Cancer research, rock & roll and scones. You might say that none of these things is quite like the others. And you'd be wrong. Meet Aliccia Berg Bollig and Bob Zabor. Leaping from left brain to right in a single bound, this talented pair is metromode's latest dynamic duo of dual careers. Heck, they've even got aliases.
Scientists in Japan and at the University of Wisconsin have discovered how to "reprogram" human skin cells, effectively changing the cells into embryonic stem cells - illegal for use in research.
Health Plan of Michigan has relocated from Southfield to Downtown Detroit, moving 111 employees to the new One Kennedy Square Building.
Downtown Rochester is about to become a little more walkable when city workers finish adding new lighting to the Downtown Riverwalk early next year. The new decorative lights will line the Paint Creek between East Second Street and the City Hall.
Eating options in Ann Arbor are about to become a little more luxurious when the Plum Market opens in February. The specialty grocer will open a 28,000-square-foot facility in the Maple Village Shopping Center.
Ann Arbor is sticking yet another feather in its environmental hat. This time the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association presented city's Energy Coordinator, David Konkle, with an award for his efforts to bring using renewable energy more into the mainstream.
Businesses are making more headway in downtown Mt. Clemens. Two more have opened up and another is expanding within the last month. Good news for one of the East Side's premier downtowns.
Schoolpictures.com might not be batting a 1000 but it's hitting a home run in Ypsilanti. The fast-growing web-based company plans to move its headquarters to the old Ave Maria University campus so it can be close to Eastern Michigan University.
Wanna buy a home in Dearborn? The city is trying to streamline that process by creating the WelcomeHomeDearborn.com Web site, which plans to highlight living, working and playing in the city, along with featuring homes for sale.
Work is done on the University of Michigan School of Public Health's building. The project renovated the existing building and added another 125,000 square feet in a 7-story addition.
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