Oak Park is reaching new heights with event hub construction Read Article

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How local musicians help connect parks and people in downtown Farmington Read Article

What the Friends of the Rouge are doing to fight water pollution and connect communities Read Article

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Living on couches, in hotels, or in cars, many in Oakland County experience "hidden" homelessness Read Article

Shariki Bell's apartment in Pontiac. Bell lived in a camper in her friend's driveway from 2006 to 2012 due to a mental health crisis.
Photo: Shariki Bell's apartment in Pontiac. Bell lived in a camper in her friend's driveway from 2006 to 2012 due to a mental health crisis. Steve Koss

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Model D is on the hunt for new managing editor

Model DWednesday, March 13, 2019
Could you be the next fearless leader of Model D?
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Med students learn empathy and skills in Detroit street care programs

Brian AllnuttWednesday, March 13, 2019
Two med school programs are helping students see past stereotypes by treating the homeless. In the process, the students themselves are engaging in a form of back-to-basics medicine that puts patients first.
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12 legacy Metro Detroit businesses that have kept it in the family

Karen DybisWednesday, March 13, 2019
Detroit is more than 300 years old, which means it has some veteran family businesses that have persevered through the city’s many ups and downs. Karen Dybis takes us on a tour of a dozen of them.
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What is the future of downtown Farmington?

Jenn McKeeWednesday, March 13, 2019
About a hundred locals gathered in Farmington’s Civic Theater’s upstairs auditorium recently to take part in a panel discussion on Farmington’s future. Here's what they learned.
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Metromode and Issue Media group join Michigan Press Association

Marjory RaymerWednesday, March 13, 2019
Membership by the parent company of Metromode will more than double the number of online-only news organizations accepted into the 150-year-old organization.
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What Fiat Chrysler's $4.5 billion announcement means for workers in Sterling Heights

Kate RoffThursday, March 7, 2019
FCA's major investment announcement for Michigan will have a significant impact on several Detroit workplaces. We take a closer look at how one stamping plant will be impacted.
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Farmington's Civic Theater marries old with new

Jenn McKeeThursday, March 7, 2019
The classic, beautifully restored 1940 movie house was the sole venue for the 6th annual Farmington Film Festival which showcased some of the latest and greatest “good films for a better world”.
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Farmington turns to residents for input on latest master plan update

MJ GalbraithThursday, March 7, 2019
Officials are currently tweaking the plan in response to comments gathered at the open house. A draft plan will be available on the city’s website within one to two weeks.
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Dearborn looks to electrify city fleetQ&A with Sustainability Coordinator Dave Norwood

MJ GalbraithThursday, March 7, 2019
The City of Dearborn has wanted to integrate electric vehicles into the city fleet for a few years now. They recently announced a plan to make it happen.
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Mobility Moments Podcast: Ted Velie, Michigan House @ SXSW

Claire CharltonThursday, February 28, 2019
Michigan House @ SXSW is back for the fifth year, this time with an expanded official presence at the festival of minds. We talk with Ted Velie, co-founder of Michigan House, to learn about Michigan’s substantial mobility footprint at SXSW.
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Prepping the runway for Israeli mobility startups in southeast Michigan

Timothy J. SeppalaThursday, February 28, 2019

PlanetM and the Israel Innovation Authority want to collaborate some of Israel’s one-of-a-kind startup culture to Michigan. According to the 2018 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, Tel Aviv has the highest number of startups per capita in the world and the highest GDP investment in research and development.

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Diversity hits a sweet spot in Sterling Heights

Kate RoffThursday, February 28, 2019
You can't go far in Sterling Heights without running into one of the city's many little, usually family-owned, bakeries. With influences from Iraq, Lebanon, France and Poland, it's impossible not to be tempted by the delicacies on offer, or to realize how different cultures sweeten the city's identity.
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Kombucha maker tinkers with recipe for a healthy soda from storefront in downtown Farmington

MJ GalbraithThursday, February 28, 2019
The soda aims to give people who may not love Kombucha more choices for a healthy beverage.
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Make a splash in downtown Oxford brewery's homebrew contest

MJ GalbraithThursday, February 28, 2019
The contest is part of a larger national campaign by the American Homebrewers Association and its Big Brew program, which celebrates National Homebrew Day each year on May 7.
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What Southeast Michigan municipalities are doing to address the state's roads crisis

David SandsWednesday, February 27, 2019
Michigan has some of the worst roads in the nation. For now, initiative on fixing them will have to come from cities and counties stepping up with solutions on a minimal budget. Here's what some are doing. 
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Meet the transplants: How five folks found a home in Farmington

Jenn McKeeWednesday, February 27, 2019

Figuring out where to put down roots – particularly when you have a family – can be stressful. So Metromode recently checked in with some local residents to hear their respective answers to the question, 'Why Farmington?'

 
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With new mobility options, Detroit goes multimodal

David SandsThursday, February 21, 2019
New mobility choices expand our options for getting around safely and efficiently. We take a look at how multimodal transportation is taking off in the Detroit region, and why our mobility future looks especially bright.
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By creating safety best practices, Mcity builds public trust in AVs

MJ GalbraithThursday, February 21, 2019
The fine balance between safety and innovation is put to the test at Mcity in Ann Arbor through the ABC Test, a three-tiered strategy that assesses autonomous vehicle safety in a controlled environment before letting the vehicles out on public roads.
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Metromode looks forward to 2019's big developments in the 'burbs

MJ GalbraithThursday, February 21, 2019

Let’s take a look into 2019 and beyond--and even take a look back at last year--to try and gauge the development landscape for Metro Detroit.

 
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Sterling Heights property values rank among highest in Michigan

Kate RoffThursday, February 21, 2019
Despite a previous decline in property value, one city in Macomb has bounced back to take the top spot in the county, and number five in the state.
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