Companies combine forces to complement Cody Rouge

Companies combine forces to complement Cody Rouge

Twenty-five Cody High School students will work summer jobs at DTE Energy, while 15 men from the Cody Rouge neighborhood further their knowledge of plumbing, carpentry, and painting, through a training program. Meanwhile, thousands of other Cody Rouge youth and families will gain various benefits from General Motors, Quicken Loans and the Skillman Foundation in […]

Cody Rouge residents and supporters to unveil new action plan

Cody Rouge residents and supporters to unveil new action plan

Leaders of the far-west side’s most prominent community will announce their strategy for improving the quality of life for residents Wednesday morning. Members of the Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance are set to unveil a comprehensive plan to transform Cody Rouge into a premiere neighborhood, with support from the Skillman Foundation, DTE Energy, General Motors and […]

Neighborhoods spotlighted in free ARISE Detroit! exhibit at Detroit Historical Museum

Neighborhoods spotlighted in free ARISE Detroit! exhibit at Detroit Historical Museum

Detroit’s neighborhoods are on the rise. Millions of dollars are being invested in redevelopment efforts and the dollars continue to pour in. Long before stories about those investments were tweeted or made the front page of the paper block clubs, churches, community groups and residents were working diligently to transform their neighborhoods. They were just […]

ARISE Detroit! spotlights city’s neighborhood spirit in new museum exhibit

ARISE Detroit! spotlights city’s neighborhood spirit in new museum exhibit

Detroit has a long history of honoring and supporting its neighborhoods, and a new exhibit will show off that history to the public. ARISE Detroit! will host a first-of-its-kind spotlight on Detroit neighborhoods in a presentation called “Neighborhoods Rising” from April 22 through June 18 at the Detroit Historical Museum. Sponsored by The DTE Energy […]

The New Emerald City: After one year, Detroit’s Project Green Lights glow at more than 100 businesses

The New Emerald City: After one year, Detroit’s Project Green Lights glow at more than 100 businesses

It’s been a full year since an innovative community-policing program called Project Green Light kicked off in Detroit. Residents, city officials, law enforcement and business owners all sing its praises, and rightly so. Near the enrolled businesses, crime has plummeted by nearly one half and patrons feel safer. This has not meant an end to […]

Jump-starting jobs: Detroit employers asked to post 8,000 help wanted signs

Jump-starting jobs: Detroit employers asked to post 8,000 help wanted signs

Young, talented and employed. That will be the credentials behind the names of 8,000 of Detroit’s 14-24-year-old population, who won’t have to wait around to  be successful thanks to Mayor Duggan’s call to jump-start summer employment programs for area youth. The Mayor officially kick-started enrollment for Grow Detroit’s Young Talent (GDYT) this week. The program will […]

Night Lights: giant sculptures dance and play throughout the night

Night Lights: giant sculptures dance and play throughout the night

The giant moving sculptures that cavort across some of Detroit’s most popular areas will make you wonder whether you’ve wandered into a scene out of Bradbury or Asimov. From now until mid-February, 16 brightly colored, larger-than-life bizarre machinations will light up the night in Detroit. Called LuminoCITY, these activation sites are linked in two- to […]