The words “career in the auto industry” may conjure up images of spot welding on an assembly line, but today’s auto industry is so much more than assembly. There are jobs like developing artificial intelligence for self-driving vehicles, 3D printing parts, creating cyber security programs, developing apps or new ways to pay for vehicles or even […]
Admission to the Henry Ford Museum will be free on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 15. It’s a great time to come celebrate King’s life and the many people who had the extraordinary courage and commitment to ask for more from their nation on civil rights. The day includes admission and free parking, activities […]
The Detroit Zoo is a “go-to” destination for many Detroiters and visitors. In 2017, the zoo had 1,560,981 visitors making last year the second most prosperous year in its history. A significant number of those guests came in the last months of 2017 as part of the holiday-themed light display “Wild Lights at the Detroit […]
If you’re going to welcome in 2018 at “The Drop” make sure you head to Beacon Park, not Campus Martius. After seven years it has outgrown its previous home. Last year more than 30,000 attended the free family friendly event and it needs a bigger space. Beacon Park is located just a few blocks northwest […]
Here’s some great news if you’re headed downtown to do your final shopping for Christmas. There’s free metered street parking anywhere in the city today through Christmas. “People are encouraged to use the opportunity to visit many of the unique businesses and attractions offered in neighborhoods across the city,” says the City of Detroit. If […]
The work of the late Rev. Dr. Eddie K. Edwards, founder the Joy of Jesus faith-based nonprofit organization in Detroit, is showcased at an exhibit at The University of Michigan Bentley Legacy Library, 1150 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor. The announcement of “A Fruitful Legacy Memorabilia Collection” was made by his widow, Dr. Mary Darlene Edwards, […]
Dutch master gardener Piet Oudolf has designed gardens around the world. Now, intrigued by Detroit and charmed Belle Isle, he has committed to design a garden in the park. He was brought to Belle Isle by the Garden Club of Michigan earlier this year in hopes he would be interested in creating one of his […]
Detroit is a place where people of all ages, backgrounds and faiths can come together and celebrate the holidays and learn from one another. One of the best places to do that is at Campus Martius for the 7th annual Menorah in the D lighting ceremony on Tuesday, December 12. That’s the first day of […]
Thanks to Health Alliance Plan (HAP) runners and walkers can once again spend part of their New Year’s Eve getting some exercise at the annual Belle Isle New Year’s Eve Family Fun Run/Walk before they head out to celebrate. Back in 1970 Jeanne Bocci, a former nationally ranked race walker, and Jerry Bocci, an ex-college […]
DTE Energy, in partnership with the Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO), will hold a Customer Assistance Day on Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at DABO, 12048 Grand River, Detroit. The event, the last Customer Assistance Day for this year, will provide affordable payment plans, home energy consultations, energy-saving information, and […]