March 2011
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Tumblr Meetup: Detroit
handsupfordetroit: Anyone interested?
Mar 29th
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A Year of Living (Not So) Dangerously: Brian... →
livinginthed: The next time Mayor Dave Bing faces an audience of Detroiters skeptical about his plans to reconfigure their city into a smaller number of more densely populated, more commercially viable neighborhoods, he should invite Donn Fresard along. Fresard is a prosecutor — not just any prosecutor, but…
Mar 25th
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Restoring Wright →
Mar 25th
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Facelift Planned for Detroit’s Michigan Central Depot
Mar 24th
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J V L I V S: Finney High School, Part I →
jvlivs: Some shots that I have taken of my mother’s Alma Mater, Jared W. Finney High School located on Detroit’s lower east side bordering the Grosse Pointes. My mother attended this school in the late 60s, she was one of the first black kids to attended this school making it one the first…
Mar 21st
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Mar 21st
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Mar 16th
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Single Barrel Detroit is entering the final hours of a kickstarter campaign to raise money “in an effort to help lift one of our favorite Detroit bands, Prussia, to the point of national attention”. Now any initiative with the words Detroit and national attention in the same sentence I can get behind! From their Kickstarter page… With your backing, you’ll be embracing our goal...
Mar 16th
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mydeardetroit: Hostel Detroit is about to open! There grand opening celebration is Sunday, April 17  from 2:00pm - 5:00pm. GRAND OPENING PROGRAM: Welcomes, Arrivals, Refreshments: Starting at 2:00  Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Starting at 3:00 Recognitions, Raffle Winner: Starting at 4:30  Please RSVP, send a confirmation email to:rsvp@hosteldetroi.com
Mar 15th
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Mar 14th
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Mar 12th
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The Normal.: War on Rehab and Brownfield Tax... →
thenormal-detroit: Coverage of Rick Snyder’s proposal to eliminate Historic Rehabilitation and Brownfield Renovation Tax Credits, in favor of a plan to direct $100 million from a funding pool towards “worthier” projects: Business, political leaders, experts raise questions on Snyder’s budget Tax Credits…
Mar 12th
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Mar 10th
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The Beehive Recording Company A pay what you want music label in Detroit. Recording, art, distribution, all free. Cool concept. Anyone have any experience with this?
Mar 10th
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jamieontiveros-deactivated20130 asked: Hi, I'm from MI originally and have become enamored by the grassroots efforts in Detroit. I just launched a new site to showcase some of the most creative and innovative grassroots projects that Detroit has to offer. Are you interested in an email interview?
Mar 10th
jamieontiveros-deactivated20130 asked: I love the 'Ask us something' form that you're using on your Tumblr page. Did you create this app? Is it available on the internet?
Mar 10th
logocousin asked: Thanks for the reblog of the "be the change" shirts!
Mar 9th
livefortravel asked: Thank you for supporting the MI Film Incentive and for reblogging my facebook event post!
Mar 9th
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Mar 9th
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Mar 9th
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Awesome article and slide show in the Atlantic about the Palmer Woods Historic District and human interest piece. “The reporter came in and I said, ‘I want you to print something and I want you to print it just the way I say it: I live here because I chose to be in Detroit. I am not stuck. I could be anywhere I want.’” -Lorna Thomas, Palmer Woods resident Read more…
Mar 8th
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This morning we had the opportunity to speak at the Collaborative Group headquarters about our building project and showed the Make/Shift trailer (above) to a diverse group of entrepreneurs. I’m not much of a public speaker, but being in a room with 30 or so like-minded individuals devoted to Detroit’s renewal had a calming effect on me and i felt at home immediately. From their...
Mar 8th
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Mar 6th
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March 3, 2011 - Girl Talk dance party at The Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. Photos/video: Joe Gall
Mar 6th
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Redefining Dreamland A 2011 Detroit Documentary. “Detroit’s not a failure, it is simply the single most successful thing americans have ever built. It’s a great, heroic success story.” -Jerry Herron, Dean, Irvin D. Reid Honors College at Wayne State University Long but worth it. Detroit is made up of some great people.
Mar 6th
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Mar 6th
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Mar 3rd
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Street Art View A collaborative collection of sites from google street view showcasing street art all over the globe. Tag your favorite spot, share it with friends and help build the world’s largest art collection.
Mar 3rd
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Mar 2nd
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Plans unveiled for $221-million Cobo Center... →
adrldtrt: Hot.
Mar 2nd
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