Small businesses will make a big splash at events in downtown Detroit parks this summer. The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) is asking Detroit-based vendors to apply to be featured at Downtown Street Eats, Market Thursdays, Market Fridays and the Night Markets at Beacon Park. The events attract thousands of weekly visitors. Downtown Street Eats, Michigan’s largest […]
Walk into Nicole Bien’ Aime’s new boutique on McNichols and you’ll see the most delightful use of color, style and bling in northwest Detroit. The Voluptuous Bien’ Aime Boutique at 19326 W McNichols has a giant, hot pink couch, sparkling sneakers and clothes to suit every size and function. The brightness isn’t limited to the […]
Starting a business can bring life-changing prosperity, but research shows timing is key to success. Newly published research by Bank of America suggests this year is a good time to take the next step toward becoming an entrepreneur. A survey of 1,000 owners participating in the 2018 Bank of America Business Advantage Small Business Owner […]
The Downtown Detroit Market held last winter was so successful it’s coming back this spring and summer. It will run from May 24 – Sunday, September 9. , vendors have been selected for this upcoming season. This spring and summer, Bedrock and the Quicken Loans Community Investment Fund will welcome two phases of market vendors […]
They’ve been called “angels of mercy” and they’re known for taking temperatures and pulses. Even before the doctor walks in, a pleasant, professional nurse has a way of comforting the sick, using little more than a smile and a calming presence. To celebrate the National Nurses Week, through May 12 Paralee Boyd Salon is offering […]
Tracy Tilmon-Jackson isn’t used to being stopped in her tracks. In late 2011, Tilmon-Jackson had just come home from a FEMA deployment – she works as a public assistance tech crew lead on various disasters – and was cleaning the house when it felt as if something had hit her in the chest, straight on. […]
Quiana Broden is the picture of health, but that wasn’t always the case. A vegan for the past five years, Broden – or Que, as she is called by most – turned to an animal-and-dairy-free lifestyle after she was diagnosed 10 years ago with sarcoidosis. It’s an autoimmune disease that she quips “can piss everything […]
Few communities bring as much joy to Cinco de Mayo as Southwest Detroit. The annual Hispanic holiday, which translates to “Fifth of May,” commemorates the Mexican army’s historic 1862 victory in battle against French troops during the Franco-Mexican War. But in America the occasion lets Latinos and Latino descendants celebrate their heritage, often with meals […]
Southwest Detroit officially has a new reason to celebrate the success of its neighborhood business and cultural center. The State of Michigan has designated Mexicantown-Hubbard Communities a Michigan Main Street Program, recognizing its potential to help revitalize the city and region. Mexicantown-Hubbard Communities will share details of the news recently announced by Southwest Detroit Business […]
When Alexander Ho walks through the Sylvan Learning Center he runs in West Bloomfield, he chats with students and knows them all by name. He also knows just what they need help with to achieve academic success. That’s Sylvan’s goal. Its personalized tutoring is focused on building academic confidence, igniting intellectual curiosity and inspiring a […]