The Salvation Army Southeast Michigan Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) will host a job recruitment fair to fill a variety of full- and part-time positions available at its 36 southeast Michigan Family Thrift Stores. The hiring events will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at each location. Applicants must come […]
Brush Park, one of the oldest historic neighborhoods in Detroit, will see three new development projects come to life by 2024. The new developments, totaling $102 million, will bring 367 new residential units to the area. Thirty-four percent of them will offer a wide-range of affordability for residents making as low as 30 percent of […]
by Kelly Gleason Looking for family fun this weekend? Here are LittleGuide Detroit’s suggestions. Friday, July 27 – Sunday, July 29: Midtown Inc. commissioned life sized puppet performances of the last elephants at the Detroit Zoo and you won’t want to miss the story of Wanda and Winky Go To California @ New Center Park. […]
Going green has been a benefit to Detroit youth for the past 20 years, but not only because of improvements to the environment. The Greening of Detroit celebrated two decades of employing local youth in the community July 25, announcing that 2,000 boys and girls have worked in the Green Corps since 1998, earning a […]
The vacant Holcomb Elementary school and the surrounding area in Old Redford are getting a new lease on life with a $6 million investment The school, which has been empty for nearly 10 years, will become a 32-unit senior cooperative housing community called the St. Matthew Cooperative. The renovation will also include walking paths, parks […]
It’s May and a third grader – let’s call her Susie – is having trouble grasping math. She keeps struggling, but when June comes around her grades are good enough and she is passed on to fourth grade. There she’s expected to be ready for math at that grade level, but she isn’t and most […]
Not many non-profit businesses can say they’ve turned squatters into homeowners. But there is an organization in Detroit that does this and more. Man Power Mentoring, Inc. was established about five years ago as a personal and property development program by Executive Director Xzun Bellefant. The organization works on neighborhood properties to reduce blight, make […]
The need to read is still one of the most important skills literacy advocates hope to cultivate in Detroit’s youth. Research shows challenges in literacy have been directly linked to greater risks of unemployment, imprisonment and other challenges. To support a mission of boosting local literacy rates, the Association for Women in Communications (AWC) Detroit Chapter and […]
If you’ve ever wanted to ride in a Ford Model A here’s your chance. Highland Park-based Antique Touring has launched Detroit’s first-ever sightseeing tours in the classic car. Riders will see some of the city’s gems in a chauffeured vehicle seldom seen on the road today. The two-hour tours depart from the Ford Piquette Avenue […]
Tax foreclosures are down in Detroit. The Wayne County treasurer’s office says owner-occupied Detroit homes have seen an 89 percent drop in tax foreclosures, falling from 6,408 in 2015 to 708 at risk this year. Tax foreclosures of all city occupied homes is down 84 percent since 2015, with 1,517 homes at risk this year, […]