On Saturday, Sept. 9 the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC) will do something it’s never done before: host the Detroit Cycling Championship. The inaugural event is the first of its kind for the DAC. “This is the next leg in the stool of amateur athletics that the club wants to promote,” says Pat O’Keefe, president of […]
Parents eager to ensure their infants’ well-being are advised by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to avoid an ayurvedic remedy called Balguti Kesaria. Ayurvedic medicine is an eastern practice often studied by holistic health practitioners. Recent testing has found Balguti Kesaria samples contaminated with lead. The remedy is ground up and given […]
The future location of a new Detroit jail facility is still being considered. Wayne County continues to weigh two options for the possibility a site, Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans says. Since receiving two June proposals that could remedy the issue of an unfinished jail construction on Gratiot Avenue, Evans says he has directed resources […]
For the 17th year, the annual “Restoring the Neighbor Back to the Hood” Festival will host a free backpack giveaway and celebration at 2243 Ferry Park in Detroit from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. Launched by activist, author and educator, Detroit native Yusef “Bunchy” Shakur, the celebration has become one of the west side […]
It’s not just in neighborhoods where business and economic initiatives take place that Detroiters need seats at the table. On the national stage, input reflecting the city’s needs can contribute to policies that directly impact its future. Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) Global Commerce and Foreign Direct Investment Manager Sandra Choi has been named to […]
Kids will be moving from space to space on a “life-sized” board game created to help drive-up food donations when they are needed most – the summer. Hunger does not end when the last school bell of the year rings. Many of children who rely on school lunches will go hungry beginning with the first day of their summer recess. Gleaners estimates […]
A high schooler starts work at a tea shop. He makes no money, but rather is there to learn the ins and outs of the work-a-day world. He isn’t sure what skills he will need for a successful future, but this will give him a start. He’s put in the kitchen. He is nervous and […]
There is more faith in transportation in Detroit, thanks to the efforts of an interdenominational group of faith, clergy and community leaders from Christian, Islamic and Jewish faiths across Southeast Michigan. The leaders, who announced their YES endorsement and a commitment to collaboratively drive efforts to drive YES votes for regional transit on Nov. 8, […]