Of the top 25 metro regions, metro Detroit is the only one that doesn't have a functional regional mass transit system. The recently established RTA was meant to remedy that. But progress has been slow... and quiet. Metromode's Natalie Burg asks the organization's new CEO what's going on.
Launching a food-based business in metro Detroit is a lot harder than you think. Luckily, budding foodpreneurs are getting a leg up, courtesy of Southfield's kitchen co-working space, The Culinary Studio, and The Seed, a business incubator started by the owners of Garden Fresh.
When you consider what it takes to make your favorite microbrew, there's no getting around the fact that it is an energy- and resource-intensive process. Metromode checks in with our most green-minded breweries and what they're doing to make a more sustainable beer.
How does someone talk about the heart of your downtown when there isn't one? That was the problem Farmington was facing. But with community involvement and an assist from the DDA, a former downtown parking lot became the Sundquist Pavilion and Riley Park.
Four decades ago the Rouge Rover was so polluted it caught fire. Today, it's better but far from okay. What recovery there's been can be attributed to efforts of The Friends of the Rouge River and its volunteers. But with just five staff members and the recent loss of federal dollars, we asked the organization's executive director Aimee LaLonde-Norman what comes next.
Throw a stone in the air and you're bound to hit a resale, recycling, reuse or junk shop. But which places offer the best trash-to-treasure odds? Metromode takes you on the nickel tour of the region's top upcycling destinations.
You can learn a lot about a community by listening to the way its residents sell it. So, we here at Metromode decided to dig into AirBNB and analyze what metro Detroiters talk about when they talk about themselves. What we found is that the more things change, the more they remain the same.
Studies have shown that protected bike lanes increase ridership across all demographics and significantly decrease accidents. So how does metro Detroit transition from being just bike-tolerant to truly becoming bike-friendly? Metromode's Natalie Burg digs in.
Over 1,300 downtown professionals are making the journey to Detroit this week for the National Main Street Conference. Ferndale will be in the house, learning what Motown has to teach about revitalizing downtown development and, in turn, educating the Motor City about its Main Street successes.
How did Oakland County, a place famous for its wide selection of shopping malls, end up with metro Detroit's first ecotourism attraction? Well, it's funny you should ask. Metromode's Natalie Burg learns how West Bloomfield now speaks for the trees.
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