The reality TV show, Shark Tank, has reinvigorated entrepreneurship in America. That’s the same thing DTE Energy wants to do in Detroit and its neighborhoods. Its business pitch competition, Bright Ideas for Neighborhoods, aims to help small business owners with bright ideas grow in Detroit’s North End. The North End is the home of DTE’s […]
For many low-income veterans and families the digital divide has been as wide as trying to traverse the Grand Canyon. For some that has changed. On August 15 Comcast surprised 150 low-income veterans with free laptops and announced a $25,000 grant to Southwest Solutions for a mobile computer lab and WiFi access points at its Piquette […]
Jobs would be easier to find and get to if job posters and job seekers’ needs were better aligned. That’s the findings of a new report that studied nearly 260 workforce and related service providers. The report, produced for the McGregor Fund and released by the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan (WIN), found that approximately half […]
From homelessness to finding a job and a future Ms. Johnson has followed the path of Sankofa thanks to Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan (NLSM). The Sankofa bird, with its head turned backwards and its feet facing forward, is a symbol in African-American and African Diaspora art. It represents the need to reflect on the past […]
If you’re looking for a new beer – one that will help save an endangered species — head on over to Griffin Claw Brewing Company in Birmingham and take a taste of its Piping Plover Pilsner. The beer highlights the Detroit Zoological Society’s (DZS) conservation work for the endangered Great Lakes piping plover. Launching this […]
Looking for some fun – and educational – things to do this summer? Check out Michigan State University’s Science Gallery Detroit summer programs schedule. The medley of free science-related events for metro Detroiters includes a film series, open labs and workshops. The summer program series is part of Science Gallery Detroit’s and Michigan Science Center’s […]
If you’ve driven around the Michigan Train Station and its surrounding neighborhoods you know getting around can be big issue. If you have ideas about how to improve mobility around the station, here’s your chance to make your voice heard. Ford, the City of Detroit and PlanetM today have launched the City:One Michigan Central Station […]
As Michigan’s largest insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has a commitment to diversity and inclusion. One of the ways Blue Cross approaches important causes and events is a literal and physical spotlight that shows off what the company believes in as a whole. For more than 30 years, Blue Cross has used these […]
Detroit is one of 10 American cities that will participate in a new national initiative that seeks to increase economic mobility for low-income residents. Over the next 18 months, the City of Detroit will help connect low-income residents in affordable housing units to programs and services that increase their economic opportunities and likelihood of achieving […]
Amidst the many celebrations going on throughout the state, comes the news of yet another “first” in the City of Detroit – the official celebration of Juneteenth Day. The City of Detroit’s Department of Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity (CRIO) will host a Freedom Party in honor of Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration of the […]