When people talk about Detroit’s resurgence, Midtown and downtown often take center stage, but the neighborhoods are just as changeable. That “change agent” needn’t come from major construction projects, new businesses, or celebrity attention – it’s a change that can come from within. That’s why Build a Better Block Foundation supports efforts to empower communities […]
The very things that are fueling Detroit– optimism, entrepreneurship, a respect for bicycle culture – are the very things that the Detroit Regional Chamber are focusing on for a newly announced part of its annual Mackinac Policy Conference. Recently, the Chamber added a Slow Roll to the event, which will take place Wednesday, June 1 […]
Like most Americans, when Mike Heyboer goes to work each day, traffic conditions are on his mind. But it’s not simply a matter of weather conditions that worry him. It’s how we all drive in work zones. Heyboer, a line worker with Give ‘Em A Break Safety, has heard all the horror stories – in […]
For more than a quarter of a century, The Greening of Detroit has been laying roots in Detroit communities. Last year the organization helped the city plant trees in the Cody Rouge area to help control flooding and water runoff. This year it is planting in communities. The first shovels started digging on April 9 […]