What’s a hot summer without the occasional ice cream cone? Or a morning bowl of cereal and sliced fruit, floating in… nothing? “Torture!” might be the response from many, but to the sizable population of lactose intolerant food consumers in Michigan life without dairy is often reality. Lactose present in milk-based products including cheese, many […]
The Ford Field players tunnel is tense with excitement. Team members gaze out at bright lights that beam down on thick football turf, awaiting the moment they’ll enter the stadium. An announcer’s words soon fill arena speakers as the jersey-clad teams rush from the tunnel into the oval-shaped glory of 65,000 spectator seats. But today, […]
Yvette Griffin owns a beautiful, five-bedroom home of her dreams, while her neighbors are Section 8 renters and others of low income. She wouldn’t have it any other way. The minister of Detroit’s Pilgrim Baptist Church, which she co-pastors with her husband, Griffin considered leaving the city for Canton a few years ago and, boy, […]
A look at what was missing in Brightmoor helped inspire the vision of what’ s to come. “The first time I went into the area my impression was, ‘ Wow, this is pretty empty,’” recalls Errol Service, a longtime McDonald’s franchisee and Detroit Regional Chamber board member. Blight and vacancies have been a long-time challenge […]
Whoever said you can never go home again must not know Stevie Wonder. The Michigan-born and bred entertainment legend has long lived in California, but he recently returned to Detroit, the city that introduced his talent to the world. And not only did he visit the place that’s still home to many of his close […]
At one point, the searches became so frequent young Benny Napoleon removed a car seat, so officers didn’t have to bother yanking it loose when they stopped him to look for guns or drugs. It was the early 1970s and Detroit Police STRESS (Stop the Robberies, Enjoy Safe Streets) units, which would soon be disbanded […]
Priscilla Archangel was enjoying a decades-long career in human resources and organizational development, but the pull of entrepreneurship wouldn’t let up. Having formed an LLC long before she ever used it, she eventually fulfilled her vision to create Archangel & Associates, a coaching and consulting firm. “Ever since then I’ve been really, really ecstatic about […]
Daily bike rides to work and strolls to children’s events in Detroit’s Cultural Center are the norm for Joel Howrani Heeres’ family. The Woodbridge community residents wouldn’t have it any other way. “Ana will walk with our son Theo to the library for story time, or they’ll walk or bike to a nearby restaurant, and […]
A child’s recent gesture reminded Ashley Tuomi not much has changed about Native American stereotypes. Tuomi, CEO of American Indian Health & Family Services of Southeastern Michigan, heard how the classmate of a staff member’s young student released a familiar, high-pitched howl, rhythmically patting his lips. The staffer’s Native American child was puzzled by the […]
Percy Redd, III was following in his father’s footsteps, but he wasn’t living his own dream. He grew up around electrical work and watched his father retire from a successful career in the field. But, unlike the man whose work path he followed, Redd drifted from job to job as a non-union electrician with two […]