The Fifth Third Bank Financial Empowerment Mobile (eBus) will be in Southwest Detroit at Life Directions on Aug. 22 to provide free financial education for potential homebuyers, small business owners, job seekers and senior citizens. The 40-foot bus will be at 1500 Scotten St., which is adjacent to Western International High School and Clark Park. It […]
Mahindra Automotive North America (MANA) has awarded $127,000 in funding and equipment from its Urban Agriculture Grant Program to eight southeast Michigan nonprofits in Detroit. This year’s recipients and the programs the grants will support, including five that received Mahindra funding previously, are: American Indian Health and Family Services, Inc. ($10,000): To create the Sacred […]
Not every form of investment involves writing a pay check. In fact, some of the most lucrative investments tend not to relate to a dollar figure at all. Bank of America’s Student Leaders program is the institution’s way of investing in citizens who’ll eventually help shape the communities where they live. The program, consisting of […]
by Carrie budzinski Looking for family fun this weekend? Here are LittleGuide Detroit’s suggestions. August 8 – September 2: Journey to the land of Oz and experience wonderful and Wicked @ the Detroit Opera House. Friday, August 17 – Sunday, August 19: Need a reason to use those Halloween costumes again, how about Michigan […]
Eastern Market has two new work vehicles to move produce and supplies around the market thanks to Mahindra Automotive North America. The two Mahindra vehicles, a ROXOX and a Retriever 750 UTV, are collectively named “Mahindra RISES for Good Food Fleet.” The ROXOR is an all-new off-road vehicle with a steel body on a boxed-steel […]
There are many places in Detroit that memorialize the Civil Rights movement and the struggles African Americans have faced. The First Congregational Church of Detroit features the Underground Railroad Museum and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History has the world’s largest permanent exhibit on African American history. There is another place at […]
Looking for family fun this weekend? Here are LittleGuide Detroit’s suggestions. August 8 – September 2: Journey to the land of Oz and discovery a story of love and friendship you didn’t see in the 1939 classic, Wicked The Musical is at the Detroit Opera House Friday, August 10: Get ready for story time on […]
It’s hard to figure out what you want to be when you grow up. The best answer can be to explore potential careers so you choose wisely More than 10,000 high school students in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Livingston, Monroe and Washtenaw counties will be able to explore potential careers at Nov. 28 for MiCareerQuest Southeast […]
The old saying goes, “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” Author Diane Proctor Reeder agrees – but for a different reason than the expression of vocal intonations or volume used in statements that can help others or hurt their feelings, depending on the delivery. Reeder, who wrote What the Word BE: […]
Detroiters are baroudeurs. What’s that? Baroudeur (bah-roo-DUHR) means fighter or warrior in French. In cycling it’s a term used for riders not afraid to break away from the main pack or peloton and do things on their own, even if they might be an underdog. In Paul Fournel’s collection of cycling essays, Vélo, he describes […]