48 Hours In Rochester
By: Melinda Clynes, 10/30/2008
Cider Mills, strolls along the river, Michigan's greenest brew pub and Zwetschgenkuchen. Rochester's 150 year-old downtown offers homey high-brow comfort and a reprieve from the concrete hustle and bustle of nearby surburbs.
Metromode Radio: The Creative Big 3
By: Chris McCarus, 10/30/2008
Thought leaders recently gathered in Detroit for the Creative Cities Summit. Lead by Richard Florida, a trio of provocative speakers inspired attendees to look for creative solutions to Michigan's woes.
Michigan Now’s Chris McCarus was there.
From Scratch: Ring Ring
By: Jordan Miller, 10/23/2008
When opportunity rang Aaron Beals answered. The West Bloomfield 26 year-old realized that not only is there power in numbers, phone numbers specifically, there's money in what those numbers can spell. Thus was born Ring Ring, the place where companies go for their vanity phone number. It's a pity M-e-t-r-o-m-o-d-e has too many letters.
A Room With A View
By: Terry Parris Jr., 10/23/2008
If you stop to think about it, hospitals are a logistical nightmare. You have hundreds of patients with different treatments and schedules. Some have dietary restrictions, others don't speak English. Mistakes can have profound consequences. Dearborn's Oakwood hospital recently became the first facility in Michigan to employ a high-tech digital tracking system that makes sense of the chaos.
From Scratch: Dragon Bleu
By: Amy Kuras, 10/16/2008
It was love at first swallow. When law student Moti Goldring and undergrad pal Jared Rapp discovered that French premium vodka Dragon Bleu wasn't distributed in the U.S. they did what any good entreprenuer would do: decided to sell it themselves. So, what does it take to launch a high-end liquor import business in Michigan?
Metromode's Amy Kuras finds out.
Browsing By Design
By: Tanya Muzumdar, 10/16/2008
Videos, Internet marketing, fine art and Kwame's mug: 323 East in Royal Oak has become one-stop shopping for creative inspiration. Home to the Ohm Creative Group, this storefront firm and art gallery is an ambitious (and successful!) merger of innovative business and unbridled expression.
Speaker Series: More Transit Please
By: Metromode Staff, 10/16/2008
Streetcars like this could drive the Motor City. And what if bike lanes where cyclists wouldn't risk life and limb were the norm? At our next Speaker Series, Oct. 21, we'll feature two people -- John Hertel and Scott Clein -- who are working to make those dreams reality for Detroiters. Sign up today.
Teachable Moments: John Hartig
By: Dennis Archambault, 10/9/2008
As the hyperbole of election season politics hits full swing it's useful to remember that there's still a place for pragmatism. Meet John Hartig, a dedicated conservationist who helped bring govermental, corporate and international interests to the table in order to establish The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.
Revisiting Portland, Thinking of Detroit Regionalism
By: Francis Grunow, 10/9/2008
No matter how we view our own community, Detroit's destiny and the region's destiny are one and the same. Francis Grunow's recent visit to Portland, Oregon inspired thoughts about regionalism, begging the question: Why isn't more being done here to emulate the Rose City's successes?
Chris Johnston's Loving Touch
By: Ryan Allen, 10/2/2008
Someday Ferndale will erect a statue to Chris Johnston. Or better yet, replace the police officer in Woodward Avenue's Crow's Nest with his likeness. Entrepreneur, bar owner, restaurateur, rocker and driving force behind downtown's resurgence, only one question remains: When does he sleep?
48 Hours In Dearborn
By: Melinda Clynes, 10/2/2008
Got a friend coming in for the weekend? What other Metro Detroit community can boast that it's got two downtowns?From the morning call to prayer to a picnic at Greenfield Village to a midnight martini at the Double Olive, Dearborn is a destination unto itself.
Metromode Radio: Making Electricity Underwater
By: Chris McCarus, 10/2/2008
In the race to produce cheaper renewable energy, one U-M professor is looking to harness electricity from the Detroit River using experimental cylinders. Chris McCarus has the story on Metromode Radio's latest podcast.