As a healthcare leader and employer of more than 33,000 employees, many would assume that Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) must actively minimize, if not eliminate, risks whenever possible. Nevertheless, Robert G. Riney, president of healthcare operations and chief operating officer at HFHS, says eliminating the requirement that job applicants state whether they’ve been convicted […]
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan lauded 41-year-old Brian Jones’ extraordinary record at the ribbon cutting of his east side 102030 clothing store last month. Jones, a paralegal who graduated summa cum laude from Oakland Community College, is well on his way toward achieving a bachelor’s degree at Eastern Michigan University. The typically reserved business owner fought […]
A half-dozen of Corktown’s most well-known establishments along Michigan Avenue have joined together to create the Detroit Police Department’s second Project Green Light Commercial Corridor. The partners, located in Detroit’s oldest neighborhood, include the new Detroit Police Athletic League headquarters, McShane’s Irish Pub, Detroit Institute of Bagels, Ottava Via, Brooklyn Street Local and PJ’s Lager […]
The Phillip C. Randolph Career Technical Education (CTE) School on Hubbell Street has signed up for the City of Detroit’s Project Green Light program. It is the city’s first educational partner. , Randolph CTE has greatly expanded its daytime and nighttime skilled trades training program thanks to a partnership between the Detroit Public Schools Community […]
Over the last few years we’ve seen it happen in Texas, in Kanas, and in South Carolina – shootings that killed and wounded parishioners while they worshiped. The violence has also hit close to home. Just a few weeks ago, a bullet went flying through the glass door of Zion Church in Troy. No one […]
The ACLU of Michigan is awaiting results of a Michigan State Police (MSP) review of reports along the I-94 freeway that suggest a pattern of racial profiling. MSP announced its plan for an internal review of traffic stops by members of the Fifth District Hometown Security Team on six randomly selected Fridays during early 2017. […]
Partner programs like Project Green Light, Ceasefire Detroit and the Detroit Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center helped take a big bite out of crime in Detroit in 2017, and officials are putting more strategies in place to ensure the trend continues. Since 2016, nearly every category of major crime in Detroit has seen significant […]
Snow covered everything in sight. I drove around looking for a parking place and found one right in front of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Looked safe enough, cars were parked up and down Woodward. I was sufficiently passed the crosswalk and fire hydrant. I smiled with smugness as I climbed the steps to the […]
A case of Hepatitis A has been confirmed in a service worker at the Token Lounge at 28949 Joy Road in Westland, according to the Wayne County Department of Health, Veterans and Community Wellness. Wayne County Health officials are advising people who consumed beverages from the Token Lounge between November 20 and December 4, 2017 […]
