When staring at humanity’s darkest hours, it is easy to become so blinded by disgust that we forget to honor the beauty that was lost to it. On March 20, the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus will fix that when it hosts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), which will play music from Jewish composers […]
What does it feel like to be homeless on the streets of Detroit? Many a well-intentioned citizen talks about the tragedy … often sipping wine by a fire inside a home shielded from the elements without any real idea of what it’s like to live on the streets. Action, not words, is needed. There are […]
With the new Marvel Black Panther film on the horizon, some may wonder what it is about. Others may be curious as to why it shares a name with the political group of the 60s and 70s. Consider this a simple crash course to impress all your friends after you catch it in the theater. […]
At 75, Wendell Harrison has been “the flame keeper of Detroit’s jazz legacy for 60 years. Now that multi-decade career has earned him the Kresge Eminent Artist Award. Harrison is one of only nine artists to be honored with the award since 2008. He receives an unrestricted $50,000 prize in recognition of his professional achievements […]
A $145,000 grant from the Kroger Foundation to Forgotten Harvest will provide more than a half million meals for hungry folks in Southeast Michigan. Here’s how it works. Every dollar donated equals four meals and prevents food waste. “The Kroger Co. of Michigan is pleased to endorse this generous grant to help end hunger and […]
You sit in your car, stranded in gridlock on the express way. In between choking your steering wheel and pounding on it, you imagine your car rising up and flying above the traffic. Unfortunately, despite Back to the Future’s promise, a flying car won’t be an option anytime soon, but flying above traffic may not […]
The words “career in the auto industry” may conjure up images of spot welding on an assembly line, but today’s auto industry is so much more than assembly. There are jobs like developing artificial intelligence for self-driving vehicles, 3D printing parts, creating cyber security programs, developing apps or new ways to pay for vehicles or even […]
The Detroit Zoo is a “go-to” destination for many Detroiters and visitors. In 2017, the zoo had 1,560,981 visitors making last year the second most prosperous year in its history. A significant number of those guests came in the last months of 2017 as part of the holiday-themed light display “Wild Lights at the Detroit […]
It’s something we 20th century children of Detroit only thought would exist in our wildest fantasies of the future. A FIRST Robotics World Championship held in our city. It is happening. Detroit will host the championship for three years beginning in April 2018. During the event Cobo Center and Ford Field will be overrun with […]
The holidays will be a lot happier for many this year thanks to the Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC). The organization will open “The Pantry of Plenty” at 100 W. 7 Mile Road in Detroit on November 28. The new 3,000-sq.-ft. pantry will allow the ACC to bump up food distribution to three times […]