Make no mistake. We need climate change. We need global warming. Before you stop reading let me tell you the climate change we need is cultural. We need to back off on the rage and anger and bring more kindness, more understanding and more positivity into this world. That kind of global warming will make […]
Being a foster child is often not an easy road to travel, and the path becomes even more difficult to navigate when it’s time for college. Fewer than 10 percent of former foster youth nationally enroll after high school and fewer than 3 percent eventually earn a degree. About 13,500 youth are in the Michigan […]
The Newberry Homes revitalization project in the Southwest Detroit’s Chadsey-Condon neighborhood just got a $2.5 million leg up. The gift is from Judith Yaker, widow real estate developer Sam Yaker, will establish the Sam L. and Judith Yaker Fund. It will help more people become homeowners and revitalize an eight block area of the neighborhood. […]
Detroit’s median household income was on an upward climb in 2017, but the poverty rate stayed pretty much the same and much work needs to be done to move that needle. Nearly 35 percent of Detroiters are still living in poverty. While that’s down 1.2 percent from 2016, Detroit still remains the poorest city in […]
Sometimes there’s nothing like the taste of a good cookie. It can be gooey or crunchy – or it can even be cookie dough. Any of them can awaken the cookie monster in you. D’Vine Cookies & Dough wants to feed that cookie monster. On Monday, Sept. 17, it is offering up a free cookie […]
There will be more than a half million professional trade career openings in Michigan between now and 2026. That’s a lot of jobs, and the catch is letting students and job seekers in Detroit, Southeast Michigan and elsewhere in the state easily find out about them. With that in mind the Talent and Economic Development […]
It’s no secret. There is a talent gap in Michigan and it must be closed for the state and its residents to be successful. Local business and education leaders with pioneering solutions to bridge the gap can get help to implement the programs thanks to $59 million in Marshall Plan for Talent innovation grants. The […]
Eastern Market has two new work vehicles to move produce and supplies around the market thanks to Mahindra Automotive North America. The two Mahindra vehicles, a ROXOX and a Retriever 750 UTV, are collectively named “Mahindra RISES for Good Food Fleet.” The ROXOR is an all-new off-road vehicle with a steel body on a boxed-steel […]
There are many places in Detroit that memorialize the Civil Rights movement and the struggles African Americans have faced. The First Congregational Church of Detroit features the Underground Railroad Museum and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History has the world’s largest permanent exhibit on African American history. There is another place at […]
It’s hard to figure out what you want to be when you grow up. The best answer can be to explore potential careers so you choose wisely More than 10,000 high school students in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Livingston, Monroe and Washtenaw counties will be able to explore potential careers at Nov. 28 for MiCareerQuest Southeast […]