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Metro Detroit's Hottest Home Markets

Kim North Shine Thursday, May 09, 2013
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. 

Is Metro Detroit Ready for the Barwis Methods?

Richard Retyi Thursday, April 04, 2013
NFL and U-M football players, NHL players, and current and former Olympians tote iron at the legendary Barwis Methods gym in Plymouth. Although he's made a career out of training top athletes, strength and conditioning coach Mike Barwis isn't only about the jocks. Anyone from the elderly to those getting on their feet again after injury is welcome to sweat.

Different Downtowns, Similar Successes

Natalie Burg Thursday, January 10, 2013
On the surface, Plymouth and Howell look very similar. Similar size, similar look, similar downtowns. And the two communities are successfully growing. But how they approach that growth and development differs. Metromode's Natalie Burg takes a look at how and why each works in its own way.

10 Things To Do In Metro Detroit Before Summer Ends

Patrick Dunn Thursday, August 09, 2012
The countdown has begun, summer is winding down. And if you're like us, there's a list of stuff you meant to do while the weather was warm and the days were long. But where to start? Well, we've got some thoughts about that...

Almost Famous: Metro Detroit's Up And Coming Chefs

Nicole Rupersburg Thursday, May 17, 2012
Metro Detroit's chefs may not be dominating episodes of Chopped and Top Chef but that doesn't mean they don't shine where it counts. So what about our next generation of kitchen masters? Metromode's Nicole Rupersburg introduces you to a quartet of local culinary up-and-comers.

How Indie Book Stores Keep Communities Vibrant

Dennis Archambault Thursday, October 20, 2011
Though technology and big box retail have taken their toll, there's still a place for the downtown book store. Some Metro Detroit businesses are pushing past the traditional browse and buy forumla to create a third place for art, events, and socializing.

Metro Detroit's Homeprenuers

Amy Kuras Thursday, February 25, 2010
As scary as the economy is, some smart and creative people are laughing in the face of fear and launching their own businesses from home. Meet three people who've created enormously cool jobs for themselves.

Hop Aboard: Metro Detroit's Best Microbrews

Nicole Rupersburg Thursday, October 22, 2009
In celebration of Hoptober, Metromode takes a tour of Metro Detroit's unsung heroes of microbrew goodness: the off-the-beaten track award winners who make some of the most innovative brews around.

Michigan Masala

Tanya Muzumdar Thursday, July 23, 2009
The recent Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire reminds us that the Indian subcontinent, with a population of nearly 1.2 billion, occupies a rather large corner of the world. It also represents a growing demographic in Metro Detroit. South Asian culture as expressed through Bollywood films, dance and specialty foods has moved beyond local enclaves onto Main Street Michigan.

The Metro Detroit Touch

Tanya Muzumdar Thursday, March 19, 2009
It should be no surprise that tending to the body is a growth industry, and that includes massage. How big? $11-15 billion dollars big. With a respected school in Southfield, local hospitals adding massage therapy to treatment and some businesses providing it as an employee perk, it's good to know our high tech world still values the human touch.

Incubating Change

Constance Crump Thursday, March 05, 2009
They're where new businesses are hatched. Where start-ups start up. Southeast Michigan's business incubators offer everything from office supplies to professional mentorship,& helping new economy companies to stand on their own two feet.

48 Hours In Northville And Plymouth

Constance Crump Thursday, February 12, 2009
Norman Rockwell meets urban sophistication. If you want to experience a pair of classic Michigan communities you can't get much more Michigan-y than Plymouth and Northville.And yet these metro Detroit cities are looking forward, adding cafes, condos and galleries to their cozy, walkable downtowns.

The D Brand and You

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey Thursday, January 17, 2008
The 'D' brand isn't just about pulling in conventions and tourists. With the D Brand Summit, branding gurus are showing us how the power of the 'D' can also attract more talent and business to the region.

The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium: More Than Money

Scott Paul Dunham Thursday, June 14, 2007
Like American Idol, each year local startups strut their stuff at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, presenting in 'lightning round' pitch sessions for the attention of venture capital managers and angel investors. But support can mean more than just a quick infusion of cash, it can also spell success for Michigan's economy.

Michigan Music Fests: Mozart To Mosh Pits

Melinda Clynes Thursday, June 07, 2007
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are." Clearly the man loved his polka. metromode offers up a Summer Music Festival guide worth singing about.
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