Posted on 30 April 2013. Tags: among, boulevard, I375, ideas, revamp
Chris Gautz – The state is considering a revamp of I-375 that would raise a portion of the road to grade level and create a pedestrian-friendly boulevard designed to attract development. State and local officials caution that the idea is not a foregone conclusion, just one idea that is being considered along with other options, [...]
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Posted on 08 April 2013. Tags: Arts', Contest, ideas, million, wanted
Got a big idea for the arts in Detroit? You could win a share of $ 3 million to help make it become a reality. The goal of the Knight Arts Challenge is to engage and enrich the community. You don’t have to be an artist to enter. It’s open to anyone. There are signs [...]
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Posted on 08 January 2013. Tags: businesses, Detroit, ideas, kickstart, online
Brick by brick, project by project, Detroit is being quietly rejuvenated by a movement funded by strangers helping residents launch unique ideas to improve overlooked areas of the city. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News
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Posted on 24 October 2012. Tags: Detroit, dollars, Foundation, ideas, Knight, Ten's, thousands, wants, words
How often can you score tens of thousands of dollars — or more — with just 150 words? Put on your thinking caps, Detroit artists. This week the Knight Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting communities through art and journalism, announced a grant of more than $ 19 million to the arts in Detroit. The [...]
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Posted on 09 September 2012. Tags: Big', Business, Contest, firm, Grand, ideas, OST's, Rapids, think
Small start-ups in Grand Rapids, Metro Detroit and Minneapolis will get $ 5,000 worth of services. Full News here – Oakland Business
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Posted on 21 August 2012. Tags: among, areas, Detroit, ideas, longterm, planting, ponds, Public, rainwater, transit, trees, vacant, Works
The Detroit Works Long-Term Planning team unveiled more of its draft ideas this morning for remaking the city’s vacant land and public infrastructure. Among the ideas being floated: Creating rainwater retention ponds in vacant areas to ease stress on overtaxed sewer systems; reforesting vacant areas to create buffers for freeways and industrial areas; and greatly [...]
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Posted on 23 July 2012. Tags: ahead, Behindthescenes, development, Garden, ideas, night, peek, start, Thursday, UPDATE
Rick DeVos venture capital fund has invested $ 130,000 in 26 ideas so far. Full News here – Oakland Business
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Posted on 16 July 2012. Tags: Democrats, funding, Gov., ideas, like, much, school, Snyder's, Sound, they're, vouchers, worried
Whitmer spokesman Robert McCann: “From what they’ve said so far, the plan sounds an awful lot like vouchers, even if they’re not calling it that.” Full News here – Detroit News
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