On Saturday, Sept. 29 Comerica Bank will host a Park Perks season finale at Comerica Park from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Guests attending the event can enjoy Comerica Park like never before with complimentary ballpark food, behind-the-scene tours of Comerica Park, a chance to meet Detroit Tigers alumni and more. Tickets for the event […]
You sure don’t want to get out the fall clothes yet, but it is never too soon to start making plans to take advantage of upcoming events in Detroit as the weather turns. Here’s a good place to start. The fall schedule has just been released for free events at DTE Energy’s Beacon Park. The […]
There are plenty of tech jobs in Detroit and the City’s Detroit at Work initiative wants to see them filled. Applications are now open for the next “Tech Hire Bootcamp” at Grand Circus, a professional technology training institute in Detroit, as the training provider partner. Applications from Detroit residents, 18 and older, are open through […]
You can take home a little piece of The Whitney this weekend. There will be a one-of-a-kind Charity Estate sale on Saturday, Aug. 25 where you can purchase outdated china, old and used furnishings, candelabras, glassware and many more treasures. There’s a little something for everybody. At the same time you can help your neighbors. […]
You can catch the animated movie “Coco” for free on Sept. 7. It will be shown at Vista Partnership, 3553 Vernor Hwy. W, former home of St. Anthony Church. There will be Spanish subtitles food, popcorn, community resources, and arts and crafts. The event begins at 7:30PM with refreshments/arts and crafts. We suggest arriving early […]
The Fifth Third Bank Financial Empowerment Mobile (eBus) will be in Southwest Detroit at Life Directions on Aug. 22 to provide free financial education for potential homebuyers, small business owners, job seekers and senior citizens. The 40-foot bus will be at 1500 Scotten St., which is adjacent to Western International High School and Clark Park. It […]
Mahindra Automotive North America (MANA) has awarded $127,000 in funding and equipment from its Urban Agriculture Grant Program to eight southeast Michigan nonprofits in Detroit. This year’s recipients and the programs the grants will support, including five that received Mahindra funding previously, are: American Indian Health and Family Services, Inc. ($10,000): To create the Sacred […]
The old saying goes, “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” Author Diane Proctor Reeder agrees – but for a different reason than the expression of vocal intonations or volume used in statements that can help others or hurt their feelings, depending on the delivery. Reeder, who wrote What the Word BE: […]
Get moving!! That’s the word from the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP), which has teamed up with more than 20 community partners to offer a wide-range of free fitness activities in several of the Downtown Detroit parks programed. There are challenging, high-energy Workout Wednesdays with First Responders For Fitness and Quicken Loans Sports Zone at Cadillac […]
The Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated bilingual band Locos por Juana will headline Beacon Park’s free Summer Concert Series on Saturday, August 25 at 6:30 p.m. The band is most notably recognized for its high-energy live performances and unique fusion of reggae, funk, cumbia, salsa, and rock. The band, which writes and produces all its […]