After building a name for themselves with Voyager in Ferndale and Lovers Only and Iggy's Eggies in Detroit, chefs Jennifer Jackson and Justin Tootla are striking out on their own with two new restaurants in Eastern Market and Core City.
An innovative industrial engineer from Ghana is bringing West African-inspired prints to Detroit's fashion scene, despite COVID-19 creating roadblocks for her budding business.
Modeled after the national Share the Mic Now campaign that launched in June, the Detroit initiative kicked off Monday, Aug. 17 and runs until Aug. 26, featuring pairs of Black and White women in discussions that center the experiences of Black women in the current moment we're living in as well as explore how race and gender shape personal and professional experiences.
The 2020 Hatch Detroit Contest has been scrapped. Instead, the contest partners have shifted their attention to Hatch alumni, creating the $100,000 Hatch Detroit Small Business Alumni Relief Fund. Comerica has also granted Hatch Detroit itself an additional $50,000 to provide organizational support.
Detroit entrepreneur Deirdre Roberson doesn't fit a mold. And the scientist-turned-fashion-designer doesn't want you to, either. “People will say to me ‘you look like a model,’ but why did nobody ever tell me ‘you look like a scientist’? We are complex. We are multidimensional people.”
As the owner of Terri’s Cakes, Terri’s customers rave over fun and creative flavors like apple, banana pudding, and peach dream — a pound cake with swirls of cheesecake folded in topped with a baked cognac-drenched peach cobbler.
Ally Vang opened Orchid Thai in downtown Detroit with the goal of being part of the area's revival. More than 15 years later, she credits the restaurant's longevity and ability to adapt as keys to its success in navigating two recessions and now a pandemic.
All retailers — except pawnbrokers — can now display merchandise on the sidewalks in front of their shops without having to go through city hall first. The reason is to help small businesses weather the economic storm that is COVID-19.
Education. Inclusivity. Hair care. Two entrepreneurs in Detroit want to change the way you think about your locks.
Marlin Hughes opened the Detroit Pepper Company in September 2019, in East English Village as a carryout-only restaurant with a variety of vegan and non-vegan options ranging from his signature vegan chili (found on the menu with the taco grain bowl), stuffed poblanos, bell peppers, and jalapeños, plus a variety of freshly made smoothies.
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