Epiphany Studios
By: Tom Hendrickson, 7/22/2010
Move over Chihuly, Epiphany Studios is out to eat your lunch. Okay, not really, but this Pontiac-based glass studio produces some incredible work, employing techniques developed and mastered by Italian glass blowers over hundreds of years.
What's In The Magic Bag?
By: Tom Hendrickson, 6/24/2010
Music. Movies. Alcohol. It's the holy trinity of entertainment under one roof. Ferndale's The Magic Bag is a one-stop shop for nightlife, offering local and touring bands, cheap flicks and a scene every night of the week. Better yet, it's independently owned and operated. After all, buying local ain't just for foodies.
Axiobionics
By: Keith Jefferies, 6/17/2010
Technology and medicine are partnering to create some exciting new
therapies for patients. Case in point: Ann Arbor's Axiobionics, which
has developed neuro-prosthetics that help rehabilitate and
control pain for patients suffering from spinal chord injuries, stroke,
and other nervous system injuries.
Welcome To The Workantile Exchange
By: Keith Jefferies, 5/13/2010
Workantile Exchange is more than just a work space. It's a co-working
community, filled with entrepreneurs, freelancers and creatives looking
for a place to exchange ideas, insight and inspiration. A home office
away from home, it has all the advantages of the traditional work place
with none of the baggage.
En Garde! Metro Detroit
By: Tom Hendrickson, 4/22/2010
It's chess at a 100 miles per hour! Salle d'Etroit is southeast Michigan's only full time fencing academy, with Olympic-style instruction, competitions and practice. Add in the largest fencing pro shop in the Midwest, and it becomes another 'I didn't know we had that' reason to love the Metro D.
DIY Business Incubation In Ferndale
By: Tom Hendrickson, 3/25/2010
Government-funded business incubators can't be all things to all people. Sometimes you have to roll up your sleeves and fill the niche no one wants to scratch. Meet Andy Didorosi, who wants to turn Ferndale's Paper Street Motors building into a creative hive for small businesses.
Spur Studios
By: Keith Jefferies, 3/11/2010
Spur Studios is yet another example of Ypsilanti's DIY philosophy of
collective innovation and artistic community building. Attracting a
confederation of artists, designers, and musicians, James
Marks of VG Kids has turned an empty building into a successful hive of
inspiration and creativity.
Welcome To Automation Alley
By: Tom Hendrickson, 2/25/2010
If building a knowledge-based economy is Michigan's only hope then, much like the force, Automation Alley is what binds the region's technological companies together, finding ways for them to succeed in the global marketplace.