For nearly two years, Kris Wong scoured the market for the best options to buy a house. He looked at single-family homes and researched builders, but after meeting with a local cargo container builder he decided to make the deal to buy one in a week. His new house in Ferndale, slated to be finished […]
When Alejandro came to Western International High School from middle school he ate his lunch in the bathroom. He was scared and felt he didn’t fit in. An older student, Tomás, changed that. He found him in the bathroom and invited him to sit with him in the cafeteria and Alejandro was on the way […]
Sure, you can buy a pastry, cup of Joe or breakfast sandwich almost anywhere these days, but where can you walk in and have the owner (or staff) greet you by name? In the Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhood a family-owned business prides itself on offering the same variety of products as larger chain stores and something different […]
Ground zero for the 1967 civil disturbance is becoming ground zero for neighborhood transformation, thanks to involved citizens and the Detroit Planning and Development Department. A standing-room-only crowd recently sought a hundred ways to preserve historical buildings and increase the density of homes and retail. With the renovation of Herman Kiefer Hospital in the works […]