Detroit residents looking to get out of the cold can go to three warming centers, the City of Detroit’s11 recreation centers and 18 Detroit Public Library branches. Three warming centers are open through March 31 to provide relief to the homeless when year-round shelters are at capacity. Cass Community Social Services, 1534 Webb, has 40 […]
Too often kids in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties don’t get enough to eat in the summer. Thanks to a $500,000 grant from the FCA Foundation (Fiat-Chrysler) more of those children will have access to United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s Meet Up and Eat Up and School Breakfast Programs. While nearly 300,000 children in those […]
by David Lingholm When Hurricane Maria took aim at Puerto Rico, Ana Medina started thinking about what it would take to restore power on the island. Some of that thinking was due to her background as a manager for DTE Energy’s Distribution Operations team. Some of that thinking came from a concern for the island […]
If you’re going to welcome in 2018 at “The Drop” make sure you head to Beacon Park, not Campus Martius. After seven years it has outgrown its previous home. Last year more than 30,000 attended the free family friendly event and it needs a bigger space. Beacon Park is located just a few blocks northwest […]
Snow covered everything in sight. I drove around looking for a parking place and found one right in front of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Looked safe enough, cars were parked up and down Woodward. I was sufficiently passed the crosswalk and fire hydrant. I smiled with smugness as I climbed the steps to the […]
It has been said a quilt will warm your body and comfort your soul. That’s why some of the women in Southwest Solutions’ sewing class in southwest Detroit and women (and five men) got together to make quilts for those less fortunate. The program is called “Stitches of Love.” They began crocheting the 8-by-8 inch […]
Here’s some great news if you’re headed downtown to do your final shopping for Christmas. There’s free metered street parking anywhere in the city today through Christmas. “People are encouraged to use the opportunity to visit many of the unique businesses and attractions offered in neighborhoods across the city,” says the City of Detroit. If […]
The work of the late Rev. Dr. Eddie K. Edwards, founder the Joy of Jesus faith-based nonprofit organization in Detroit, is showcased at an exhibit at The University of Michigan Bentley Legacy Library, 1150 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor. The announcement of “A Fruitful Legacy Memorabilia Collection” was made by his widow, Dr. Mary Darlene Edwards, […]
As U.S. lawmakers make changes to the country’s tax code, are they considering the policy effects on people with low incomes and their communities? Kimberlee Cornett, The Kresge Foundation’s managing director of social investments, says the new tax reform could have “very dire implications” and adversely impact various communities in cities. She analyzes four potential tax […]
Look for more youthful faces under the hard hats when the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) begins work on a major I-94 construction through Detroit in 2019. The estimated $2.5 billion project will rebuild the highway, service roads and bridges on a seven-mile stretch between Conner Avenue and I-96. The work includes replacement of 67 […]