There will be at least 2,000 fewer overgrown, ugly, eyesore alleys in Detroit this year thanks to a partnership between the City of Detroit Departments of Neighborhoods and General Services and residents. Now in its second year, the Alley Clean Up Program provides residents with city assistance to address overgrown alleys in exchange for a […]
Want to snap out of COVID fatigue? Take an “awe walk.” How? It’s easy. There are a lot of “awes” in Detroit just waiting for you. Skate the Rink at Campus Martius. Visitors can purchase tickets online or by phone during rink hours at (313) 963-9393. Tickets are limited and walk-up tickets are not available. […]
It’s a tough time to go to the grocery store, and it can be scary, but it can also be a blessing for many. Shoppers at Busch’s Fresh Food Market’s donated more than $375,000 in monetary and food donations to Forgotten Harvest through the store’s “Season of Sharing” food drive. The community had several ways […]
This simple act of kindness happened Christmas morning last year, and it was beautiful. A woman and her 15-year-old nephew were delivering Christmas presents in Southwest Detroit as part of Jimmy’s Kids annual program to help those in need in the area. They stopped at the home of a man, who was a double amputee […]
The holidays may very well be the cause of a spiking number of COVID-19 cases unless people reconsider plans to travel or to gather in large groups to celebrate. That’s the warning from the governors in seven states who have come together as a bipartisan group to encourage urge everyone to mask up, follow medical […]
If you’re looking to avoid your aunt’s prying questions into your relationship status this year, this report is for you, according to the Apartment List, which publishes an annual “Best Cities for Dating” guide. “It’s no secret that the pandemic and state lockdowns have made dating a challenge this year,” says Apartment List spokesperson Olyvia […]
Detroit’s small businesses are continuing to re-invent themselves at a critical time – the holiday sales season. Although COVID-related restrictions are altering many brick-and-mortar business operations, the city’s entrepreneurs are stepping up and offering consumers lots of holiday shopping options, many of them online. That’s a good thing, according to retail experts at Deloitte, which, […]
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers to encourage everyone across the region to remain safe heading into the holiday season. “When it comes to fighting this virus, we are all on […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the education of many low-income students in Detroit at risk of being left behind because they often have no access to the internet. To help close that gap Comcast will launch its first 12 WiFi-connected “Lift Zones” in Detroit by year end. Lift Zones are designed to help those students […]
Love to eat out? Crave coffee? Most of us do, but if you live in some Detroit neighborhoods, your options might be limited. Although the city has had its share of successful retstauranters and small shops, many are located in area clusters that are not as acessible to neighborhood residents. DTE hopes to change that […]