Sign Up For Concentrate's Speaker Series Event: Why Public Art Matters
By: Metromode Staff,
7/29/2010
Whether it's inspiring community conversation, helping to establish a
sense of place, or fueling economic development, Marc Folk believes that
public art matters. As executive director of the Arts Commission of
Greater Toledo, he oversees the oldest Percent For The Arts program east
of the Mississippi. Marc will be talking about why public art is a wise
investment and taking your questions at
Concentrate's next Speaker Series event -
Thursday, August 5th. (
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Metro Detroit Needs More Disruptive Thinking
By: Dennis Archambault,
7/29/2010
"Game changing technologies". "Thinking outside the box". "Bucking the status quo". Business is big on innovative jargon, but what does it really take to remake the economic landscape? Whether it was the automobile a hundred years ago or last year's iPad, disruptive thinking is more than just risk-taking entrepreneurship, it's the business of course-altering creation. And the financial impacts are staggering. (
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Generational Sounds: Rock Icon Ivan Kral Listens To Metro Detroit
By: Constance Crump,
7/21/2010
He penned Patti Smith's "Dancing Barefoot," played with Iggy Pop, David Bowie, and Blondie, and thinks Metro Detroit is the perfect place for him to write his music. Rock icon Ivan Kral chats about the region's rock scene, reminisces about the past, and previews his newly remastered punk rock documentary,
The Blank Generation.
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Blog/Megan Owens
Ironically, early auto workers once rode the streetcar to work in factories. This new model year, facing a crumbled rail system and plant closings, the communities of greater Detroit are assembling a regional transit authority. Megan Owens, the executive director of Transportation Riders United, outlines a timeline of transit and what's needed to make the jump from jalopy to streamlined bus service and regional light rail. (
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Video/Axiobionics
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. (
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