City Living’s Austin Black explains why housing investments are on the rise in southwest Detroit, District 6

City Living’s Austin Black explains why housing investments are on the rise in southwest Detroit, District 6

Apart from its status as one of Detroit’s most diverse and culturally vibrant areas because of its numerous restaurants, taverns, novelty stores and other independently owned retailers, District 6 is a wide cross-section of neighborhoods. While the downtown area’s resurgence has led to busier traffic and more active nightlife, many residents favor affordable homes in […]

Training for Transformation: Access students help lift Springwells Village

Training for Transformation: Access students help lift Springwells Village

Residents of one Southwest Detroit neighborhood witnessed a recent transformation courtesy of the city’s innovative, new construction trades program. Members of the Access for All training initiative, launched by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund, gained hands-on experience by cleaning up five parcels of vacant land in Springwells Village, as part of a collaboration with Urban […]

City Love: LISC leader says long-time Detroit residents are an integral component of future neighborhood growth

City Love: LISC leader says long-time Detroit residents are an integral component of future neighborhood growth

Sharing a home with ten people came with challenges. But, for Tahirih Ziegler and her siblings, the issues were often more critical than sharing bathrooms or finding privacy. The eldest of eight, Ziegler remembers bouncing around rental properties in western Michigan as her parents faced affordability challenges. Though both parents were professionally employed, her dad’s […]