Macomb Innovates Too!
By: Nicole Rupersburg,
9/2/2010
Let's spread the love and deliver the good word: Macomb County is no slouch when it comes to embracing new economy initiatives. From trade missions to China to the Education City Initiative to the Anton Art Center, the county that too often lives in Oakland and Wayne's economic shadow is no stranger to innovation.
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Livin' Lakeside In Metro Detroit
By: Terry Parris Jr.,
8/12/2010
You can't just paint Southeast Michigan with one big automotive brush. We are the Great Lakes State after all, and Metro Detroit's got a vibrant marina culture to show for it. From Wyandotte to St. Clair Shores, Terry Parris Jr. samples life by the water.
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Sign Up For Concentrate's Speaker Series Event: Why Public Art Matters
By: Metromode Staff,
7/29/2010
Whether it's inspiring community conversation, helping to establish a
sense of place, or fueling economic development, Marc Folk believes that
public art matters. As executive director of the Arts Commission of
Greater Toledo, he oversees the oldest Percent For The Arts program east
of the Mississippi. Marc will be talking about why public art is a wise
investment and taking your questions at
Concentrate's next Speaker Series event -
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Generational Sounds: Rock Icon Ivan Kral Listens To Metro Detroit
By: Constance Crump,
7/21/2010
He penned Patti Smith's "Dancing Barefoot," played with Iggy Pop, David Bowie, and Blondie, and thinks Metro Detroit is the perfect place for him to write his music. Rock icon Ivan Kral chats about the region's rock scene, reminisces about the past, and previews his newly remastered punk rock documentary,
The Blank Generation.
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Detroit Fashion: State of the Art?
By: Tanya Muzumdar,
7/15/2010
When New York fashionistas ask designer Katerina Bocci why she's in Michigan, her reply is: "We are able to make beautiful cars... so why aren't we able to make fashion?" How true!
Metromode gets the skinny on Metro Detroit's budding fashion industry - what's here, where it's going, and what it needs.
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Blog/Joe Zainea
A peek at the playbills of the Majestic Theater and the Magic Stick live music venues shows that every day is a different act. How
does Joe Zainea, longtime owner of The Majestic entertainment empire, keep things fresh from week to week? Follow on for his tales of revival and survival.
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Video/En Garde! Metro Detroit
It's chess at a 100 miles per hour! Salle d'Etroit is southeast Michigan's only full time fencing academy, with Olympic-style instruction, competitions and practice. Add in the largest fencing pro shop in the Midwest, and it becomes another 'I didn't know we had that' reason to love the Metro D.
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