What’s Happening in Detroit and Other Communities to Make Michigan Better: Intro: Dan Gilmartin
Dan Gilmartin, executive director and CEO of the Michigan Municipal League.
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What’s Happening in Detroit and Other Communities to Make Michigan Better: Co-Host: Marge Sorge
Marge Sorge is executive director of the Detroit Regional News Hub, an organization dedicated to connecting journalists to stories, people and organizations that are transforming Metro Detroit. Marge discussed a recent gathering in Detroit of journalists from around the world. This event was hosted by the Hub.
What’s Happening in Detroit and Other Communities to Make Michigan Better: Jennifer Conlin
Jennifer Conlin grew up in Ann Arbor and has been a journalist since 1984. She recently returned to Ann Arbor after living overseas for 20 years. She is a regular contributor to the New York Times and recently wrote a story about the influx of young creative types that are moving to Detroit.
What’s Happening in Detroit and Other Communities to Make Michigan Better: Keith Zendler
Keith Zendler moved to Detroit from Pleasant Ridge and realized he loved the city. He now lives in the Boston-Edison Historic District and is CEO and Founder of Peoplemovers.com, an online effort to connect community resources.
What’s Happening in Detroit and Other Communities to Make Michigan Better: Kirsten Ussery
Kirsten Ussery is President of the Board of Directors at the Villages Community Development Corporation, a vibrant neighborhood on the eastside of Detroit. She is also media coordinator for the Office of Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh.
Why Urban Renewal Matters to Michigan’s Future Prosperity: Intro: Dan Gilmartin
Dan Gilmartin, executive director and CEO of the Michigan Municipal League introduces the show.
Why Urban Renewal Matters to Michigan’s Future Prosperity: Co-host: John Gallagher
John Gallagher has covered urban redevelopment for the Detroit Free Press for two decades and spent a year researching what is happening in the city because of its open space and dire economic issues. From this experience he wrote the book “Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities for Redefining an American City.”
Why Urban Renewal Matters to Michigan’s Future Prosperity: Russ Soyring
Russ Soyring is the city planner for Traverse City and he is working on many renewal projects including a new Bay Front project on Traverse Bay, a historic preservation of the old state hospital and improvement of corridors leading to the downtown area.
Why Urban Renewal Matters to Michigan’s Future Prosperity: Mark Nickita
Mark Nickita is co-founder of a multi-disciplinary design firm Archive Design Studio and Mayor Pro Tem of the city of Birmingham. He is involved in urban renewal projects of many types across the state.
Why Urban Renewal Matters to Michigan’s Future Prosperity: Sarah Szurpicki
Sarah Szurpicki, a 2003 Harvard graduate, moved back to the city of Detroit in 2007 and started the organization GLUE (Great Lakes Urban Exchange) with her friend Abby Wilson. Both are young urbanists who returned to their hometowns.
