Becky Riess and Kris Engle have put their thumbprints firmly in Eastern Market and South Africa. The women run two businesses – Thumbprint Artifacts and Thumbprint Fulfillment, both of which have a particular desire to help women in the world succeed. Thumbprint Artifacts, which they opened in 2012, brings in handmade items created by women […]
Michigan high school students with a bent toward art can win up to $1,000 in the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) annual poster contest. In addition, winning posters will be displayed at NAIAS 2019, reproduced in the official NAIAS program, and be displayed on the official NAIAS website. The NAIAS poster contest is open […]
The Newberry Homes revitalization project in the Southwest Detroit’s Chadsey-Condon neighborhood just got a $2.5 million leg up. The gift is from Judith Yaker, widow real estate developer Sam Yaker, will establish the Sam L. and Judith Yaker Fund. It will help more people become homeowners and revitalize an eight block area of the neighborhood. […]
Detroit’s median household income was on an upward climb in 2017, but the poverty rate stayed pretty much the same and much work needs to be done to move that needle. Nearly 35 percent of Detroiters are still living in poverty. While that’s down 1.2 percent from 2016, Detroit still remains the poorest city in […]