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“Who’s that tourist?” …Madonna joins the ranks of celebrities investing an afternoon to save Detroit

By Mark | June 3, 2014

A terrifying relic from the ’80s was spotted making its way through Detroit today, and I’m not talking about RoboCop, who threw out the first pitch at tonight’s Tigers game in celebration of the recently proclaimed RoboCop Day. No, I’m talking about former pop star turned irrelevant fairground stripper Madonna Ciccone. (Those are Elton John’s […]

Posted in Detroit, Pop Culture, Uncategorized | Also tagged celebrity, Detroit Achievement Academy, Empowerment Plan, Heidelberg Project, Madonna, Ponyride, Slows Bar BQ | 18 Comments

Ponyride… a home for social entrepreneurs sharing knowledge, resources and networks in Detroit’s Corktown

By Mark | March 13, 2014

Opening the summer of 2011, Ponyride, a 30,000 square-foot warehouse in the Corktown area of Detroit, presently serves as home to 25 socially-conscious businesses, ranging from non-profits like Detroit Soup, to for-profit entrepreneurial ventures like Detroit Denim. Following is my conversation with Ponyride’s Executive Director Kate Bordine on how they made it happen, the power […]

Posted in Detroit, entrepreneurism, Local Business | Also tagged 3rd Ward, branding, Brooklyn, business incubators, Cleveland, co-working, Corktown, Detroit Denim, Detroit Harmonie, Detroit Soup, Empowerment Plan, foreclosure, grants, hip hop dancing, Hugh, Indiegogo, Kate Bordine, Knight Foundation, letterpress, local non-profits, makers, metalworking, networking, new models for non-profits, non-profits, Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy, pop-up retail, Pot and Box, recording studio, Slows Bar BQ, Smith Shop, social entrepreneurship, TechShop Detroit, textiles, the lessons of Detroit, triple bottom line, Two James Distillery, volunteering, woodworking | 6 Comments

“Wringing Art Out of Rubble in Detroit”

By Mark | August 3, 2010

It must be that time of year again… The New York Times today has another story on how artists are revitalizing Detroit. It’s actually a pretty good article. I don’t mean to come across as cynical. It’s just that, for the past few years, it seems like this same story keeps getting recycled. The good […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Detroit | Also tagged arts centered development, Banksy, Corine Vermeulen, Design 99, Detroit, Garden of the Gods, Gina Reichert, Jerry Paffendorf, Jessica Hernandez, Kate Daughdrill, Kevin Putalik, Loveland, Maker Faire, Matthew Barney, MexicanTown, Mitch Cope, ruin porn, Scott Hocking, Slows Bar BQ, soup, The Yes Farm | 11 Comments

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