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Ann Arbor has it all: the University of Michigan, great shopping, bars and restaurants and amazing concert venues. It also has a vitality that only few college towns across the country can boast. It's the kind of city that draws in the undergrads and then, keeps the grads for good.

Ann Arbor Features

A New Breed of Restaurateurs - Pt 2

Nicole Rupersburg Thursday, December 13, 2012

Metromode continues Nicole Rupersburg's two-part series on the region's new generation of restaurateurs and how they're changing Metro Detroit's dining landscape.

A Dozen Game-Changing Buildings in Metro Detroit

Patrick Dunn Thursday, October 25, 2012

Architecture can catalyze a neighborhood or change the way we think about our community. It can be inspiring, iconic, or even controversial. So which buildings rate as game-changers in Metro Detroit? We asked a quartet of prominent local architects to select twelve buildings worth paying attention to.

The Big Salad Aims To Get Bigger

Kim North Shine Thursday, October 11, 2012

John and Elizabeth Bornoty are on a mission: To change people's opinions about salad. And it seems to be working. As the founders and owners of Grosse Pointe Woods' The Big Salad, the couple is building a fast-growing franchise that puts produce front and center as a healthy meal.

The Apps Metro Detroit CEOs Can't Do Without

Jon Zemke Thursday, September 20, 2012

It's an app app app world. Metromode's Jon Zemke quizzes some of Metro Detroit's CEOs on which business apps they can't live without, which apps others should use, and which locally produced apps are worth checking out.

Detroit, One Invention at a Time

Tanya Muzumdar Thursday, September 13, 2012

This point cannot be labored enough: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office affirmed Detroit's growing manufacturing and knowledge economy by opening its first-ever satellite location in Detroit. Metromode examines the U.S.P.T.O's activities in the region, and what its presence means for the area's economy.

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