Check out this socially innovative journalism project by Time, Inc. called Assignment Detroit.
The company bought a house in Detroit and moved in staff for a year to get fully immersed in the city and region, what the magazine hopes to learn from the experience, how the project fits into a culture of innovation and why such projects “are to be embraced, rather than feared, at a time of great change.”

Check out this socially innovative journalism project by Time, Inc. called Assignment Detroit.
The company bought a house in Detroit and moved in staff for a year to get fully immersed in the city and region, what the magazine hopes to learn from the experience, how the project fits into a culture of innovation and why such projects “are to be embraced, rather than feared, at a time of great change.”

See this new expose on Detroit in Time.com. It is an honest but helpful portrayal. It affirms much of what the the two college interns from Grinnell College (Beth and Mickal) and I discovered this summer on the Detroit Social Innovation Internship Project......that there are new possiblities for Detroit......and they are happening now.

Detroit: The Death — and Possible Life — of a Great American City
By Daniel Okrent Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009
Time.com
Read it at: http://www.time.com/time/nation/a… Continue

During our summer of exploring social innovation in Detroit, we were very impressed with the economic impact the grassroots arts community was having in Detroit with its growth at the Russell Industrial Complex, an abandoned auto plant which is now a regionally recognized magnet for artists. It is estimated that around 200 artists and artisans currently live or work at the Russell Industrial Center, located just off I-75 near E. Grand Boulevard.

It is an important example of the revitalizing im… Continue

Here is a good update on planned light rail within Detroit. Light rail is vital to Detroit's renewal as transportation is a major barrier for anyone living and working in Detroit.
Enjoy!

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20090817/FREE/908179982/-1
Woodward Avenue M1 Rail construction delayed until 2010
By Bill Shea
Crain's
Construction of the privately funded $120 million light-rail line on Detroit’s Woodward Avenue has been pushed back into 2010 as organizers cooperate with a related… Continue