Quitting smoking can be one of the hardest things to do but it is the right thing to do for you and your family. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) wants to make it easier and is expanding its telephone coaching and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) program to all Michigan residents. Through […]
by Steve Palackdharry At work, Juanita Guevara feels like a different person. Ironically, it’s because it lets her feel the same as others, who do their jobs as well as they can to earn a living. “Work helps me focus and set aside my sadness and anxiety,” says Guevara. “I feel healthier, both mentally and […]
What a difference a century makes. In the early 20th century, people left the farms in droves to come to Detroit and work in factories like Henry Ford’s. Now, in the early 21st century, the Ford Motor Company Fund set out to teach kids about farming and nutrition with a mobile, indoor, year-round gardening project […]
A good pitch will win 12 local women a share of $50,000 to use to support the startups they’ve created that will make their communities better places to live. You can see how they do at the inaugural Ford Empower-HER pitch competition on Feb. 7 at Ford headquarters in Dearborn. You can register for the […]
If you’re headed to Sports & Social Detroit for lunch, dinner, drinks or to watch a game, bring a coat and soap with you. Just huddle up and help out. The restaurant, located within The District Detroit, has teamed up with the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) to collect new and gently used items to help […]
If you know a young girl with dreams the figure skating in the Olympics get their skates on and get down to The Rink at Campus Martius. On Saturday, January 27 from 9:30 – 11 a.m. Olympic gold medalist and Dancing With the Stars winner, Meryl Davis, will host a community workshop for young girls […]
Ready to serve an ace or a floater? If volleyball’s your thing this league is for you. The 4v4 Co-ed Volleyball League begins Monday, March 26, at Beacon Park Winter Lodge. It’s a large, well-lit, and HEATED tent, so, yes, you will be warm. This isn’t beach volleyball. You must be 18 to play. Registration is […]
You can practice your axels, backspins and camels or just skate for free at The Rink at Campus Martius weekdays now through March 2. All you need to do is get one of 500 passes that will be distributed each week at six Meijers stories in Detroit and the suburbs. Here are the stores: Detroit […]
Dawn Wood mended her ways and got a new lease on life. A drug addict for 24 years, she’s been clean for the last year. After serving time in jail, she found Mend on the Move and that’s made all the difference in the world for her. Mend on the Move is a non-profit social […]
The City of Detroit is partnering with city-contracted service providers, the faith-based community and others to reach more homeless individuals and families and help them get into shelters or warming centers this weekend (Jan. 5-7) as temperatures drop to dangerous lows. In addition to the warming centers and current outreach efforts, the city will be […]