Danialle Karmanos had goose bumps. She was watching Detroit elementary school kids work it out on yoga mats practicing alongside each other. “There was energy happening and swirling in the room,” she says. “It was giving children who often live in extremely stressful situations inner peace.” That’s the goal of Karmanos’ Work It Out yoga […]
For shoppers like Jon Guice the options were limited. With nutritional food outlets in her community often hard to come by, Guice’s list of potential grocery stores, particularly affordable ones, was typically short. Then, in 2011, she learned about the Double Up Food Bucks incentive. As a recipient of the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program […]
With the exception of cost, few people give much thought to filling a prescription at their local pharmacy. It’s generally assumed that the physician has accurately filled out a script, but the reality is very different. These Adverse Drug Events (or ADEs) are common occurrences and costly. According to Priority Health, there are about 1.5 […]
Detroit is the best city to start a yoga studio. So says self-storage company SpareFoot, which teamed up with Thumbtack.com, an online service that connects consumers with skilled professionals, to do the study. Thumbtack used marketplace data to figure out which markets had the highest demand for yoga, controlling for supply. “Forget Motor City. Detroit […]
Like most, Travis Mills had plans. Plans for his wife and daughter. Plans for the future. Plans for a successful military career. Then those plans were waylaid when he had a “normal day at work that turned ugly.” He stepped on a bomb. And then, he couldn’t feel his arms or legs. His third tour […]
Call it fashion of the fittest. A peculiar stream of sartorial splendor filled Cobo Center recently as 500 guests and honorees of the 2016 Governor’s Fitness Awards made their way to a ballroom for the annual dinner. Sneakers were matched with suit coats and evening gowns hovered over high-tops as participants dressed for the theme […]
Getting a breath of fresh air in polluted areas of Southwest Detroit could become a more real possibility. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) recently announced a move to get legislative approval in setting new sulfur dioxide limits for U.S. Steel’s Zug Island Boiler Houses. The new rule would also reduce sulfur dioxide at […]
The very things that are fueling Detroit– optimism, entrepreneurship, a respect for bicycle culture – are the very things that the Detroit Regional Chamber are focusing on for a newly announced part of its annual Mackinac Policy Conference. Recently, the Chamber added a Slow Roll to the event, which will take place Wednesday, June 1 […]
Louise Ogadinma spent much of her childhood in west side Detroit community centers. After school in her neighborhood, there was no shortage of places where she and her friends could go to spend time enjoying extracurricular activities. Now a mother in her 20s, Ogadinma is concerned other Detroit youth don’t have the opportunities she had. […]
There’s a bill sitting in the Michigan House of Representatives that, if passed, would help grocery stores in underserved communities open, expand or renovate to bring more healthy foods to those neighborhoods. The “Healthy Foods Assistance Act,” or House Bill 5180, would direct funds through a public private partnership with the Michigan Good Food Fund […]