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Concerts for Caring: Musical series raises funds to help Detroit’s homeless

Around 8,500 Detroiters are going through a stage of homelessness each year. A concert series from the Detroit's Composer Laureate is offering help and hope.

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Hemp 4 Humanity builds foundation for sustainable homes using all-natural, energy-efficient material

Cody Ley, a past CEDAM real estate development boot camp participant, is passionate about creating affordable, sustainable housing using hempcrete — a resilient, energy-efficient material. Through his nonprofit, Hemp 4 Humanity, he hopes to empower and connect communities to promote a circular economy.

Mapping Detroit: The story of Detroit’s growth and change

This classicc dot density map shows a significant portion of more recent construction efforts has been concentrated in areas that were previously less developed or had higher vacancy rates.

Detroit Capital Hub connects entrepreneurs, small businesses with Detroit CFDI lenders

A new private-partnership between the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) and the City of Detroit — Detroit Capital Hub — serves as a matching program introducing small businesses to the lender best able to serve them. 

Detroit heard King’s dream first. These Black women are carrying it forward.

Alpha Kappa Alpha's Lambda Pi Omega chapter folds Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights history into a day of service that stretches far beyond the federal holiday.

In the news: Citizen meetings, auto show updates, grief for the deported and a poverty solutions department

News of Detroit from Bridge Detroit, Raw Detroit, El Central, and Michigan Chronicle

Brrrr. Cold weather remains in the forecast through the weekend and beyond

An arctic airmass will settle over the region Thursday night, bringing actual temperatures below zero late Thursday night.

Tracking history through stories

Long-time residents of Woodbridge tell stories of their diverse Detroit neighborhood through an oral history project meant to capture the essence of life in the area in decades past.

Detroit’s seniors are facing a winter crisis most people never see

Michigan's Forgotten Harvest reports 291,000 seniors 60 and older are affected by food insecurity. Nearly half of them are in the Metro Detroit area. Focus: HOPE provides food boxes for seniors across a nine-county area including Wayne.

Protest watch: Three protests and a presidential response

On Friday, people gathered in Clark Park. On Saturday, they turned out to Hart Plaza, and on Tuesday, they were in front of the Motor City Casino to object to President Donald Trump’s appearance there before the Detroit Economic Club.

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