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HISTORY LESSON: The Glass House: Remembering Detroit’s forgotten modernist masterpiece

The Glass House reflected Ford’s transformation into a global powerhouse and Detroit’s place at the forefront of design and innovation. (Courtesy photo) When Ford Motor Company announced it was ...
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Primary care providers help expand oral health access through national training initiative

The 100 Million Mouths Campaign trains primary care providers to identify oral health concerns, expanding access and ...
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How Michigan’s #1-Ranked Free Pre-K Program Is Closing Detroit’s Kindergarten Gap

DPSCD's Great Start Readiness Program is giving Detroit's youngest learners a head start by preparing them for kindergarten ...
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Resilient Neighborhoods: Here are some of the surprises to be found at Woodbridge’s pocket parks

WND – Woodbridge kids play at Scripps Park. WND – Kids climb and play at Scripps Park in Woodbridge. Nick Hagen – A colorful mural by Carl Oxley III welcomes people into Woodbridge. WND – Josh Kochis ...
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Journalism experiment moves forward as Detroit dailies end joint operations

The historic site of what once housed the Detroit News. Photo Creative Commons: Goldnpuppy The historic site of what once housed the Detrot Free Press. Photo Creative Commons: Albert Duce After nearly ...
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HISTORY LESSON: Public financing for pro sports venues then and now

Detroit’s first step into public sports infrastructure construction came in 1960 with the opening of Cobo Arena. Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, via Wikimedia Commons On Dec. 12, 1979, Joe Louis ...
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Duggan marks end of 12-year tenure with Detroit’s comeback story — and a look ahead

Editor’s note: We couldn’t make it to the Detroit Economic Club on Monday, but through the magic of YouTube transcription, artificial intelligence, and human editing, we offer this report. The event ...
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HISTORY LESSON: Paper Lion and the birth of modern NFL media

Welcome to History Lesson, a recurring feature in Model D led by local historian Jacob Jones, in which we delve deep into the annals of Detroit history and nerd out over a different topic each time.
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Building Futures: How Detroit’s Skilled Trades Task Force helps residents rebuild their lives

For more than 30 years, Bryan Jones had found himself in a difficult place in his life, and he couldn’t seem to get out. He’d spent those three decades thinking about how he got there and what he ...
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With Support from DPSCD’s ‘Exceptional Student Education’ Program, One Cass Tech Sophomore Is Redefining What It Means to Thrive

A talented musician, student-athlete, and honor student, Zaraiyah Bell is proving that determination – not disability – defines what's possible.
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Where is She: Teen HYPE Creates Play to Raise Awareness on Missing Black Girls and Women

“Where is she?” This question is asked nationwide, repeatedly. Maybe the reference is to someone’s best friend, student, niece, or even daughter. To ask this question is a nightmare for anyone who ...
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Composting project empowers Detroiters to reduce food waste, protect the environment

Parker Jean (Sanctuary Farms co-founder and operations director) uses a compost thermometer, as industrial-scale compost course students Laura Howard and Kharon Rayford look on. Photo courtesy of ...