Our parks and playgrounds are our backyards, community fitness centers and nature preserves. Running, jumping and climbing gets the legs moving and the heart pumping. Kids who participate in physically active play at least two or three times a week are twice as likely to be fit than those who stay in the house watching […]
Browse the isles of various specialty stores in and around Detroit and you’ll find Mason jars bearing a brand new, made in Detroit product, Mrs. Pruitt’s Cha Cha Gourmet Salsa. On testing days you’ll meet the purveyor, Linda K. Williams. As CEO of Fall Harvest Urban Farms LLC, she coordinates the purchase, manufacturing and distribution […]
When Sheilah Clay became CEO of Neighborhood Services Organization 16 years ago one of her goals was to end homelessness as we know it. She’s making progress and other organizations are also picking up the momentum and developing some spectacular solutions. “We are working to rapidly re-house the homeless population to break the cycle of […]
Raindrops fell and people walked gingerly in the Greenacres-Woodward community in northwest Detroit, but the lessons in urban sanity shined bright for the dozen people participating in Jane’s Walk on May 7. “This is our fourth Jane’s walk in Greenacres, the second this year, we love the energy,” said Madhavi Reddy, a neighborhood resident and […]
Throughout Detroit block clubs, community groups, churches and businesses are digging into the earth and planting flowers to beautify their corner of the universe. Keep Detroit Beautiful, an educational arm of the city, will distribute free flowers to help those neighborhoods bloom. “When we are out planting people honk their horns, wave and stop their […]
Wearing construction gloves, old jeans and a Motor City Blight Busters t-shirt, Justin Moore heads out with a caravan of teen workers to beautify his Old Redford neighborhood. His efforts net at least a couple garbage bags of trash a day, a weight loss of 60 pounds and, for the first time in three years […]
First, Nadir Ali found a house of his own in Detroit. Then he started a decal business to share his love of the city. And then he met the woman of his dreams to share all of the above. Now he’s surging ahead with marketing. Ali, 31, is a man of much determination. The child […]
Young artsy types, many with jet-black hair and full-body tattoos, sauntered in and out of the Tangent Gallery on a recent Sunday looking for hipster bargains at a rummage sale. More than 40 vendors filled the gallery and ballroom space, many walking out with bags full of vintage treasures. The 15-year-old gallery, carved out of […]
Latawn Crocker lives in Southfield, works in Detroit and hungers to come back and live in the city. With that in mind, he and his family came to the 10th Grandmont-Rosedale open house in search of a new home on the city’s northwest side. “Both my wife and I were raised in the city and […]
When Ethan Dunn became president of the newly established Woodward Village neighborhood this month, he brought with him a lifetime of memories and a hope for a reality television series to bring national attention to his turf. “This is a neighborhood with a whole lot of charm and beauty,” says Dunn, 34, a partner with […]