Neighbors helping neighbors—that’s what it’s all about. District 1 Councilman James Tate knows this more than anyone. To serve his constituents and to increase economic activity in the district, Tate created Cash Flash, part of his DI$COVER D1 Initiative. If flash mob comes to mind, you’re not too far off. Cash Flashes are designed for […]
Errol Service understands humble beginnings, hard work and high achievement. That’ s why the restaurateur says he’s working hard to help rebuild Detroit, one community project at a time. Service started his McDonald’s career by mopping floors and cleaning toilets. He was promoted to dropping fries and flipping burgers. During the process, he managed to […]
For Victoria Roby the world of online retailing was beneficial. In her dining room, office, or anywhere she could flip open a laptop and reach cyberspace, she could serve loyal consumers of her natural hair, body and relaxation products. But it’s a new year and Roby’s ready to move her Natural Market business from […]
It was one of the most frightening moments of Lester Parnell’s life. After pulling into his driveway with his family and getting ready to enter the house one evening he noticed his 1-year-old toddling between a mother raccoon and her baby. An abandoned house on Artesian Street next door to his home had long been […]
Wearing construction gloves, old jeans and a Motor City Blight Busters t-shirt, Justin Moore heads out with a caravan of teen workers to beautify his Old Redford neighborhood. His efforts net at least a couple garbage bags of trash a day, a weight loss of 60 pounds and, for the first time in three years […]
Around Brightmoor, they called him “J Bone.” Jason Williams, the friendly, playful youngest son of long-time Detroit neighborhood activist Ora Williams, was known for his love of this community, the only one he ever called home. Since his shocking, accidental death last year at age 34, J Bone’s mother and several peers he considered family […]
Comfortable in its own city skin, Brightmoor is emerging from the shadows of its well-heeled neighbors, ready to throw open its doors to those who come knocking. Once overlooked, the community, perched on the edge of northwest Detroit, finds itself at the center of attention among a growing group of investors interested in its economic […]
Latawn Crocker lives in Southfield, works in Detroit and hungers to come back and live in the city. With that in mind, he and his family came to the 10th Grandmont-Rosedale open house in search of a new home on the city’s northwest side. “Both my wife and I were raised in the city and […]