Forestry funding helps bring Woodbridge affordable housing, horse barn, and ‘filter forest’ to life

Three Detroit grantees have ambitious plans for grant funds plans awarded for efforts to expand tree canopy and strengthen local green infrastructure.

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Here’s where Detroit residents can find safe, warm spaces during the ongoing cold weather 

The City of Detroit reminds residents that daytime respite centers are available.

In the news: A round-up of stories from what we’re reading this week

The New York Times tells the tale of Detroit's Thanksgiving Parade. Bridge Michigan has a data center update. The Detroit Metro Times reports on Leland House. And at Planet Detroit, they are talking about who is learning the economics of solar energy.

Federal government awards City of Detroit $50 million for new buses

The Detroit Department of Transportation will soon have the most modern bus fleet in the United States, according to city officials.

Double bill: Detroit Opera to present William Grant Still’s ‘Highway 1, USA’ and Kurt Weill’s ‘Down in the Valley’

The double bill features an all Black cast and several returning artists. Director Kaneza Schaal — winner of a 2025 Doris Duke Artist Award — returns to direct both operas.

Teen HYPE: Where teens say they find a place to express concerns, build power, and make positive change

Through Leadership development, Teen HYPE worked towards its vision of a just community where all of Detroit’s area youth are thriving.

HISTORY LESSON: At Detroit’s first Thanksgiving, gratitude was about being alive

During the second half of the 19th century, Thanksgiving traditions in America varied from region to region. Michigan's observance began in 1834.

Detroit students bring food to seniors’ doorsteps

Older people are especially vulnerable to food insecurity for a variety of reasons. Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance fights that with food boxes – and has assembled a multigenerational team to make the deliveries happen.

Invest Detroit, ProsperUs help new businesses carry on Fashion Avenue’s legacy, small biz ecosystem of Livernois McNichols corridor

CDFIs like ProsperUs and Invest Detroit have a passionate commitment to uplifting neighborhoods in the city. Their latest investments have helped two new stores carry on the legacy of the Livernois McNichols corridor’s small business ecosystem.

City of Detroit opens Helen Moore community center, Ed Davis Park

An asphalt parking lot has been turned into a new park and a shut-down community center has gotten a complete renovation.

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