Detroiters can now conveniently pay their water bill at 28 kiosk locations in and around the city As part of its wide-reaching efforts to improve the lives of its residents, the City of Detroit along with its Water and Sewerage Department is offering new options that will make paying a water or sewer bill more […]
On a summer-like evening, Alcides Roman walks down his street just off Vernor Highway, noting obvious changes in daily life in his Southwest Detroit neighborhood, pointing at houses along the way. “You’ve got a Mexican family there, and they don’t come out. You’ve another family there, they’re not coming out, either,” he says. “And that […]
Ground zero for the 1967 civil disturbance is becoming ground zero for neighborhood transformation thanks to involved citizens and the Detroit Planning and Development Dept. A standing-room-only crowd at a recent Rosa Parks/Clairmount Community forum sought a hundred ways to preserve historical buildings and increase density of homes and retail. With the renovation of the […]
If you’ve got a mini Drake, Adele or Justin Timberlake under your roof, then you’ve got to check out the MSU Community Music School summer classes and camps, scheduled to run throughout the summer in Detroit. Kids can get their music groove on at one of six different summer camps this June, July and August. […]
Having a bike is a part of growing up that not only creates memories, it also promotes a devotion to fitness that lasts a lifetime. To that end, Advancing Macomb along with partners No Bike Left Behind, CARE of Southeast Michigan, Macomb County Executive Office, Leadership Macomb, Thoughtful Missions are prepping for its first ever […]
There are few things that represent warmer weather, old-fashioned fun and children at play than a great game of baseball. To honor that tradition, Comerica Bank and Detroit Police Athletic League (PAL) recently hosted a special ballgame between Detroit police officers and kids enrolled in PAL youth baseball and softball programs. It was the first […]
Residents of one Southwest Detroit neighborhood witnessed a recent transformation courtesy of the city’s innovative, new construction trades program. Members of the Access for All training initiative, launched by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund, gained hands-on experience by cleaning up five parcels of vacant land in Springwells Village, as part of a collaboration with Urban […]
Twenty-five Cody High School students will work summer jobs at DTE Energy, while 15 men from the Cody Rouge neighborhood further their knowledge of plumbing, carpentry, and painting, through a training program. Meanwhile, thousands of other Cody Rouge youth and families will gain various benefits from General Motors, Quicken Loans and the Skillman Foundation in […]
Leaders of the far-west side’s most prominent community will announce their strategy for improving the quality of life for residents Wednesday morning. Members of the Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance are set to unveil a comprehensive plan to transform Cody Rouge into a premiere neighborhood, with support from the Skillman Foundation, DTE Energy, General Motors and […]
The city is looking to strike a blow against blight with a $1.7 million deal to buy 400 units of public housing. Among the units in a proposal with the Detroit Housing Commission are 127 single-family homes, the Lee Plaza and Woodland Apartments, as part of a vision that could ultimately create more housing and […]