I AM YOUNG DETROIT » Promotions & Contests

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."

Promotions & Contests

Win Tickets for Mom to see The Michel Camilo Trio at The Orchestra Hall this Friday!

The Michel Camilo Trio, composed of pianist Michel Camilo, bassist Charles Flores, and drummer Cliff Almond returns to Orchestra Hall, joined by bassist Esperanza Spalding, saxophonist David Sánchez, and pianists Alfredo Rodríguez and Luke Celenza for a fiercely brilliant performance spiced with Caribbean rhythms, improvisation, and Latin flare in Michel Camilo Trio.

The concert, part of the Bank of America Paradise Jazz Series, takes place on Fri., May 7, 2010 at 8 p.m. and will be preceded by Civic Jazz Live! featuring the DSO’s Civic Jazz Orchestra in The Music Box at 6:30 p.m. Let IAYD Send you there! Click here to enter

6 winners will be chosen, contacted, and announced on 5/6/10 after 5:00pm via email.

WIN “SUPPORT LOCAL ARTIST GEAR” FROM 323 EAST Gallery!
Contest ongoing until winners found and announced here.

Have a cool pad? Send photos of your Metro Detroit home to us using the email address in the image above. The first three selected entries that get featured on I AM YOUNG DETROIT will get Support Local Artists gear from 323 East Gallery! We’re looking for original design, unique spaces, and great usage of color–so make sure you take fabulous photos that represent your home to the fullest. Take a look at our past How We Live features for inspiration. Good luck!

Past Contests & Promotions

WIN TICKETS TO FUNK BROTHERS PRESENTS KID CAPRI!
This contest in now over. Congratulations to our winner Dawn Oliver!

Win 2 tickets for DJ Kid Capri w/DJ Surab Deb on Friday, April 30th!

To purchase ticket visit http://www.neptix.com/events/2352/

WIN OPENING NIGHT TICKETS TO SPRING AWAKENING AT THE FISHER THEATRE!
This contest in now over. Congratulations to our winner Katie Manganello! Read about her experience here.

SPRING AWAKENING is coming to the Fisher Theatre next month, April 20th-May 9th!

Broadway’s most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony winner in years tells the story of three teenagers coming of age in oppressive 19th century Germany. It is a story of first love, lasting regrets, and a celebration of the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood. The show received eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, raves from critics and audiences in over 20 countries around the world, and was named “the most important musical of the decade” by the New York Times. Recently, the Denver Post called the Grammy-winning indie rock score by Duncan Sheik “the best original score since West Side Story.”

WIN A SPRING FLORAL BOUQUET FROM BLUMZ!
Enter through April 30, 2010

SPECIAL SPRING FLORAL GIVEAWAY! Blumz is giving away a free floral bouquet to four randomly-selected IAYD readers!

This giveaway ended on April 30, 2010. Winners will be announced on or around May 15, 2010.