Detroit is, in many ways, a city of contrasts. There is wealth next to poverty. There is educational excellence near schools that struggle. And in one of the most dramatic examples, there is the downtown compared to some of the city’s residential neighborhoods. But where one person might see open lots and blight, others see […]
They say plant a seed and things will start to blossom. That’s exactly what Barb and Joe Matney did in their Warrendale neighborhood. The far west section of Detroit that lies only four blocks from the border of Dearborn has not been the safest place in years past. Abandoned houses on many blocks didn’t help, […]
Jefferson East Executive Director Joshua Elling sits at the helm of an organization that is taking the lead in redevelopment on Detroit’s east side. Many east side Detroit residents know that growth is coming to their neighborhoods. One unbridled advocate of that growth is Jefferson East, Inc., or JEI, an organization not only heavily involved […]
It was the late Eighties, and the neighborhood just to the south of where John George lives in Old Redford was feeling the pinch of the crack epidemic. “We didn’t want to be part of an expanding problem but part of a solution,” he says. It came a little too close to home – literally […]
Osborn is a neighborhood on the rise. The community, which lies on the northeast side of Detroit, has seen its fair share of challenges but knows how to get down to the business at hand: improving the neighborhoods for businesses and residents alike. This past Tuesday night, an organization at the heart of that neighborhood, […]
Straight off of his widely lauded speech at the Mackinac Policy Conference in which he highlighted the need for affordable housing, Mayor Mike Duggan, Midtown Detroit representatives and local architects came together to announced a new housing project in the city with 25 percent affordable units. On Friday, Mayor Duggan announced the developers and design […]
One of the pillars or discussion points at this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference is Restoring Civility in American Politics. That means finding ways to get leaders of all kinds to work together, compromise for progress and depolarize today’s political environment. Someone who truly understands that need is Jean Meyer, MSN, RN. Meyer is President & […]
This year has been a whirlwind for April Anderson, the Pastry Chef and Co-Owner of Good Cakes and Bakes on Livernois in Detroit. Last week, her successful bakery business won a massive $200,000 investment at Detroit Demo Day. This week, she is attending the Mackinac Policy Conference as a “Future Leader,” soaking in the atmosphere […]
Again emphasizing Detroit’s efforts “to build a city that includes everyone,” officials from the city, The District Detroit and Olympia Entertainment announced Friday that a new residential development will bring 686 units – including 139 affordable options – across six projects. Olympia Development of Michigan announced plans for hundreds of new affordable and market-rate rental […]
Creating a Detroit that has room for everyone – especially in terms of housing – is a goal for the city’s government, its residents and, increasingly, its developers. A new example of this is the newly announced The Hamilton. Broder & Sachse Real Estate and the City of Detroit have reached an agreement to keep […]