If you thought the Packard Plant, a crumbling monstrosity on East Grand Boulevard and Mount Elliot Street would never amount to more than a tragic example of Detroit’s automotive manufacturing decline, you likely don’t didn’t know a retail company – Pure Detroit – and its 18-year mission to promote and uplift the city. The Packard, […]
Opioid use is on the rise nationwide, and Michigan is far from immune to the harm it can effect on users, never mind the general public. It’s just one facet of a larger story: that of the continued outbreak of hepatitis A cases in the city of Detroit, as well as Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Wayne, […]
They seem to help everyone when help is most needed. For a century the United Way for Southeastern Michigan has worked diligently to respond to the most pressing challenges facing children, families, health and community in our region. In those 100 years its core mission has never changed. It remains focused on helping families and […]
Full-figured wasn’t always fabulous for Sharon DuMas. As a teenager, she was often overlooked by boys, even told by a counselor that a secretary’s job would suit her better than a position of leadership. But not only did DuMas go on to occupy leadership positions, she embraced her self-image and started an organization to help […]
It’s one of the biggest issues facing families today: Caring for loved ones at home. Particularly when it comes to caring for aging parents, many find balancing the loads of work, household, mealtime, and everything else life presents to be a heavy burden. Stepping in to help: CarePRN, a startup based at TechTown Detroit that […]
The largest historical venue in Monroe will host a day-long rally on Saturday, September 16, to help support some of the most promising youth of Detroit in sustaining a summer kayak and ecological exploration program through the Youth Connection in Detroit. The River Raisin National Battlefield, a national park, where a major battle of the […]
Students at Detroit’s largest Catholic university attend one of the best campuses in the state and region, says one distinguished ranking. U.S. News & World Report lists University of Detroit Mercy at No. 19 top in its “Regional Universities Midwest,” citing its community outreach, competitive basketball team and other traits. Faculty-to-student ratio, diversity of curricula […]
When Brian Peck became a teacher, he wanted a job in the Detroit Public Schools. His dad grew up in the Osborn neighborhood and his uncle went to Osborn High School, so naturally he felt an affinity toward the place. “It’s great to serve here,” he says enthusiastically of his present post as a Spanish […]
President Trump’s decision to move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) could impact about 15,000 Michigan residents. That’s how many people the Immigration Policy Institute says are eligible for that program in our state. Of those the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has accepted the applications of little more than […]
Diego Rivera’s mural, “Paean to Labor and Industry,” is so much more than a piece of art full of vibrant imagery gracing the Rivera Court at the Detroit Institute of Art. It is a reminder to all of us of the role hard-working people play in building the wealth of America. It should also be […]