According to The Who, the “kids are alright,” but it never hurts to give them a little extra help. John George’s new project, Kidz Camp, aims to prove the old lyric right. Kidz Camp will be headquarters for programs and opportunities already available in the Brightmoor/Old Redford neighborhood. From volunteering and employment to school help […]
When a pandemic brings countless countries to its knees, how does a small business importer stay alive? By doing anything that brings in sales – from talking to suppliers to sitting and selling outside. Yvette Jenkins’ store, Love Travels Imports, brings in merchandise and provides jobs to women across the world in countries such as […]
You stand surrounded by trees in the chill of the night. The sounds of nature are all around you, accompanied only by your breathing and that of a handful of others standing close by. Suddenly, it happens. An owl breaks through the crisp night, wings stretched as it soars through the darkness, an ocean of […]
Well, 2020 has been weird. People have gone out less, stuck inside, and maybe packed on a few pounds. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a sharp decrease in physical activity across America. Not a shock really with gyms closed, and gatherings frowned upon. It was only natural many people would cut down on exercise … […]
A little old lady who needs someplace affordable to live. A refugee looks to have a better life in America but needs to learn and adapt to this new land. A child in foster care looks for his or her forever family or prays his or her parents can someday take them home. The season […]
Stuck behind a school bus when running late is bad luck. Hitting a pothole is bad luck. Openings a store the week the COVID shutdowns hit is something else entirely. Frederick Paul had this kind of bad luck. After a year of work, he was finally ready to move his vintage shoe business, Fahrenheit 313, […]
From a cold beer or shot of whiskey at the end of a hard day’s work to Paczki Day vodka, Detroit knows its booze. Yet somehow tequila has never been an iconic Motown spirit. Don and Nayana Ferguson have set out to change that with their Anteel Tequila. It’s a tequila headquartered in metro Detroit, […]
We have all been stuck in our homes for months, but there are plenty of kids out who would love to be in that position. They are kids in need of adoption, and they don’t deserve to be forgotten just because of COVID-19 has everyone stressed out. At any given time, approximately 3,000 children in […]
A man who was injured and clearly mentally ill came to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen seeking help. Any other time, Brother Bob Malloy, who is director of pastoral care, would have personally driven the man to a hospital, but that day he couldn’t. The COVID-19 pandemic tied his hands, and he couldn’t take the risk […]
When schools shut down because of COVID-19, countless parents were unsure about keeping their kids educated, and many still are with the upcoming school year. After all, few of us had online classes, so … how do you make sure their brain is soaking up the info? Two women from Detroit, Alecia Gabriel and Deirdre […]