28-Year-Old Tunde Wey is a Big F Deal
"Not to sound too metaphysical, but I think the city is making more of an impact on me than I am on it. I really came out here to be able to investigate a more authentic idea of who I am."
Emily Doerr, 26, aspires to make Detroit more accessible with new Hostel
"Right now is the time in my life to make change, to build, to be actively pursuing the impossible and make it happen. Detroit is a city that needs that energy right now!"
Featured Profile » Danielle Green, 26, Founder of Vixen Fitness
"I love the drive and passion Detroiters maintain despite the image the media portrays. Detroit is one of the best cities to live in and operate a business!"
Featured Profile » Mashawnta Armstrong, 28, Designer & Publisher of MASH Magazine
"I wish that people knew that Detroit has a huge creative and artistic population that is bursting at the seams. There are those creatives that are pursuing their goals by just being who they are..."
IAYD.tv Webisode #3 » Hajj Flemings, 38, Personal Branding Strategist & Founder of Brand Camp U
"Detroit was the Silicon Valley of its day with the automotive industry and Motown. One of my goals is to help the City of Detroit return to prominence in the interactive space".
IAYD.tv Webisode #2 » Roland “Ro Spit” Coit, 31, Hip Hop Artist & Co-Owner of Burn Rubber Sneaker Boutique
"The people of Detroit...are real, there's no sugar coating or fakery, they give it to you straight up, no chaser."
IAYD.tv Webisode #1 » Ken Bloink, 28, Co-Founder of PostEgram
"I wish people appreciated how many great entrepreneurs this city has produced...My plan is to be part of a Detroit come back".
Featured Profile » Brandon Jessup, 28, Founder of Michigan Forward
"If it wasn't for Detroit, I wouldn't have such a strong understanding of community, what it means to be Black and what democracy means to the middle class. If there wasn't a Detroit, I wouldn't be who I am today."
Featured Profile » My-Ishia Cason-Brown, 29, Actress, Dancer, and Model
"Detroit is my home and it's where my family is. I was inspired most by my mother, she exposed me to museums, theaters, and opened me to appreciate life and everything in it".
Featured Profile » Melinda Anderson, 34, Founder of MeMe Design & Events
"I stay here because it is my desire and dream to build the impossible. I love Detroit and believe in the possibility of it becoming a truly great city".
Featured Profile » Lauren Henrikson, 23, Founder of Detroit’s Free Store
"I think the city is poetic. Its history, its current condition. And the fact that at this point, if you have enough energy, you can really try anything here".
Featured Profile » Shannon Reaves, 31, Co-Owner of Bath Savvy
"I hope for passionate entrepreneurs, creative young people and business leaders to support a change in this city to be a success story unlike any other American city has done!"
Featured Profile » Marcel Friday, 25, Publisher of WhutUpDoe!
"We're in control of our destiny. We're in control of our own future and the less action you take today, the more negativity happens tomorrow".
Featured Profile » David Merritt, 23, Founder of I Miss You, INC.
"I don't see our current situation as a problem, I see it as a world of opportunity. An opportunity for each and every one of us to make a difference."
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September 27th, 2010 - 10:26 pm
yes! i LOVE new york, but just coming off a recent visit – my gut reaction is that new york is a place people move to feel cool, but detroit is a place people go to create and be innovative and actually change a part of the world. pretty powerful stuff.
September 27th, 2010 - 11:14 pm
Detroit is a cool place to live and the city is changing for the better. Detroit has a lot to offer…..I think people should come and see the positive energy flowing all around Detroit. Hollywood has realized that Detroit is the place to be. I'm really glad to see Detroit coming back to life again (smile).
September 28th, 2010 - 8:55 am
I'm not so sure if Detroit is the "New" New York, but the city does have a lot to offer. After living for about 7 months in New York, I can honestly say that there is no other city like it. However, Detroit is the city that can offer a lot to aspiring artists with its cheap prices, and open mostly abandoned areas to be creative. It is an artists dream, I feel….
September 28th, 2010 - 3:57 pm
I think Detroit is Detroit. It does not need to be the new anything, it stands by itself. In the future, people will be saying XYZ is the new Detroit.
October 12th, 2010 - 10:25 am
hello everybody,__I am a young female living in Amsterdam- the Netherland- EU. I have the opportunity to come and work for the coming two years in Detroid, possibly also moving to there afterwards. please tell me how is living in Detroit. are there trusted websites i can check on to compare it with my life here in Amsterdam? it is a huge step and i need to do it right.____thank u in advance
October 22nd, 2010 - 5:56 am
Just back from a visit to Detroit (home) after 30 years living abroad and was excited by the energy I found without really knowing where to look… back home now, I find through the web that my instincts about the possibilities for the city were right… Detroit is attracting a young and vibrant population who want to build something new… good on you. I'm looking forward to my next trip back to dig deeper into what is happening and to enjoy the place of my birth.
October 24th, 2010 - 7:15 pm
I am not sure if Detroit is the "New" New York, but is is the place for an artist to come create and innovate and do it in a way where they can live comforably. Detroit is so diverse and open to possibilites. It is a city made for artist. I just moved back to Detroit from Houston for that reason – to dig deep into my art. I needed the Detroit vibe to help me fet there
February 2nd, 2011 - 12:01 pm
Since going to school in the Mid-west a several years ago (an hour and a half outside Detroit) I have long seen this coming. I, too, think it is a "stand-alone" city and will not be the New New York, but it will be the NEW DETROIT. Detroit has the opportunity to lead in, what I called four years ago, a cultural revolution that will spur major developments throughout the Mid-West.
Being from New York, I naturally did comparisons over the years, but one thing I've noted is that though the mid-west had been pretty bland, it was only because so many did not have a collective reasoning for why they should stay. I've always said, the coasts won't save Detroit, it's people will, and that goes for the rest of the mid-west. Just look at Ohio. Five metropolitan cities and collectively they hardily make a dent of influence. That's unacceptable.
So kudos to the folks that stay and innovate their towns and cities out there, because throughout history, it has always been the Arts and entrepreneurs that have saved failing economies, especially today, with things China can't copy.
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