Featured Video: Ronin
The Ronin were masterless samurai forced to carve out a path of their own. So too does this Royal Oak eatery, combining contemporary bistro sensibilties with a uniquely woodsy ambiance.
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Featured Video: Birmingham Community House
The Birmingham Community House has been offering programs, services and classes to residents young and old. From belly dancing to cooking classes to issue-oriented events, this community center is a model for learning, outreach and participation.
Featured Video: DIY Business Incubation In Ferndale
Government-funded business incubators can't be all things to all people. Sometimes you have to roll up your sleeves and fill the niche no one wants to scratch. Meet Andy Didorosi, who wants to turn Ferndale's Paper Street Motors building into a creative hive for small businesses.
Featured Video: RTT, USA
The virtual world is their oyster. Royal Oak's RTT, USA has turned its virtual prototyping technology into a must-use strategy for companies developing new products. It can then use that same technology to virtually market the product to an endless Internet audience. Cool.
Featured Video: Hillberry Gallery
There was a time when Ferndale and artsy would have been a contradiction in terms. Not anymore. Don't believe it? Visit the internationally recognized Hilberry Gallery, probably the most respected and forward-thinking private gallery in Michigan.
Featured Video: Beauty Blossoms In Metro Detroit
Norm Silk and Dale Morgan are all about aesthetics. Whether it's the explosion of flowers that fill their Birmingham boutique or the restoration of the only home in Detroit to be designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Featured Video: International Bancard Corporation
For eight years Royal Oak's IBC has been a stealth company, pulling in customers and profits with its old school ideas about servicing clients. Now the e-commerce and credit card processing firm is ready to step into the sunlight and school other companies about the power of topnotch customer service.
Featured 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.
Next American City Speaker Series Event – April 8
Model D and Next American City magazine are teaming up for a special speaker series on April 8: "Who Moves To Detroit?". Sign up now.
It’s Not Easy Being Green
The economy is struggling. Real estate is in a spiral. How do you make the case for green building when businesses are just trying to survive? And what about those who want to go green but can't quite reach LEED standards? Is there any consideration for their eco-friendly choices? Metromode looks at how the future of sustainability is coping with the challenges of today.
