Toby Barlow is a writer and the Creative Director at Team Detroit. He has contributed multiple pieces to the New York Times, each discussing positive potential for Detroit. In addition, he recently delivered his first novel titled "Sharp Teeth." He sat down with DL! as part of the fiming for "DETROIT LIVES! // the short film" to talk about the potential Detroit has in the future. Read the full interview here:

http://detroitlives.org/articles/a-d...by-barlow.html

DETROIT LIVES! is a media and design collective aimed at bringing out the good in Detroit. This is done by spreading a positive message through projects in the city [[ie - a mural wall painting at Gratiot and Dubois, the film project underscoring positive change in the city and a partnership with the Georgia Street Garden) and a design league that releases homespun products that aim tell a good story about Detroit-- hand-printed apparel, flatstock, etc.