October 03, 2008
Oldest Metro Detroit Drive-in theatre, Ford Wyoming | Marvin Shaouni
Issue 87, Volume 1
Week of 10/2/08
48 Hours In Dearborn
By: Melinda Clynes, 10/2/2008
Got a friend coming in for the weekend? What other Metro Detroit community can boast that it's got two downtowns?From the morning call to prayer to a picnic at Greenfield Village to a midnight martini at the Double Olive, Dearborn is a destination unto itself. (more >)
 
Chris Johnston's Loving Touch
By: Ryan Allen, 10/2/2008
Someday Ferndale will erect a statue to Chris Johnston. Or better yet, replace the police officer in Woodward Avenue's Crow's Nest with his likeness. Entrepreneur, bar owner, restaurateur, rocker and driving force behind downtown's resurgence, only one question remains: When does he sleep? (more >)
 
Metromode Radio: Making Electricity Underwater
By: Chris McCarus, 10/2/2008
In the race to produce cheaper renewable energy, one U-M professor is looking to harness electricity from the Detroit River using experimental cylinders. Chris McCarus has the story on Metromode Radio's latest podcast. (more >)
 
FilterD
By: metromode, 9/25/2008
Late Iraqi musician Munir Bashir, who made the pear-shaped, string instrument called the oud famous, is given a proper tribute this week in Ann Arbor by the University Musical Society. 

Find out what else is music to our ears inside FilterD, your weekly guide to Arts + Culture in the Metro D.
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Blog/Chris Ramos & Jennifer Harlan
Chris Ramos decided to buy a bus. He wanted to get people from the suburbs into Detroit. Then he got the idea to run the bus on biodiesel; might as well help save the planet, right? So he quit his job, hired Jennifer Harlan and started The Night Move. It wasn't as simple as it sounds. Chris and Jennifer will be blogging about starting a business in a recession, the obstacles they face and what they've learned so far. (more >)
 
Video/Welcome To Birmingham!
Birmingham has embraced the idea of smart growth, creating a 24-hour downtown that caters to all ages, tastes, trends, and incomes. Just a hop, skip and jump from Detroit, this inner ring suburb boasts the kind of walkable urban core other cities strive for and rarely achieve. Join resident Mark Nikita on Metromode's quick video tour. (more >)
 
10/2/2008 POSTS
Innovation & Job News
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Featured: Growth Company
The new age of marketing calls for new media to reach audiences. Ann Arbor-based MS&L Digital develops comprehensive web presence for clients like Proctor & Gamble and GM. And as "navigators of the digital age", they've seen strong growth in both revenues and hiring.


Featured: Growth Area
With nearly 30 colleges and universities, SE Michigan's talent pool is both deep and wide. The state's Big Three schools alone (University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University) bring in hundreds of millions of research dollars, create tens of thousands of jobs and spawn dozens of start-up companies every year. From the design programs at the College for Creative Studies to the engineering school at Lawrence Technological University, these schools are the engines that drive not only Michigan but the entire nation.
Featured: Growth Areas
Featured: Cities


Farmington


Farmington residents enjoy upscale amenities, quaint architecture and an ever-improving downtown. At the heart of Farmington sits the Civic Theatre, a landmark old-fashioned movie house that still operates. The city already boasts strong community with festivals, a lively farmer's market and great parks. Plus it plans to aggressively expand its greenspaces downtown, making it even more pedestrian-friendly.

 
 
 

10/2/2008 POSTS
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