Today, health officials are getting a clearer look at the patterns associated with opioid use through at a ground-breaking statewide assessment. Heralded for its ability to identify and even predict opioid trends, the tool is expected to provide government agencies, lawmakers and local community leaders with information needed to tailor laws, target resources, and design innovative programs to […]
Finding the perfect prom dress just got easier for many young women in need. Comerica Bank has donated $5,000 to support Hope Closet, which for the past 15 years has helped high school women find just the right dress and accessories, absolutely free. For the second consecutive year, the bank has also partnered with the […]
Ah! Pizza night! We all look forward to it. How about if we call a pizza night on Monday, April 16? That’s the day Buddy’s Pizza has partnered with the Capuchin Soup Kitchen to feed hungry Detroiters during the annual “Slice for Life” fundraiser. From 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on that day you can […]
The Phillip C. Randolph Career Technical Education (CTE) School on Hubbell Street has signed up for the City of Detroit’s Project Green Light program. It is the city’s first educational partner. , Randolph CTE has greatly expanded its daytime and nighttime skilled trades training program thanks to a partnership between the Detroit Public Schools Community […]
Registration is underway for the spring and summer youth leagues with Eagle Sports Club, a program of Soar Detroit. The spring soccer and flag football season begins on April 14 and runs through May 19. Summer baseball season starts June 9. The soccer program is open for boys and girls ages 4-14; flag football for […]
Quitting smoking can be one of the hardest things to do but it is the right thing to do for you and your family. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) wants to make it easier and is expanding its telephone coaching and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) program to all Michigan residents. Through […]
The Skillman Foundation and the Campaign for Black Male Achievement have launched their second Detroit Innovation Challenge, which will invest $500,000 in programs to improve life outcomes for youth of color in Detroit. “Detroit has a unique opportunity to become a model of an inclusive city, where all citizens are acknowledged as assets,” says Tonya […]
Small businesses can mean big business for Detroit. The city has increasingly proven fertile ground for entrepreneurs to pursue their visions in everything from restaurant and boutique ownership to opening bookstores and repair shops. Presented by Fifth Third Bank, the Small Business Workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 3 at […]
What do you do with unwanted items cast off by family, friends and just acquaintances? Just ask Detroit artist Nancy J. Rodwan. She transforms them into art. Rodwan’s reworked everyday goods like clothing, kitchen utensils, obsolete electronics, books, toys, and car parts into paintings, sculptures, fiber art, assemblages, and collages – as well as into […]
Detroit’s former State Fairgrounds property plan has been all but decided with the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority Board of Directors’ approval of the sale of the vacant property to the City of Detroit and Magic Plus, LLC. The proposals, once final, mean the City of Detroit will purchase approximately 142 acres of the […]