O/T: Tell your story, Detroit

Monday, November 16, 2009 | Follow Us: visit: modeldmedia.com Outer banks at North Corktowns new Pump Track Marvin Shaouni | Features for the Week November 17, 2009 Reflecting Detroit in the (new) media: Speaker series follow up and download Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey 11.17.09 Panelists at our Speaker Series event last week urged Detroiters to tell their own stories. Here's a recap, or download the MP3 and listen to the discussion for yourself. read on... New in Midtown: Cheap but good dining, from crepes to dim sum Nicole Rupersberg 11.17.09 Seems like all over the neighborhood, there's more new stuff in Midtown: New bars. Dim sum. Crepes. Upscale street fare. Midtown is always one-upping itself. read on... Next Model D Speaker Series Dec. 16: Green Initiatives in Detroit Model D Staff 11.17.09 Model D teams up with MOCAD to look at the realities of going green in Detroit and some of the greenest projects at the next speaker series on Dec. 16. Sign up now. read on... Model D TV: Virgil H. Carr Arts Center Tom Hendrickson 11.17.09 In this webisode, we visit a new downtown space for teaching, producing, rehearsing and exhibiting arts -- the Arts League of Michigan's Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center. read on... Development News Grand Trunk Pub expanding to next-door space with Foran's Deluxe Diner Hamtramck's Zen Center constructing Refuge Wall from historic tile BMX riding meets city at Corktown Pump Track New Northend mural 'illuminates' E. Grand Blvd. Grandmont Rosedale wraps up forward-focused neighborhood planning series D-Biz: Corktown's Hello Records offers vinyl retreat Sponsored by: Buzz Tweet of the Week Vice President Joe Biden grabs a coney at Lafayette Can Detroit be a tech-hub? Make Detroit's Funk Night the best party in America ... again Artists taking an artistic approach to Detroit's mortgage crisis O Street chimes in on her participation in last weeks Model D speaker series Kauffman CEO says entrepreneurs can revive city Soap starts from 'Days of Our Lives' reaches out to Detroit Selling Detroit as a creative haven Redesigning Detroit with what it already has Sponsored by:  November 17- November 25 Readymade man: Industrial design innovator Stephen Burks gives talk at CCS Nov. 18, 6 p.m. Light it up: Holiday tree rises in Campus Martius, Inside Detroit tours nearby watering holes Nov. 20, 5-midnight String jazz theory: Fusion violin master Jean-Luc Ponty and band take stage at Music Hall Nov. 19, 8 p.m. The Few debut: New Detroit record label celebrates diversity of city's musical talent at Majestic Nov. 21, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. Hamtown, rock city: Premier music venue Small's celebrates 10 years of living loud Nov. 19-21, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. Future heat: Electronic music community parties for unity in indie Detroit dance scene Nov. 25, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. Focus Transit An improved bus system and light rail are top priorities for many in this region. It seems that, as most of the country's thriving metropolises boast impressive transit, everyone agrees that the time has come to get Detroit moving. read on… Focus Areas Transit Green Shop Local Entrepreneurs Film Architecture Redevelopment Higher Ed Arts Move to Detroit Project Database Dequindre Cut The Dequindre Cut is a one-mile-long, 20-foot-wide, north-south path along half of the former rail corridor. The paved portion includes separate lanes for bicycle and foot traffic. The other half will be left in natural grasses and reserved for potential future rail transit. The cut connects the Detroit River, the RiverWalk, Tri-Centennial State Park and Eastern Market. more - Dequindre Cut > Development Projects by Year 2009 ( 19 ) 2008 ( 18 ) 2007 ( 12 ) 2006 ( 12 ) 2005 ( 17 ) 2004 ( 12 ) 2003 ( 12 ) 2002 ( 10 ) 2001 ( 9 ) 2000 ( 6 ) 1999 ( 4 ) 1997 ( 1 ) Search Development Projects Sponsored by: Featured Neighborhood Midtown Midtown is the city's cultural hub -- with some of the best galleries and museums. It also boasts a vibrant blend of housing -- historical and new construction, affordable and luxurious, townhouses and lofts. The neighborhood has great restaurants, shops, nightlife, plus Wayne State University and College for Creative Studies. more - Midtown > Detroit Neighborhoods Central Woodward-Boston Edison Corktown Downtown Detroit East Riverfront East Side Eastern Market Grandmont Rosedale Hamtramck Highland Park Jefferson East Lafayette Park Mexicantown Midtown Near East Side New Center Southwest Detroit The Villages University Commons - Palmer Park Woodbridge Sponsored by: About Model D | Contact Us | Terms of Use | Have a Tip? | RSS