The State Of Metro Recycling
By: Michelle Martinez, 9/17/2009
Curbside recycling is not a new fangled idea. Communities across the nation have commited themselves to the practice. So, why is most of Metro Detroit lagging behind?
Metromode looks at where we are, where we're going and who's on board.
Welcome To The Velodrome
By: Megan Pennefather, 8/13/2009
There are only 20 of 'em in the world and Rochester's on the list. Seem unlikely? Not when you consider the fact that local resident Dale Hughes is one of the few people in the world who actually gets paid to design Velodromes. Don't get caught "off the back." Read on...
Incubating Change
By: Constance Crump, 3/5/2009
They're where new businesses are hatched. Where start-ups start up. Southeast Michigan's business incubators offer everything from office supplies to professional mentorship,& helping new economy companies to stand on their own two feet.
Metro Detroit's Seven Day Weekend
By: Ryan Allen, 12/4/2008
Thursday is the new Friday. Or was that Tuesday? In Metro Detroit it doesn't really matter. Great local music can be had every night of the week. From punk to pop, electronica to jazz, hip-hop to hard rock,
Metromode offers up seven nights of tried and true sonic scenes.
48 Hours In Rochester
By: Melinda Clynes, 10/30/2008
Cider Mills, strolls along the river, Michigan's greenest brew pub and Zwetschgenkuchen. Rochester's 150 year-old downtown offers homey high-brow comfort and a reprieve from the concrete hustle and bustle of nearby surburbs.
Mind, Body & Spirits: A Green Brew Pub
By: Melinda Clynes, 7/17/2008
From its LEED construction to its geothermal heating to its all local, all organic menu, Mike Plesz is a man with a mission: to turn a historic building in downtown Rochester into the greenest brewpub in Michigan.
Drinking beer never felt so responsible.
Rockin' The Suburbs
By: Amy Kuras, 7/10/2008
Come on feel the noize! Detroit's School Of Rock And Pop not only teaches adults to pump up the volume, they help them find bandmates to jam with. Whether it's power chords, bubblegum pop, head banging or groovin' to a funky bass line, think of it as rock and roll night school.
Nanotechnology: SE Michigan's Industrial Revolution
By: Lucy Ament, 4/24/2008
Got nanotech? Southeast Michigan does. Metromode has seen the future even though it's invisible to the naked eye. The next evolution in technology is occurring at the atomic level and it just may usher in a new industrial revolution.