Celebrating and honoring mom on Mother’s Day is an ideal way to get the family together for fun activities, especially those that get everyone outside to enjoy spring’s milder temperatures. This weekend stop by Hart Plaza and check out the Red Bull Skateboarding competition, take a walk or ride a bike along Detroit’s growing riverfront. Consider heading […]
The old saying is right: A mother’s work is never done. And although she is paid with love and devotion, there is no way to put a price on a Mom’s value. That said, there are ways to share how much mothers are appreciated this holiday. After all, combined, the average salary of each job […]
Did you know that when you’re feeling that mid-afternoon slump the easiest way to perk up is to head outside? Studies show that humans feel more energetic when they are among plants, flowers and trees. So forget that third cup of coffee run and head outside for an invigorating walk, bike or run instead. It […]
Lace up your running shoes for a chance to fund schools on the near east side of Detroit. The Timber Trot, supporting the Hantz Foundation, starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at Hutchinson Elementary School. More than 1,000 foot soldiers are expected to greet the morning with a sanctioned race route and a sustaining […]
As Detroit, Southeast Michigan and the state grows, residents want a variety of “safe street” initiatives to ensure kids, bikes, scooters, walkers and every other form of transportation has room on the roads along with automobiles. Southeast Michigan residents who took a recent online survey sponsored by SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, and […]
With the opening of Greenfield Village, spring blooms along hiking trails and beautiful biking paths, there are lots of fun, family-friendly activities to keep your tots, tweens and teens active throughout Detroit and areas nearby. Try out a new play. Check out the eggs at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Or head over to Greenfield Village to take a walk […]
If you think flu season is over and that measles is a thing of the past, think again, according to Michigan’s health officials. The Michigan Department of Health and Human services has confirmed Michigan’s first measles case of 2017 in southeast Michigan. The individual was hospitalized, and is currently recovering. The case is related to […]
Lead exposure is a risk for all people, especially children. Part of the solution in Flint and other cities affected by lead exposure is to eliminate lead hazards even before exposure can occur, Michigan officials agree. That is why Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed Executive Order 2017-2 creating the Child Lead Exposure Elimination Commission to […]
Maybe your school is like Detroit’s Timbuktu Academy and has a “Try It Tuesdays,” food-sampling program. Or perhaps your school participates in a Farm-to-School program, which brings fresh fruits and vegetables from Michigan farmers to local lunchrooms every month or maybe your school just introduced a school Smoothie Station or step competition. If you are doing something new and […]
Dr. Paul Thomas is on a mission – he wants to not only increase the health of his patients, but he wants to improve the health and lives of all of the city of Detroit. Dr. Thomas is the head physician at Detroit’s Plum Health, a family medical practice. His goal is to be an […]