Foragers Guide To Employee Perks
By: Kimberly Chou, 6/28/2007
Last month's open house at Google AdWords in Ann Arbor caught the eyes of many 9 to 5ers left wondering why their companies don't provide catered lunches, free massages or superhero cubicle décor. Where are the Michigan businesses with benefits beyond the 401k? And why aren't there more of them? The region has some catching up to do when it comes to unorthodox work perks and places, but there's hope yet.
Fishing Michigan
By: Kelli B. Kavanaugh, 6/28/2007
Is it true that a bad day's fishing is better than a good day's work? Kelli B. Kavanaugh weighs the pros and cons of this wacky and wonderful sport in an informative and humorous guide on fishing in Michigan.
4 Blogs You Should Read
By: Assorted Guest Bloggers, 6/28/2007
Over the last six months
metromode has featured the words and wisdom of local thought leaders who not only care about the future of Southeast Michigan but are working to shape that future. This week we share five posts that got us... and hopefully you... thinking.
Volunteer: I.J. Campbell
By: Maureen McDonald, 6/28/2007
I.J. Campbell dedicates a good deal of his free time to helping others, and his efforts help improve the economic vitality of metro Detroit and metro Detroiters.
From Scratch: whiteMAKO
By: Alex Dziadosz, 6/21/2007
Ready or not here he comes! There are plenty of 20 year-olds who think they can change the world but how many of them have started a lucrative web design and multimedia firm at age thirteen? Meet Chris Mwakasisi, CEO of whiteMAKO.
Betting on Michigan Women
By: Tanya C. Muzumdar, 6/21/2007
With all our talk of nurturing talent, developing high-tech industries and emerging as an economic leader, maybe its time Michigan focused on its best and least utilized resource -- women.
Guest Blogger: Eric Cedo
By: Eric Cedo, 6/21/2007
Eric Cedo is our guest blogger this week. Eric is the founder of BrainGain Marketing and the former executive director of CreateDetroit. He blogs frequently on BrainGain's Michigan-focused
milifemitimes.com, a site dedicated to the local creative community.
Check back here each week day to read Eric's thoughts on attracting and keeping young talent and building up Southeast Michigan's creative community.
Women In Business Resource Guide
By: Tanya Muzumdar, 6/21/2007
Thinking of launching your own start-up? Looking to network or searching for a business mentor? There are a wide variety of local and national organizations dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs.
Survey: Public Policy
By: Kurt Metzger, 6/21/2007
Do you want state legislators to know what your priorities are for the state budget? United Way is interested in hearing your thoughts and will share responses with all state elected officials.
Take Me to the River
By: Kelli B. Kavanaugh, Model D, 6/19/2007
Families
out for an evening stroll, cyclists biking at the crack of dawn.
Detroit's RiverWalk is open and ready for pedestrian traffic. Kelli
Kavanaugh takes us on a tour of the city's newest hot spot.
Model D TV: Walk the RiverWalk
By: Tom Hendrickson, 6/19/2007
East Riverfront Revisited
By: By: Dennis Archambault, 6/19/2007
With
the RiverWalk expanding and new housing developments planned, Detroit's
East Riverfront is getting hotter just in time for summer.
Density Vs. Transit
By: Jon Zemke, 6/14/2007
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. What do they know that we don't?
Guest Blogger: Ron Suarez
By: Dr. Ron Suarez, 6/14/2007
Dr. Ron Suarez is our guest blogger this week. Ron is a serial entrepreneur and Arbor City Councilmember and founder of
Promovuz, a company offering digital music promotion, statistics and sales.
Check back here each week day to read Ron's thoughts on media, technology and how to do your own podcast.
Get Involved: Leaps and Bounds
By: Megan L. Bracket, 6/14/2007
Leaps and Bounds provides a full spectrum of services to hundreds of families in Macomb and Wayne counties.
The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium: More Than Money
By: Scott Paul Dunham, 6/14/2007
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
By: Melinda Clynes, 6/7/2007
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.
Guest Blogger: Maud Lyon
By: Maud Lyon, 6/7/2007
Our guest blogger for this week is Maud Lyon. Maud is the founding director of the Cultural Alliance, and a consultant for numerous nonprofit organizations.
Check back here each week day to read Maud's thoughts on the state of arts and culture in Michigan.
Discipline Five: Get on Base
By: Michael Brennan, 6/7/2007
United Way president Michael Brennan examines the importance of continued success over time in the fifth installment of his series on a Community of Progress.
Green Urbanism
By: Amy E. Whitesall, 6/7/2007
Green and urban. More than a contradiction in terms, they're now a movement. Local architects and developers are starting to adopt 'bioregional' philosophy that asks: What does it take to build a sustainable city?