This Model D and Metromode series aims to report on everyday Detroiters and their experiences as they live and choices about their neighborhoods, health, education, jobs, transportation, and other ...

Wayne State officials are considering building even more on-campus housing after finding success with three dorms they recently constructed. Excerpt from the story: The residence hall plan works for ...

Renewable energy looks like it will be an engine for job growth in both Detroit and Michigan in the near future. Excerpt: Within a relatively few years, Keith Cooley believes that Michigan could see ...

Even though the globalization of the auto industry has, for the most part, been a negative for Detroit's Big Three, at least one adaptation has proved to be a positive: the accumulated brainpower of ...

Model D has teamed up with The Kresge Foundation for a reporting and engagement series looking at community-building in Detroit neighborhoods. The series seeks to raise awareness about the work of 21 ...

The new pictorial book "20th Century Retailing in Downtown Detroit" features an era when shopping downtown was a bustling spectacle. Excerpt: The book covers shopping in every season downtown, but the ...

Wayne State University researchers received a shot in the arm that should help them figure out what’s going on in your head. The $295,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will help develop ...

Kronk Gym is hallowed ground in the boxing world. Opened shortly after World War I, Kronk, lead by famous trainer Emanuel Steward, has trained some of the greatest boxers the world has ever seen.

The council approved a five-year contract with the nonprofit Downtown Detroit Partnership, chaired by racing legend Roger Penske, to organize the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, The Detroit News and ...

The Detroit Science Center will build a new cafeteria and new entrance as a benefit of its partnership with the University Prep charter school system, which plans to build a science and math school on ...

Caraco shows just how successful university spin-off businesses in Detroit can be with the proper help. Excerpt: One remedy for Metro Detroit's manufacturing ills could come in the form of a plain, ...

Dollars spent in the D are likely to be re-spent here: an estimated $68 out of every $100 versus just $43 from that same hundo dropped at a national chain. With indie retailers popping up all around ...