Featured Stories
Jon Zemke
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Capturing the news is one thing. Connecting what's going on with how investors can react to it is something else. Jason Raznick's Benzinga has carved out a successful niche in Metro Detroit's start-up culture and, like his business, the CEO isn't afraid to call things as he sees them.
Dennis Archambault
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Even with all the talk of green technologies breaking our dependence on coal and oil, change has been slow to come. Metromode looks at Ontario's alternative energy initiatives - how they've helped nurture a wind power industry and what Michigan might learn from them.
Natalie Burg
Thursday, September 22, 2011
It's where the academic rubber meets the real world road. U-M's "Semester In The D" program places 25 students in Motown for a semester to learn how Detroit defines Michigan's past and its future.
Amy Kuras
Thursday, September 15, 2011
From big box to big ideas. Ferndale's Rust Belt Market is an artist and craft fair, DIY marketplace, and music festival all rolled into one. And it happens day in and day out in a space that formerly housed an Old Navy.
Metromode Staff
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Let's face it, we all need a day off. Especially with the start of school. Metromode will be taking a break next week as we gear up for homework, after school clubs, and the generalized chaos that follows Labor Day. But look for a new issue on September 15th, when we return with more stories of innovation and growth.
Natalie Burg
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Maybe it's the vast expanse of Michigan's beachfront property. Or maybe it was just winters of wishful thinking. Either way, fashion designer Magdalena Trever decided to launch a swimwear line in the Mitten. Now, her eye-catching knit bikinis are getting gobs of attention.
Dennis Archambault
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Michigan may be known as the Mitten state, but we're really more of a flipper. After all, we have more coastline than any place else in the continental U.S.. So, what are we doing to leverage this unique position? From energy to tourism, boating to high tech, Dennis Archambault looks at how metro Detroit is capitalizing on its greatest natural resource.
Tanya Muzumdar
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Ben Sharkey leads a truly 3D life. A designer at visualization tech firm Real Time Technology, he moonlights as a honey-smooth jazz vocalist. Okay, so he sings on the side, you say. Still, how many part time jazz singers do you know that boast YouTube fans in the hundreds of thousands?
Jeff Meyers
Thursday, August 11, 2011
In what has to be the smallest sliver of a Venn diagram that includes the insurance industry, upscale bowling, and movie theater chains, sits Paul Glantz. As the CEO of both Proctor Financial and Emagine Entertainment, this native metro Detroiter is nothing if not entrepreneurial.
Natalie Burg
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Margaret Mead once said, "Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world." It could be the rallying cry for the Wayne Ripple Effect, a group of local residents determined to revitalize their city's downtown.
Nicole Rupersburg
Thursday, August 04, 2011
It ain't called Fabulous Ferndale for nothing. With a "sure, why not?" attitude and a dedication to urban vitality, this inner ring burb is quickly becoming the region's go-to community for DIY innovation and entrepreneurship. So, what's that got to do with food carts? More than you might think.
Metromode
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Jon Zemke
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The argument against mass transit in Southeast Michigan has always hinged on the region's lack of density. But that hasn't stopped sprawling metros like Phoenix and Salt Lake City from building highly successful light rail systems. Metromode reruns a story that's as relevant today as it was four years ago.
Kim North Shine
Thursday, July 28, 2011
In Texas, Dallas is referred to as The Big D. And like our D, it's a sprawling metropolitan region ringed by suburbs and freeways, and deeply in love with its cars. We are talking oil country after all. Despite that, the city also has a growing light rail system with over 70 miles of track. So, why them and not us?
Jeff Meyers
Thursday, July 28, 2011
It's baaack! Maker Faire is the ultimate celebration of invention and innovation. From gearheads to eggheads to tech heads, this gathering of mad geniuses offers a cornucopia of handmade, homemade, and borderline dangerous creations. Wander a forest made of mannequins! Witness the world's largest Mentos meets Coke experiment! Ride flame-spewing bicycles! It's at The Henry Ford this weekend and you'd be crazy to miss it.