This is a excellent article describing the strong committment of funding and leadership by private foundations on behalf of critical Detroit revitalization initiatives. "From schools to riverfront fix-up, nonprofits grasp leadership roles....they're bent on sparking transformation.....rather than change by dribs and drabs, seizing on both opportunity and need."

But fair concern is expressed regarding the powerful role of these foundations. "They wonder whether foundations, with…

Here is a article on the continuing evolution of urban farming in the City of Detroit.

Detroit officials work to create zoning code for urban farming

By Nancy Kaffer

Crain's Detroit

With a growing number of urban gardens and farms across Detroit, city officials are working to incorporate zoning for such projects into the city's code. A City Planning Commission draft report submitted to the Detroit City Council suggests a number of policy changes…

Here is the latest survey results from Data Driven Detroit on what citizens of Metro Detroit are thinking about the future here.

As the D3 author reports, "Detroit has become the poster child for a 21st century, post-industrial region searching for a future. We are under the microscopes of the media, the federal government, the academic and research communities, national and local foundations, and ordinary residents. "

A recent poll of the Kaiser Family…

The Ice House in Detroit, an artistic statement about Detroit's troubled housing situation. See this article for more.

Location of Detroit's ice-enclosed house revealed

February 06. 2010 --- Santiago Esparza / The Detroit News

Detroit -- The location of the Ice House Detroit, an abandoned house encased in ice as part of an art project to highlight the many…