Model D Media

Model D tells stories of Detroit transformation and asks "what's next?" for the city. We're celebrating 10 years of elevating Detroit's narrative:"When business partners Brian Boyle and Paul Schutt launched Model D 10 years ago this June, they were seizing an opportunity to tell the stories of transformation in Detroit ignored by mainstream outlets. A hyperlocal, online publication, Model D would focus on what Boyle describes as the "word-of-mouth" news that was being discussed among those actively engaged in the positive transformation of the city. Since the publication of its first story on June 1, 2005, Model D has proselytized the gospel of Detroit's potential."The city's future on the global map of cities is entirely unknown," wrote then-managing editor Lisa Collins in that first Model D piece."Detroit's story is not ending. It's just beginning." Model D is pleased to celebrate its 10 years of contributions to the Detroit story (which, of course, is only just beginning). Over the last decade, the publication has chronicled small chapters in that story others dismissed as insignificant. Stories like a neighborhood restaurant building a patio and creating a greater sense of place on its block, which would eventually transform from a mostly vacant stretch of late 19th century commercial buildings into one of the city's premier food and drink destinations. Or the opening of a small organic grocer that would become a neighborhood staple and a pioneer on Detroit's local food scene. Or the story of a developer refusing to give up on a slow but ambitious renovation project, despite its ulcer-inducing challenges. Or the story of a retailer hoping to breathe life into a long-neglected retail district and actually succeeding." Read more at: Model D is published by Detroit-based Issue Media Group. Co-Founders: Brian J. Boyle and Paul Schutt.