Detroit’s superheroes don’t wear capes. They don’t bend steel with their bare hands or leap tall buildings in a single bound. They’re mild-mannered and unassuming, like the legendary comic book reporter, Clark Kent. Or like real-life Southwest Detroit community advocate Kathy Wendler. But, make no mistake about it, Wendler has her own set of special […]
A shop, whose proprietors are every bit as charming as its unique hand-embroidered goods, sits tucked-away a small corner in Southwest Detroit. But it won’t go unnoticed long, thanks to the effervescent mother-daughter duo behind the Ropa Tipica Artesano 7 Regiones shop (Typical Artisan Clothing 7 Regions). This multi-generational business imports handmade or embroidered goods […]
It’s been said home is where the heart is. For Mercedes-Benz Financial Services (MBFS) that’s metro Detroit and it’s putting its heart into helping the community. More than 600 volunteers from MBFS spent time making a difference in metro Detroit as part of the company’s fifth annual Week of Caring. During the week of June […]
Little Caesars Arena stands as a glowing symbol of Detroit’s economic resurgence. Admittedly, the Detroit tax-payer supported arena is fueling job creation and spin-off developments, but not for us in Detroit. Something’s clearly amiss when 90 percent of the hard hats in the arena and other publicly-funded construction sites are worn by Caucasians. It seems […]