Dan Carmody joined Detroit’s Eastern Market Corp. in 2007, just in time to catch the local-food wave. The market district covers one square mile on Detroit’s east side and holds about 150 businesses, but the public draws are the five city-owned structures where, on Saturdays year-round, Metro Detroiters flock to buy fresh produce, meat and […]
July 2012
Posted inQuality of Life
Michigan food and the case of the Chinese cherries
Matt Gougeon runs the Marquette Food Co-op, a store that began the way a lot of co-ops did in the 1970s, as a buying club for a number of families who wanted food that was hard to find in the Upper Peninsula. Over the years, it’s grown into a 3,200-square-foot store with $5 million in […]
Posted inTalent & Education
Enjoy the fireworks
Bridge Magazine is taking a hiatus this week to enjoy the festivities surrounding Independence Day. New stories will appear at Bridge on July 10. In the meantime, please feel free to explore the site. For example, check out some of our searchable databases: * See how your local schools do on college remediation. * What […]