Detroit

Through the Southwest Detroit TimeBank, neighbors spend thousands of hours helping each other

Southwest Detroit's Unity in our Community TimeBank, where more than 800 members have spent thousands of hours trading time and…

5 years ago

At Detroit’s Coup D’etat boutique, Angela Wisniewski suits up for a personal rebellion

Think of Coup, located inside New Center’s Cadillac Place building, as an ever-evolving art object with a moodboard for a…

5 years ago

The best things to do each week in Detroit this November

Here's more than 70 recommendations for spending your November out on the town in Detroit, from art events to the…

5 years ago

Even in her most private moments, Aretha Franklin was always a queen

The Queen Next Door, a coffee table book of photographs by Linda Solomon, shows Aretha Franklin's life off-stage when she…

5 years ago

At this high-achieving Detroit elementary school, parents and teachers fear a state reading mandate will still leave kids behind

By Damon Mitchell On a Friday afternoon earlier this month, Gwendolyn Harris recited vowel sounds from her brightly decorated classroom…

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Painter Sydney G. James is making her mark on Detroit’s art scene — and celebrating the black women that inspire her

If you haven’t memorized the name Sydney G. James, it’s time to take notes. James, a native Detroiter and College…

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A program to cut down back taxes for Detroiters may be too little, too late

At first glance, the Pay as You Stay program -- which would dramatically cut down on back taxes for low-income…

5 years ago

When an out-of-state owner nearly closed this Detroit coffee shop, neighbors united to save it

Dexter Grinds owner Pastor Clete Bontrager wants the coffee house to be a community hub -- and a catalyst to…

5 years ago

How Joshua Edmonds plans to ‘Connect 313’ and get almost all Detroiters online

One in four Detroit households don't have any internet access. In just five years, the city’s new digital inclusion director…

5 years ago

7 Detroit Changemakers You Can’t Miss at the 2019 Net Impact Global Conference

#ad from our content partner, the Net Impact Conference The largest global convening of young social impact leaders is coming…

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