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WEBAbout Model D. Model D is an award-winning digital news magazine, and Detroit institution, focused on the dynamic communities, businesses, and residents of Detroit, Michigan. We cover what's next in entrepreneurship, creative culture, and urban development in and around the city, and are part of the Issue Media Group family.
Pharmacist Tania Begum serves Bengali community - Model D
WEBAug 9, 2021 · Tania Begum is a pharmacist, mother of three, and a Bangladeshi woman entrepreneur who co-owns Community Rx Pharmacy in Warren, Mich. Begum was born in a middle-class family in Bangladesh. Her father was a pharmacist in Bangladesh who owned his own pharmacy, and her mother, a homemaker. Her …
Inspiring curious minds: Detroit women in STEM - Model D
WEBAug 31, 2015 · All three are women who are helping transform the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) in Detroit by making important discoveries, incorporating innovative methods, and using their skills and technology to inspire the next generation of scientists. The statistics for women in …
Greenhouse to grocery: Stocking stores with year-round Michigan …
WEBJan 23, 2017 · The Michigan-based grocery chain Meijer has been purchasing Mastronardi Produce for over 40 years and offers Michigan-grown tomatoes at each of its 230 stores, which are spread over six states. "Meijer offers our customers fresh, vine-ripened Michigan-grown tomatoes year-round, thanks to Mastronardi Produce's state-of-the-art hydroponic ...
How has Detroit remained the nation's automobile hub?
WEBOct 23, 2018 · The greater Detroit area has been a hub for designing and building automobiles for decades, and the region is poised to continue to be an automotive hub into the future, even as the industry faces challenges ranging from the push for market-ready automated and connected vehicles to competition from technology firms around the …
How Dreamtroit could be a case study for places stemming loss of ...
WEBOct 20, 2020 · Once it’s running, the Dreamtroit project may serve as a case study for places trying to stem the loss of culture and affordability, Naimi says. “Just showing you can anchor a community with something—we built a community around a recycling center, a garbage dump, basically.”.
Art as protest: How Sydney James and her team of artists created …
WEBHer mural, located on the side of the Hamilton Tucker Art Gallery where she is a co-owner, was created by James with the assistance of her mentees, the “ league of Misfit Art Loves,” including Ijania Cortez, Cyrah Dardas, Bakpak Durden. “I have access to this wall,” she says, “It’s large and it’s mine.”. She says that ownership ...
A place to be yourself: Why this Detroiter is building an ADA …
WEBOct 9, 2018 · Tammy Black leaning on boards that will be used for the Manistique Community Treehouse Center In May, the Manistique Community Treehouse Center was one of 18 Detroit neighborhood projects to receive a portion of $1.5 million in grants from the Kresge Foundation. Once the city's zoning process is complete, they will break ground and start to build.
Sam Cummings on creative urban redevelopment in Grand Rapids
WEBJun 26, 2012 · Sam Cummings is a proud Grand Rapidian, who says he'd never live anywhere else. It's a "collision of home spirit, opportunity and a passion for history and architecture" that Sam Cummings attributes to his interest in real estate development.
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