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Call for freelance pitches: Detroit inequitable development stories

Freelance journalists in Detroit are encouraged to submit pitches for stories about how development affects communities in the city.

An A to Z guide to Belle Isle, the ‘Jewel of Detroit’

From the aquarium to the zoo, and everything in between.

With Detour DoGooders service socials, we’re making Detroit better, together

Detour Detroit is all about community -- which is why I am so thrilled to announce the launch of our new event series, Detour DoGooders.

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How Building Community Value puts local development into the hands of Detroiters

Building Community Value's Detroit real estate course gives Black developers skills to navigate an industry that's historically shut them out.

This program trains Detroiters for in-demand jobs with livable wages — and fast

The Detroit Training Center works with employers to offer job training programs for skills that are in high demand, with more than 1,000 graduates.

What to do in Detroit this week: DLECTRICITY, film fests, beer run and more

Here are the events and things to do in Detroit this week we're most looking forward to.

How decades of neglect left Detroit’s power grid vulnerable to powerful storms

While DTE recently blamed Michigan’s growing grid problems on the state’s wealth of “beautiful trees” hitting lines, industry experts and stakeholders say the company and regulators are responsible.

What to do this week: WomxnHouse and more art, Greg Mudge memorial, Chicano Fest and canal date night

Here are the top events and things to do in Detroit this week.

Xtreme 365 founder Quintin Love Jr and fellow boxing coach Terrence Kendricks

A Knockout Success — all before high school graduation

Detroit teen Quintin Love, Jr. runs a photography business, holds a 3.5 GPA at Cass Tech and started boxing and mentoring program Xtreme 365 to train other teens.

From left, Lloyd Toliver, 9, TaNiccia Henry and Ean Toliver, 1, on their front porch. Credit: Nick Hagen

Meet Detroit’s parent lead activists

Detroit parent activists dealing with child lead poisoning educate other families and advocate for more testing and enforcement.

‘Give back to my hood’: Green hub brings solar energy program to Southwest Detroit

Ryter Cooperative Industries' Karanja Famodou explains how solar energy works. Warren resident Andre Mason aspires to a career in renewable energy. “I currently work for DTE, but I plan to one day leave substations and go into solar and other sustainable energy,” Mason told Planet Detroit. “I’m motivated by the environment and the children. Energy can be sustainable and still be done economically.” Mason was among eight attendees of Design-Build Green Hub’s solar panel workshop last week in partnership with Ryter Cooperative Industries. Design-Build Green Hub is a space currently being constructed in Southwest Detroit that plans to host green construction and

Bags to Butterflies provides a second chance for formerly incarcerated women

Michelle Smart founded Bags to Butterflies, an artisan handbag social enterprise in Detroit, to offer women “a job that understands.”

What to do in Detroit right now: Help Hurricane Ida victims, Sofa Stories, zoo run and more

Explore farmers markets, volunteer, and eat and dance your way through the week.

The Great Divine Center supports Detroit moms’ health — inside and out

Therapist Kymaletha Brown opened the Great Divine Center, focused on women’s wellness, on Detroit’s east side last month.