Makin' Movies: 'American Virgin' Brings Jobs and Dreams to Local Crews
By: Terry Parris Jr., 11/20/2008
Nearly everyone involved in "American Virgin," from hair and makeup to catering and security to the unpaid extras, uses their hand as a map to show where they're from.
This mitten-made movie is making it clear that Michigan is ready for its Hollywood close up.
Retooling SE Michigan's Workforce
By: Lucy Ament, 11/20/2008
Evolve or perish has become the mantra for Michigan's economy. But what to do with generations of workers who flourished under the old system?
To borrow a recent slogan: "We are the change we have been waiting for". Metro Detroit's universities have some ideas about how to make that change.
Reinventing The Mundane: Detroit Design Center
By: Lucy Ament, 11/13/2008
Most designers want to make bold statements, to put their signature on high profile projects. Brothers Erik and Israel Nordin of Detroit Design Center have more modest goals. They want to make their mark in the mundane, reinventing the functional design of components in residential and commercial spaces while bringing a new aesthetic to Metro Detroit.
Metro Detroit's Real Radio
By: Dennis Archambault, 11/13/2008
As corporate radio blands out the airwaves with lowest common denominator programming, local college radio remains the last bastion for original and ecclectic soundscapes. And with the Internet, these student-run shows are finding listeners all over the globe.
Metromode Radio: SE Michigan Vies For Federal Money
By: Chris McCarus, 11/13/2008
The nation’s economy is weak. But the federal government still has money. Washington gives local municipalities $400 billion a year in grants (like for brownfield clean up).
Michigan Now’s Chris McCarus visits with Metro Detroit officials, all of whom are jockeying for federal dollars.
Sign Up: Speaker Series Talks Talent, Innovation and Detroit
By: Metromode Staff, 11/13/2008
Smart, savvy start-ups are proving to be key to keeping the young and the restless in Metro Detroit. Model D's Speaker Series looks at who's building businesses and retaining talent. It'll be on Thursday, Nov. 20. Sign up today.
Chicks With Sticks
By: Amy Whitesall, 11/6/2008
At hockey rinks around Ann Arbor, "You shoot like my mom," is not necessarily an insult. Scores of local women are tossing their figure skates aside, shredding ice and aiming to put their own 'bisquit in the basket.' Alaska's got nothing on SE Michigan when it comes to hockey moms.
U-M Dearborn's Virtual Game Face
By: Erika-Marie Geiss, 11/6/2008
The future is both virtual and digital. With computer gaming quickly becoming the cultural and technological linchpin to modern society (it's a $10 billion business), U-M Dearborn has developed a highly respected program that is turning out the next generation of game coders.