Close your eyes and think of the store you recently visited. For many of us, it was probably some kind of chain. The truth is the big stores have more marketing power to attract your dollars. That is why small businesses need to get creative with design and grab attention away from the uniform look […]
More than 40 employees at Eaton Vehicle Group stepped away from making power management products for the auto industry and turned their talents into making life better for shelter dogs and cats. The team donated approximately 300 labor hours to improve Almost Home Animal Rescue, a no-kill shelter in Southfield, last month as part of […]
The Detroit Public Schools Foundation has a plan to bring in more of the dollars needed to ensure students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) get the education they need to succeed. The foundation has launched a new fundraising effort, called Educate! DETROIT Public Schools, to help meet the needs of the 50,000 […]
There is making lemonade out of lemons, and there is turning heartbreak into a growing beauty supply business. That’s what Rodnesha Ross did when she founded Pray Hustle Slay, which produces natural beauty products. Her perseverance paid off. In April she landed a deal with a local beauty supply chain, Davison Coco Beauty Supplies, to […]
Oudolf Garden Detroit (OGD) has received a $1 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation for the Oudolf public garden on Belle Isle, which is scheduled to begin construction this summer. The grant puts the project within about $350,000 of the OGD’s $4 million overall funding goal, depending on final construction costs. It supports an […]
The Detroit City Council’s approval of a land swamp and other steps gave the green light to the new $2.5 million Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Jeep Assembly Plant and an upgrade to its Jefferson North Assembly Plant. The project is expected to bring a total of 4,950 new middle class union to the city. The Jeep plant on Mack Ave. […]
LifeBUILDERS, a nonprofit organization working to reclaim, empower and build in Detroit’s Regent Park neighborhood, has been awarded a $50,000 Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) grant for high-impact projects geared toward stabilizing and improving the area. LifeBUILDERS will use the funds this summer to focus on a variety of improvements to owner occupied homes and the […]
If you looking to take in some of the most diverse and historic architecture in Detroit, and perhaps Michigan, check out the Huntington Woods 27th annual Home Tour June 2. Sponsored by the Huntington Woods Women’s League, this year’s tour features five spectacular houses. All of them have been uniquely restored to showcase the home’s […]
Customers seeking nail service at busy salons are sometimes turned away at the door by shops that can’t meet overwhelming demand. Clients of downtown Detroit’s TEN Nail Bar won’t have to worry about availability nearly as much when the salon at 1215 Griswold St. opens its second location in the New Center area. The new […]
Native Detroiter AnQuniece Wheeler, who has been selected to represent the United States in the World Deaf Swim Championship in Brazil, will train lifeguards at the Adams-Butzel Recreation Center week. Wheeler began her swim career at the Center at the age of 9. Now 19, she first competed as a child as part of the […]