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City Tour Detroit brings Underground Railroad to life

City Tour Detroit brings Underground Railroad to life

  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 […]

Southwest Detroiters greet bridge agreement with guarded optimism

Southwest Detroiters greet bridge agreement with guarded optimism

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 […]

Building the Engine nurtures future neighborhood leaders

Building the Engine nurtures future neighborhood leaders

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 […]