinos, downtown Detroit offers plenty of entertainment options. But for a long time, the city had lacked an upscale cigar bar where some of its 160,000 or so workers could relax at the end of the day. The new La Casa De La Habana lounge changed all that roughly two and a half years ago when it opened its doors for the first time in historic Harmonie Park.