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This Flint startup has upcycled 16,000 water bottles into glasses

By Erin Gold Ali Rose VanOverbeke and Jack Burns, co-founders of Flint eyewear startup Genusee, can measure their progress in plastic. So far, they’ve turned...

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Meet 9 Detroit designers making the city extra festive this season

It’s hard to imagine something in Detroit that provokes as much nostalgia as the former Hudson’s downtown — double it for the holiday season, when...

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Rouge Park, Detroit’s biggest urban green, deserves more love

By Detour Neighborhood Ambassador Frank Nemecek Warrendale is a familiar name to most folks in the Detroit. The neighborhood shows up in the news...

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These doctors-in-training meet their patients under freeway overpasses and on street corners

At first glance, the seven people picking their way through the shadows of a southwest Detroit underpass at the end of March could have been...

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These moms built a Facebook group into a thriving community

Our Made Here series gets real with Detroit entrepreneurs and digs into the lessons and learnings behind the business plans. Alex Fluegel is co-founder of...

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Here’s why Detroit needs to get serious about supporting entrepreneurs of color

It's no secret that white, male-owned businesses generally make the most money. But the level of disparity for entrepreneurs in Detroit is staggering. ...

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Detroit’s sneaker scene is all grown up and cashing in

On October 18, 1984, a Chicago Bulls rookie stepped onto the court at Madison Square Garden for a pre-season game against the New York Knicks....

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This Flint startup has upcycled 16,000 water bottles into glasses

Meet 9 Detroit designers making the city extra festive this season

Rouge Park, Detroit’s biggest urban green, deserves more love

These doctors-in-training meet their patients under freeway overpasses and on street corners

These moms built a Facebook group into a thriving community

Here’s why Detroit needs to get serious about supporting entrepreneurs of color

Detroit’s sneaker scene is all grown up and cashing in

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