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UIX: Portraits of Detroit Innovation
Doug Coombe
Monday, September 15, 2014
For the last 3 years, UIX has been documenting the growing movement of artists, makers, entrepreneurs and innovators leading creative neighborhood transformation in Detroit. In this look back, photographer Doug Coombe shares some of the people, projects & places he has captured along the way. Want the full experience? Join us at #UIXDET Sept 24-26, 2014 in Detroit. Music: "Baptism" by Passalacqua, off their new album
CHURCH
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Arts & Culture
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Community Engagement
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Development
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Entrepreneurship
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Food
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Kids
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Leadership
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Multiculturalism
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Outdoor Recreation
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Philanthropy
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Placemaking
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Technology
Detroit
VIDEO: Downtown Youth Boxing Gym
4exit4
Friday, June 20, 2014
Athletics. Academics. Community. Family.
The Downtown Boxing Gym
has helped so many. It could help so many more. Video by
4exit4
.
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Kids
Detroit
VIDEO: Derek Aguirre, Racquet Up
DETROIT LIVES!
Friday, January 31, 2014
Racquet Up
is an out-of-school youth development program which uses the sport of squash to make a difference in the lives of Detroit youth. Here Executive Director Derek Aguirre shares with UIX why this program is so important and the kind of long-term positive impact it can make. Video by
DETROIT LIVES
!
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Health & Wellness
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Kids
Detroit
VIDEO: Tom Nardone
DETROIT LIVES!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Tom Nardone, founder of the
Detroit Mower Gang
, doesn't really see himself as an innovator. He's just a guy who saw a need and a way to address it. While his "gang" has attracted the attention of visiting celebrities like Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern, what gives him the most satisfaction is seeing kids playing on a swingset he just mowed around.
Video by
DETROIT LIVES
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Kids
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Outdoor Recreation
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Parks & Greenspace
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Philanthropy
Detroit
VIDEO: Erik Howard
DETROIT LIVES!
Monday, April 01, 2013
Erik Howard
is the co-founder of
Young Nation
, a non-profit organization that promotes holistic development of youth in urban settings through building relationships, community education, and passion-driven projects. See him and several other UIX innovators on Friday, April 12 starting at 5:30 p.m. at MoCAD as
UIX celebrates our one-year anniversary with a special UIX+ArtXDetroit discussion on placemaking
.
Video by
DETROIT LIVES!
for
Detroit Creative Corridor Center
.
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Arts & Culture
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Community Engagement
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Crowdsourcing
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Design
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Education
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Kids
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Leadership
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Multiculturalism
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Parks & Greenspace
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Placemaking
Detroit
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Southwest Detroit
VIDEO: Chazz Miller
DETROIT LIVES!
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Chazz Miller is founder and director of Public Art Workz (P.A.W.S.), an organization in northwest Detroit creating innovative public art projects that inspire and encourage community participation, and the artistic visionary who joined John George and Alicia Marion to create Artist Village, the micro-neighborhood that is headquarters to
Motor City Blight Busters
.
Video by
DETROIT LIVES!
for
Detroit Creative Corridor Center
.
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Arts & Culture
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Community Engagement
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Kids
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Parks & Greenspace
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Placemaking
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Volunteerism
Northwest Detroit
VIDEO: Kimo Frederiksen
DETROIT LIVES!
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Kimo Frederiksen owns
True Body Fitness in Corktown
, an intimate fitness center that offers one-on-one personal training in a private atmosphere as well as group classes. He has also partnered with the
Ruth Ellis Center
in Highland Park to mentor one of their youths. In everything he does, Frederiksen is helping to change lives one little bit at a time. Video by
DETROIT LIVES!
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Entrepreneurship
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Health & Wellness
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Kids
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Leadership
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LGBT
Corktown
VIDEO: Chandra Moore-Banks
DETROIT LIVES!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
coG Studio
is an architectural design firm that focuses on youth-oriented spaces where kids can live, learn and play. coG Director Chandra Moore-Banks makes sure kids aren't forgotten when it comes to placemaking. Video by
DETROIT LIVES!
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Design
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Development
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Entrepreneurship
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Kids
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Parks & Greenspace
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Rehab/Renovation
Detroit
VIDEO: Scott Alan Davis
DETROIT LIVES!
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The North End is one of Detroit's outer-lying communities that was hard-hit by decades of disinvestment, but the Vanguard CDC works hard every day towards education development, community development and economic development in the North End community so that everyone has "an on-ramp" to join "the prosperity highway." Video by
DETROIT LIVES!
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Community Engagement
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Development
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Education
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Jobs
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Kids
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Placemaking
North End
VIDEO: Soh Suzuki
DETROIT LIVES!
Thursday, August 23, 2012
How do you promote a greater understanding of Detroit's shared history and empower the next generation of changemakers? Soh Suzuki of Detroit Asian Youth (DAY) Project shares his work to engage young people through community projects. Video by
DETROIT LIVES!
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Community Engagement
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Education
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Kids
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Leadership
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Multiculturalism
Detroit
VIDEO: Terry Blackhawk
DETROIT LIVES!
Monday, July 16, 2012
The
InsideOut Literary Arts Project
helps young Detroiters find their voices as writers, which in turn teaches them to think critically and creatively. Since she founded the program in 1995, Terry Blackhawk has grown the program from a few classrooms to more than 30 schools and 4,300 students - no small feat. Video by
DETROIT LIVES!
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Arts & Culture
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Community Engagement
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Education
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Kids
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Leadership
Detroit
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Midtown
VIDEO: Yusef Shakur
DETROIT LIVES!
Thursday, May 24, 2012
"A bookstore? That's the most radical sh*t you can do in the 21st century, open a bookstore in certain areas." If so, then
Yusef Bunchy Shakur
, owner of the
Urban Network
, is pretty radical -- and innovative. Check out his conversation with
DETROIT LIVES!
about his work to build a stronger community in Detroit's Zone 8 neighborhood.
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Arts & Culture
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Community Engagement
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Education
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Entrepreneurship
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Kids
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Leadership
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Placemaking
Detroit
VIDEO: Jessica Williams
DETROIT LIVES!
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Jessica Brooke Williams leads Young Adults/Artists/Activists of Heidelberg (YAH), a branch of the Heidelberg Project that engages young adults to become leaders in the community and gain professional development in Detroit's arts industry. Video profile by
DETROIT LIVES!
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Arts & Culture
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Community Engagement
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Design
,
Education
,
Kids
,
Leadership
,
Outdoor Recreation
,
Parks & Greenspace
,
Placemaking
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Rehab/Renovation
Detroit
VIDEO: Bobby Smith
DETROIT LIVES!
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
How do you get kids excited about learning? Give them a sword. Bobby Smith of En Garde! Detroit explains how fencing fosters concentration and focus, skills needed for academic success. Video by
DETROIT LIVES!
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Community Engagement
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Education
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Entrepreneurship
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Health & Wellness
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Kids
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Leadership
Detroit
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Midtown
,
Corktown
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