We’ve always known you can find all kinds of flowers and foods in Eastern Market. Kind of like all things in one place. Now that’s been you can one-stop shop everything from vintage to handmade to good junk at Shed 5 Flea at the market. On June11, July 9, and August13 you can check […]
Can art save the world? Perhaps. But it certainly can bring a community together and encourage reading. The introduction of a sculpture at Kiwanis #1 Park has brought an eastside Detroit community together, rejuvenated the park and created an outdoor library. The project is a partnership among the Mount Elliott Business and Community Association (MEBCA), […]
Whether you think the left or the right has the answers, everyone agrees gun violence needs to go down. Across Michigan, and the country, the color orange is being displayed to raise awareness all across this weekend as part of “National Gun Violence Awareness Day.” As part of that day more than 400 influencers, corporations, […]
Chaldeans have a long history – 5,000 years – and they plan to show it off to the world. On May 2 the Chaldean Cultural Center Museum will open at the Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield to tell the world just who they are and what they have done in the world. It took […]
Since 1922 Temple Bethel has been a place of importance to the faithful of Detroit – first as a synagogue, and since 1973, home to various churches. In close to a century of service to the city it has done a lot of good. This would be “a place of reconciliation.” Now it has fallen […]
Who cares about a bunch of refugees? A lot of people, maybe more than you expected. Recently, several Muslim, Christian, and community groups came together to form a faith-based group called “Neighbors Building Bridges.” Its goal is to protect the human rights and freedoms of refugees who have come to the United States seeking safety […]
Anyone, even the least informed, can tell you that we live in a volatile political climate. The recent announcement of a travel ban, dubbed by many the “Muslim Ban,” has certainly added to the tension and caused fear and anxiety in many Detroit neighborhoods. That brought several Detroit-area organizations with deep ties to that community […]
Ann Byrne and other members the Springwells/Woodmere Block Club spent ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day last year cleaning up one of the entrances to their neighborhood. “It doesn’t reflect how we keep our homes. That’s one of the reasons we are out here,” she said during a joint interview with WWJ Newsradio and TheHUB. The block […]
Young, talented and employed. That will be the credentials behind the names of 8,000 of Detroit’s 14-24-year-old population, who won’t have to wait around to be successful thanks to Mayor Duggan’s call to jump-start summer employment programs for area youth. The Mayor officially kick-started enrollment for Grow Detroit’s Young Talent (GDYT) this week. The program will […]
A child’s foot plunges into the icy water of a Michigan winter’s puddle and is hit with a shock of bitter cold with no boot protects them. For too many kids this is reality. The Health Alliance Plan’s (HAP) Boots for Kids collection is dedicated to making that a thing of the past for kids […]