Samaritas gives refugees the superpower of a bright future

Samaritas gives refugees the superpower of a bright future

A person escapes a home they can never return to and finds a home in the American Midwest and, with the help of kindly strangers guiding them, they forged a life. That is the story of Superman, but it is also one shared by countless non-fictional refugees, without the luxury of super powers. These refugees […]

Fireworks set for June 28 on TV only and shot off at St. Clair Metropark

Fireworks set for June 28 on TV only and shot off at St. Clair Metropark

There will be fireworks this year. Like last year you will only be able to see the display on WDIV Local 4. In another change the fireworks won’t be shot off at the traditional location in downtown Detroit. The Parade Company has partnered with Huron-Clinton Metroparks at the Lake St. Clair Metropark location for this […]

$11 million investment will extend Riverwalk to Belle Isle by fall 2022

$11 million investment will extend Riverwalk to Belle Isle by fall 2022

By next fall you should be able to take the Riverwalk from the Joe Lewis Arena to Belle Isle. The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and its partners just broke ground for the Riverwalk extension along the Uniroyal site. It will complete the Conservancy’s vision of 3.5 miles of Riverwalk along the East Riverfront and connect the […]

Comcast awards $1 million to 100 BIPOC small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park

Comcast awards $1 million to 100 BIPOC small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park

Comcast has awarded $1 million in grants to 100 Black, Indigenous and People of Color- (BIPOC) owned small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. Awards also went to 84 additional businesses across Michigan. Detroit was one of five cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia, selected to award $10,000 grants to 100 local businesses […]

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