If chess club, violin lessons and Little League haven't already taken over your kid's after-school schedule, the Dearborn Chamber of Commerce has the next must-attend extracurricular activity: the Young Entrepreneurs Academy. It's a weekly program that teaches teens and tweens how to launch their own start-up.
From Cleveland to Chicago, Denver to New Jersey, bus rapid transit has become the mass transit solution of choice for many cities, with systems either in place or under development. If things go according to plan metro Detroit could join that list and be on its way toward finally developing a regional transportation system.
Co-working spaces are hardly breaking news in metro Detroit. What's exciting, however, is how they've grown in scope, services, size and availability over the last few years. Submitted for your approval: a roundup of the region's more interesting shared work spaces.
In our ever-growing culture of faster and more interconnected technologies, there are some who seek a more authentic experience. It's inspired a renewed interest in hand-made products and skills. For Kent Lund it's meant hand-carved canoe paddles, a craft that has earned him both accolades and customers.
Houses are selling before they're listed. Buyers are getting into bidding wars. Sound familiar? No, it's not a return to the crazed real estate market of 2003... but a few metro Detroit communities are coming back with a vengeance. Why? Well, vibrant urban cores have a lot to do with it.
What started as a noble experiment in support of local artists, creatives and vendors has turned into a vibrant success. Not only has Ferndale's Rust Belt Market been both a home and launching pad for new businesses, it's in the process of becoming an event destination.
What if work from home involves an office, just not the office? With all the hubbub made over Yahoo's recent "Work at work" decree, the media has missed some interesting workplace developments - namely the rise of coworking, flexible and cooperative office spaces. Byte & Mortar in Troy is the latest addition to a growing a trend.
ISCG in Royal Oak has long been designing workplaces for clients with an eye toward rehabilitation and re-use. Last year the firm put its money where its mouth was and became its own client. The building? The discarded Royal Radio building on Main Street. The results speak for themselves.
There's little doubt that Michigan is the midwest's Horn Of Plenty. But how to wrangle all those delicious wines, ciders, jams, and treats from around the state into your pantry? The folks at Cherries & Grapes intend to make being a true-blue locavore as easy as a few clicks on your computer.
Urban revitalization is infectious and Grosse Pointe has caught the bug. Big changes are afoot in the east side community as new eateries, businesses and ideas threaten to energize the otherwise cloistered community. Could GP become the next RO?
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