Lee Plaza and Woodland Apartments, two of Detroit’s architectural gems, will get a second lease on life and offer housing assistance for low-income earners if developers step up for the project. The City of Detroit and the Detroit Building Authority are seeking proposals to redevelop the two historic apartment buildings. The two projects will include […]
Happy holiday! Happy holiday! That’s how the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) wants you to feel when you ride some of their buses this holiday season. They want you to take that spirit with you when you ride. DDOT is rolling out a selected number of holiday-themed buses that will run between Tuesday, December 12 […]
Christmas will come a little early for 42 Detroit families adopted by students at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy. The students will deliver gifts and food to the families on Dec. 14. It’s part of the school’s annual Focus:Hope Christmas Celebration, now in its 29th year. Beginning on Nov. 7 each […]
Detroit is a place where people of all ages, backgrounds and faiths can come together and celebrate the holidays and learn from one another. One of the best places to do that is at Campus Martius for the 7th annual Menorah in the D lighting ceremony on Tuesday, December 12. That’s the first day of […]
Thanks to Health Alliance Plan (HAP) runners and walkers can once again spend part of their New Year’s Eve getting some exercise at the annual Belle Isle New Year’s Eve Family Fun Run/Walk before they head out to celebrate. Back in 1970 Jeanne Bocci, a former nationally ranked race walker, and Jerry Bocci, an ex-college […]
DTE Energy, in partnership with the Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO), will hold a Customer Assistance Day on Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at DABO, 12048 Grand River, Detroit. The event, the last Customer Assistance Day for this year, will provide affordable payment plans, home energy consultations, energy-saving information, and […]
We know our America’s Thanksgiving Parade is spectacular, and now the whole country knows it. America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Art Van was voted second in the Best Holiday Parade category in the USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice travel award contest. “Detroit has been hosting America’s Thanksgiving Parade (originally called the Michigan Thanksgiving Parade) since […]
The historic Log Cabin in Palmer Park will be the centerpiece for the annual WinterFest coming up on Sunday Dec. 10. The free family-friendly event runs from 2-5 p.m. and offers old-fashioned horse and carriage rides, hot cider, hot chocolate, holiday cookies, candy canes, music, arts and crafts, and, of course, a meeting with Mr. […]
Being in the hospital is no fun for anyone. Being in the hospital during the holidays is a drag. If you’re a kid, being in the hospital then is, well, beyond yucky. For kids hospitalized with cancer there is no choice. To give these kids a holiday to remember, on Dec. 7 Santa’s helpers at […]
Like so many of us, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office believes no child should be without a Christmas. To make sure that doesn’t happen for dozens of Detroit children, the office is asking for donations for its annual “No Child Without a Christmas” gift-shopping spree next week. Sheriff Benny Napoleon and other supporters of the […]