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 […]
Reporting on low-income communities is different than reporting for low-income communities. So says journalist and researcher Sarah Alvarez. She points out the disconnect represents a huge problem – a large number of citizens are discounted as consumers of quality, relevant media. Alvarez is the one-woman show behind Outlier Media, a project that aims to serve […]
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 […]
You sit in your car, stranded in gridlock on the express way. In between choking your steering wheel and pounding on it, you imagine your car rising up and flying above the traffic. Unfortunately, despite Back to the Future’s promise, a flying car won’t be an option anytime soon, but flying above traffic may not […]
Yehowseph Brown not only found a way to prepare for a successful career, he also latched on to something that would make him a better person. A participant in Bank of America’s Student Leaders program, he is featured in a video on the company’s website. In it he says the experience gave him the tools […]
By Stacy Swimp Although Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech stands among his most recognized messages, he also advocated the importance of doing right by and for ourselves and others. His words remind us that there can be no permanent boundaries around us unless we place them around ourselves. King challenged […]
The Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) has launched a new, improved website, buildingdetroit.org. The site is the main platform used by the Detroit Land Bank to sell properties since it started in May of 2014. New features on the site include: Improved property search options, including drawable maps, zip code, street, district, and neighborhood search […]
OK, Detroit is Hockeytown, but there may just be room for another sport created in Canada – at least for eight weeks. Every Monday and Tuesday from 6 – 10 p.m. through February 28 you can watch broomball at The Rink at Campus Martius. It’s a great way to meet new people, find out about […]
Where do you think the man with best beard in America lives? Right here in Detroit. Jason Heien’s whiskers just took first place in Wahl’s annual Man of the Year Contest. Wahl’s 30-ft. mobile barbershop visited the Top 10 Most Facial Hair Friendly Cities in America in search of the guy with the best facial […]
If you’re headed to Eastern Market tomorrow, Jan. 13, you’ll need to go to Sheds 4 & 5 instead of Shed 3. Shed 3 will be closed for the day to stage an event associated with the North American International Auto Show. “We strive to limit disruption of our markets but we believe the shed […]