Giving Her Time: Joan Gehrke
By: Maureen McDonald, 3/29/2007
Joan Gerhke rakes in millions — for charity. A champion volunteer fund-raiser, she calls her work "the art of the heart."
Guest Blogger: Brad Frost
By: Brad Frost, 3/29/2007
Bradford Frost is our guest blogger this week. Brad works at
United Way for Southeastern Michigan. He recently moved to Detroit and currently lives in Mid-Town with his girlfriend.
Check back here every weekday to read Brad's thoughts about reframing Metro Detroit’s problems and finding new solutions.
Some Assembly Required
By: Jon Zemke, 3/29/2007
Come and get it! For some, the sit down family meal may sound like something out of a Norman Rockwell painting. But prepared gourmet meal services and personal chefs are turning grab-and-run meals into dinner hour adventures.
Feel Da Noise
By: Walter Wasacz, 3/29/2007
From Parliament-Funkadelic to the Stooges to the entire stable of Motown artists to today's techno pioneers, metro Detroit isn't the next anything, it is a musical force of nature. Panelists at a recent MOCAD event waxed poetic about our region's reputation for revolutionary sound.
Michigan Earns Its Blue Belt
By: Tanya C. Muzumdar, 3/22/2007
Second only to Alaska in miles of shoreline, Michigan's blue belt may be one of the nation's best-kept secrets. Is it any wonder we're poised to become a kayaking mecca?
Survey: Visiting the 'D'
By: metromode, 3/22/2007
Playing a tourist in your hometown? Entertaining out-of-town guests? Tell us where you go — and what you think of what metro Detroit has to offer visitors.
DIY Design
By: Kimberly Chou, 3/22/2007
Tired of 'big box' fashion and assembly line design? In Ypsilanti, a group of underground entrepeneurs have found a way to brand personal expression and build businesses that cater to the cult of authenticity.
Film Fest Frenzy
By: Michael Hastings, 3/15/2007
Could Traverse City or Saugatuck be the next Cannes? As Michigan becomes home to a growing number of film festivals, an enthusiastic band of cineastes are bringing Hollywood to the heart of 'fly-over' country.
Living Here: The Survey Is In
By: Kurt Metzger, 3/15/2007
Attracting and keeping talent here comes down to quality of life. United Way and metromode asked you what you thought of education, public safety, and arts and culture in SE Mich. Here are some of the first results from that survey.
From Scratch: Motor City Sewing
By: Meghan McEwen, 3/8/2007
Paris. Milan. Detroit? Local menswear mavens, Sarah Lurtz and Sarah Lapinski (of Wound fashion designs) dream of turning their DIY sewing factory into Detroit's premiere clothing manufacturer.
From Scratch puts the spotlight on individuals and companies in SE Michigan that are building their businesses from the ground up. They are true pioneers in the new economy, reinventing the state's identity and laying the foundation for Michigan's future.
Get Involved: Southwest Solutions
By: Maureen McDonald, 3/8/2007
Southwest Solutions is making real progress, changing individual lives and the entire Southwest Detroit community with education, counseling, homeownership and redevelopment programs. Read on to learn more.
The World Is Their Cubicle
By: Jon Zemke, 3/8/2007
Professionals across Metro Detroit are ditching their cubicles and "Office Space" culture for cafes, coffee shops and libraries. All these 21st Century professionals need is a lap top, a Wi-Fi connection and a hot cup of Joe to make their way in Michigan's new knowledge-based economy.
Survey: Living in S.E. Michigan
By: metromode, 3/1/2007
How do you feel about the quality of education, public safety, and arts and culture in the region? What could make S.E. Michigan a better place to live? Take a second and complete this survey from metromode and the United Way.
Embrace the Genius of the And
By: Michael J. Brennan, 3/1/2007
Are we capable of extending our care to one another – and finding the fundamental force that unites us? asks United Way for Southeastern Michigan president Michael
Brennan in the continuation of series on what our region needs to
progress.
Put Your Money Where Your Art Is
By: Jon Zemke, 3/1/2007
Some neo-realism with your money market account? How about fairy dust with that root canal? Local businesses are partnering with artists to help sculpt an identity that stands out against a landscape littered with cookie-cutter chainstores.
The World At Our Doorstep
By: Dennis Archambault, 3/1/2007
It's a small world after all. As Southeast Michigan plugs into the global marketplace, it finds a world of investors, partners and corporations interested in setting up shop here.