Meet the small tech companies that are transforming the Motor …
Aug 25, 2020 · Last year, the industry added 5,235 new jobs — up 2.2% from 2018 — and contributed around $24.2 billion to the local economy. Alongside Big Tech, though, a small but mighty sector of Detroit-based companies has emerged — and they’re giving Silicon Valley a run for its money. Detroit Labs. Nathan Hughes, Chief People Officer and co ...
PHOTOS: Highlights from Detroit Month of Design and DLECTRICITY
Sep 28, 2021 · After dark this weekend, DLECTRICITY lit up Detroit with an outdoor visual celebration. Produced by Midtown Detroit Inc, the display took place in Detroit’s Cultural Center and DTE's Beacon Park, where attendees explored installations of video art, new media, lasers, and interactive design and engineering.
Detroit has always been a hotbed of jazz artists. This year's Jazz ...
Aug 28, 2024 · They will be immersed in Detroit’s true jazz scene through artists like saxophonist Wendell Harrison and his band Tribe, drummer Sean Dobbins Ensemble, professor Leonard King, and trumpeter Anthony Stanco, who is making his debut as a leader at the festival. Stanco is one of the young lions keeping Detroit’s musical lineage alive through ...
The Henry Ford Academy's senior mastery process helps students …
Nov 28, 2016 · The School For Creative Studies, The Henry Ford Academy campus in Detroit, adopted the program in 2012, and it has been an unqualified success. The school, which has 100 to 110 seniors on a yearly basis, saw every single student in the 2016 class accepted to a four- or two-year college, university, or other accredited post-secondary program.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Central Detroit arts studio complex …
Sep 27, 2022 · NAS, however, is just one half of a 3,500-square-foot art complex located near the intersection of Clairmount Street and Woodward Avenue. The Marks headquartered their arts hub at 82 Clairmount Avenue, while the other side of the duplex, 80 Clairmount Avenue, is occupied by Live Coal Gallery. Run by Yvette Rock, the gallery hosts exhibits ...
Mexicantown Visiting Guide - Model D
Feb 28, 2006 · Mexicantown Visiting Guide. Mexicantown is a place where vibrantly colored buildings, decorated with even brighter murals and hand-painted signs, dot the main thoroughfares of Bagley and Vernor Streets. One might guess there are more restaurants per square foot than any other neighborhood in Detroit -- but the smell of fresh tortillas and baked ...
How has Detroit remained the nation's automobile hub?
Oct 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 world. The ...
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The Art of Dining: New DIA exhibit a Middle Eastern feast for the …
Sep 21, 2024 · The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World is free with museum admission, which is always free for residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties. It runs from September 22, 2024 to January 5, 2025, at The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA): Tuesday-Thursday - 9:00 am‒4:00 pm. Friday - 9:00 am‒9:00 pm. Saturday-Sunday - 10:00 am ...
These 3 Detroit projects are transforming vacant lots into unique ...
Jul 5, 2022 · Steven Henry Fund (DRFF) grant to help make the new park a reality. The fund is a joint effort between several foundations, nonprofits, and community leaders who are dedicated to helping improve Detroit neighborhoods for residents who have don't have much access to social capital. The initial phase of the project, which will involve some demolition and debris removal, is expected to begin ...