A gaggle of people from Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church gather at Starbucks in Greektown for an adventure with the human time machine. They are waiting for Karin Risko to take them back to the 19th century when Detroit was a pivotal location for fugitive slaves seeking freedom and bounty hunters hoping to snatch them […]
Many local neighborhoods are experiencing the sounds and sights of new construction, but only one in particular will soon become a gateway for international travel. As the city prepares to add another bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor into Southwest Detroit, the community will experience significant changes. Some say it’s the start of beneficial transformation. Others […]
Angela Lewis, from the Detroit’s east side, is now one of the stars of a new TV show Snowfall, and it is all because of the city she loves. “I am who I am because of Detroit,” she says. The new FX show Snowfall, which premiered July 5, is a retro Breaking Bad type show […]
My community development path started, unbeknownst to me, at age 8 or 9. I spent a lot of time with my grandma who led a block club and sat on many organizational boards throughout Brooklyn. Because of all the time I spent with her, I also spent a significant amount of time in government officials’ offices […]