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From transforming a corner store into a gathering space to a farmers market that showcases local businesses, here's how some neighborhoods are enhancing experiences for community residents.
In 2015, Detroit Abloom started as a way to show how cut flower farming can transform vacant land. Today its founders are looking to expand on its mission of cultivating a healthy relationship between the community and the planet by growing into a "holistic wellness center without walls."
As local governments of Ferndale and Detroit team up to improve the Eight Mile and Woodward area, homeless people who stay there weigh in on what that future looks like.
Over the last year, Art X Detroit (AXD) has presented the work of 22 local artists throughout the neighborhoods of Detroit, and they plan to host a celebration of their art with the release of an eight-episode podcast “Living X” to be unveiled on Aug. 19 via Zoom.
Elevating specifically female and BIPOC artists, Design in the City — funded through the Gucci Changemakers grant — will allow emerging fashion and accessory designers to gain exposure and boost their career through public installations at Detroit businesses.