For both law enforcement and citizens it has become an increasingly controversial topic. Public safety, in light of widely publicized, nationwide police shootings of unarmed civilians and officer acquittals, is at the forefront of Detroit’s collective consciousness. Of equal concern to most local residents is the security of officers, since a Wayne State University policeman […]
This column begins a monthly series featuring the insights of Austin Black II, founder of City Living Detroit, a full-service, real estate brokerage firm based in Detroit. One of the city’s leading brokers, Black has earned praise for his success at increasing homeownership in city neighborhoods and surrounding areas. This month he shares insight about […]
Vivian Murphy and Ajani Carter spent more than a combined 30 years teaching children in Detroit Public Schools classrooms. Their professional careers also included other positions where they served the public. But when it was finally time to retire from the workforce, Murphy and Carter still wanted to make a difference in their city, and […]
Susan Newell’s been fighting the good fight. A self-described “child of the ‘60’s,” an era when personal values often clashed with society’s agenda, the Three Mile Block Club president values few things more than her community. So it comes as little surprise to those who’ve known her that, even as a senior, Newell stays at […]
Where you live, the kind of job you hold and the cost of what you buy are related to one three digit number … your credit score. Like it or not, that number defines you, says Ryan Mack, market president of the Mid-Atlantic Region for Operation HOPE, a non-profit organization providing financial literacy empowerment and […]
A brighter financial future starts here. That’s the message at the Northwest Activities Center’s (NAC) Inside HOPE office, supported by Fifth Third Bank. The Center is among several major urban investments announced by Fifth Third Bank this past year, including its moving its regional headquarters to the One Woodward Building and its 5/3 in the […]
Detroit is hot! Yes, when it comes to entrepreneurship, it’s on a roll with new businesses sprouting up across the city. According to a recently published report, nearly two dozen restaurants, stores and service businesses have opened in Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood over the past year, and at least a dozen more are on the way […]