Reinventing Michigan's Economy: A Conversation with Terry Cross
By: Jon Zemke,
11/19/2009
A veteran of both Wall Street and Silicon Valley, Terry Cross is WSU's first Entrepreneurial Executive in Residence.
Metromode sits down with him to get his thoughts on economic reinvention and what lessons Michigan can take from the coasts when it comes to investment and transformation.
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Little Vietnam In Madison Heights
By: Nicole Rupersburg,
11/12/2009
Pho shops and Vietnamese businesses are popping up in Madison Heights like dandelions. What gives?
Metromode looks into why the unlikely stretch between John R and Dequindre is turning into Metro Detroit's
de facto Little Vietnam.
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The King Of Detroit Comedy
By: Corey Hall,
11/5/2009
When times get tough people start looking for a reason to laugh. No one knows this better than comedy club veteran Mark Ridley, who's been busting the guts of Metro Detroiters for more than 20 years. And even in though credit is tight and the economy tighter, he's decided to renovate his storied Royal Oak Comedy Castle.
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Hop Aboard: Metro Detroit's Best Microbrews
By: Nicole Rupersburg,
10/22/2009
In celebration of Hoptober,
Metromode takes a tour of Metro Detroit's unsung heroes of microbrew goodness: the off-the-beaten track award winners who make some of the most innovative brews around. (
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The Next Generation Of Affordable Housing
By: Constance Crump,
10/1/2009
Forget traditional notions of affordable housing. If Metro Detroit wants to end the brain drain, attract new economy workers and revitalize its communities it needs to pay better attention to the housing needs of 20 and 30somethings. What does that mean? Affordable rentals, downtown condos and hip, walkable neighborhoods. (
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Blog/Sharon Carney
From Sharon Carney's perspective we're all in this together. A Special Project Director at the
Michigan Suburbs Alliance, Sharon has been both politically and civically involved in Metro Detroit. She will be writing about her latest effort, the Millennial Mayors Congress and how SE Michigan can achieve greater regional collaboration. (
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Video/B Nektar
Mead, it's not just for renaissance fest geeks anymore. Proof? B. Nektar in hipper-than-thou Ferndale, where honey, apples and all sorts of fermentable goodness are crafted into a damn fine brew.
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