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Figure skating builds confidence and self-esteem in participants. They fall. They get up. And they learn the importance of never giving up. The process is reminiscent of our city’s story and resounding resilience. So it’s little wonder that Figure Skating Harlem (FSH) chose Detroit as the first city to expand its academic, figure skating and […]
As we prepare to shiver our way through another Michigan autumn a reminder of what’s south of the border is more than welcome. On Sunday Nov. 20 that will be possible – at least in a culinary sense – with the . The annual contest, presented by the Southwest Detroit Business Association (SDBA), will be held […]
Friday Night Live! at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) on Nov. 18 will have a guest who comes from Brooklyn … by way of Venezuela. Migguel Anggelo will bring his free show, Another Son of Venezuela, and his band, the Immigrants, to the DIA. It begins at 7:00 p.m. and is a combination of […]
A child’s recent gesture reminded Ashley Tuomi not much has changed about Native American stereotypes. Tuomi, CEO of American Indian Health & Family Services of Southeastern Michigan, heard how the classmate of a staff member’s young student released a familiar, high-pitched howl, rhythmically patting his lips. The staffer’s Native American child was puzzled by the […]
You know it’s summer in the city when events begin at the downtown Detroit’s five historic parks – Campus Martius Park, Cadillac Square, Capitol Park, Grand Circus and Paradise Valley’s Beatrice Buck Park It all started June 1 with Quicken Loans Summer in the Parks, featuring free entertainment daily, all summer long in the parks. […]
It’s no exaggeration to say the world awaits Detroit – seeking its ideas, its creativity, its designers and their dreams, its manufacturing prowess and its gigantic imagination. To that end, the Detroit Creative Corridor Center (DC3) announced Thursday at the Mackinac Policy Conference the launch of the ten-year Detroit City of Design initiative. Now in […]
Palmer Park is a neighborhood on the rise and its third annual Palmer Park Art Fair is certainly proof. The Palmer Park Art Fair started in 1976 and after a strong ten-year run it was retired as the neighborhood declined. Three years ago the nonprofit People for Palmer Park and Integrity Shows brought back the […]
Motown will get a taste of The Big Easy, when Detroit gets a Marci Gras celebration of its own. Despite the cold expected on Feb. 6, the Mardi Gras en Rouge, a costume gala complete with New Orleans brass band and a parade of local spirit, is sure to add some Cajun spice. The Mardi […]
Detroit might be the ultimate Rorschach test. Everyone sees something a little different, depending on his or her angle. When Aaron Foley looks at Detroit, he sees a city that “black history defined.” A thirtysomething writer living in Detroit, Foley is a Michigan State University graduate who has contributed to such publications as Jalopnik Detroit, […]
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 […]