Want to snap out of COVID fatigue? Take an “awe walk.” How? It’s easy. There are a lot of “awes” in Detroit just waiting for you. Skate the Rink at Campus Martius. Visitors can purchase tickets online or by phone during rink hours at (313) 963-9393. Tickets are limited and walk-up tickets are not available. […]
Love to eat out? Crave coffee? Most of us do, but if you live in some Detroit neighborhoods, your options might be limited. Although the city has had its share of successful retstauranters and small shops, many are located in area clusters that are not as acessible to neighborhood residents. DTE hopes to change that […]
When she was a young girl, Tasha Danielle’s grandmother would lay out her bills and explain both the importance and how she paid each one off. Danielle listened. It was these formative lessons that allowed her to become a CPA for DTE Energy … and payoff $80,000 in debt she’d accumulated before age 30. That […]
The 9th annual Menorah in the D celebration will take place December 22 starting at 4:30 p.m. in Campus Martius Park. Family activities run from 4:30-5 p.m., followed by the official public lighting of a steel and glass menorah at 5 p.m. Thousands of children, families and individuals from Oakland, Wayne and Detroit are expected […]
The reality TV show, Shark Tank, has reinvigorated entrepreneurship in America. That’s the same thing DTE Energy wants to do in Detroit and its neighborhoods. Its business pitch competition, Bright Ideas for Neighborhoods, aims to help small business owners with bright ideas grow in Detroit’s North End. The North End is the home of DTE’s […]
You sure don’t want to get out the fall clothes yet, but it is never too soon to start making plans to take advantage of upcoming events in Detroit as the weather turns. Here’s a good place to start. The fall schedule has just been released for free events at DTE Energy’s Beacon Park. The […]
The Fifth Third Bank Financial Empowerment Mobile (eBus) will be in Southwest Detroit at Life Directions on Aug. 22 to provide free financial education for potential homebuyers, small business owners, job seekers and senior citizens. The 40-foot bus will be at 1500 Scotten St., which is adjacent to Western International High School and Clark Park. It […]
It’s hard to figure out what you want to be when you grow up. The best answer can be to explore potential careers so you choose wisely More than 10,000 high school students in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Livingston, Monroe and Washtenaw counties will be able to explore potential careers at Nov. 28 for MiCareerQuest Southeast […]
Kids are indeed Detroit’s future so creating neighborhoods that encourage their growth and success is essential. Warrendale-Cody Rouge area, which has the highest concentration of school-aged children in Detroit, has a plan to accomplish that. It is working with the City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department and partners to create a strategy to improve […]
The City of Detroit has launched community engagement plan that it hopes will results in sustainable actions to improve the quality of life, provide greater economic opportunities, protect public health, and address climate impacts in the city. The City is not going it alone. It is committed to taking input from at least 7,000 Detroiters […]