Photographer Rosa María Zamarrón was on hand to capture a sugar bush celebration in River Rouge Park, documenting the resiliency of the community as they gathered to honor the season, despite interruptions from police. This powerful photo essay tells a story of finding joy and strength, in the face of barriers.
Design Core’s City of Design Challenge invites participants to develop community tech hubs to improve access and opportunity in Detroit neighborhoods. Take a peek at how these three winners are going, and what we can expect from them this year.
In the age of influencers, social media is filled with product and food reviews, entrepreneurism, and beauty tips. Some influencers, however, chose to center their content on their location, and Detroit certainly gives them some content to work with. Here are 5 Instagram influencers who regularly share what makes Motor City so special, how their experiences prompt them to share their perspective with followers, and how they deal with haters.
For the launch of Deviate’s Fall/Winter ’22 collection, the Detroit-based fashion house partnered with over 50 local artists earlier this month to bring the city’s art, style, and substance to New York City in a unique immersive exhibition.
The owners of five Black-owned small businesses talk about how they’re blazing their own trails as entrepreneurs in the city — and what Black History Month means to them and their business.
“If you talk to women in journalism, women in publishing, I don't know anyone who doesn't have a story about an editor or a colleague who they thought was interested in encouraging them in professional terms, only to find out their interest was sexual or exploitative," says Room Project Founder Christin Lee. Here's how she and other womxn are changing the space.
From charming urban forests to abandoned landmarks restored to grandeur, here are some of the projects we’ll have our eyes on this year.
From a Motown comeback, to ethical tech entrepreneurs, to green infrastructure and climate resiliency — our journalists will be keeping their fingers on the pulse of Detroit in 2022. Here's what they'll be watching.
Ever heard of a climate resilience hub? After Michigan's flooding issues this year, hubs for community members to go for assistance, especially during a natural emergency, are growing in number and strength in Metro Detroit and the city itself. They're getting noticed. Reporter David Sands investigates what kind of impact they may have on our future, and who is making them happen.
“Fight. Always, everywhere. For every inch of your living. Against anyone and anything that tries to make you less than. You will be afraid and hope will often leave you stranded at the station with no fare, but fight anyway. Your life — your living — depends on it,” says poet John Jeffire. Here are five Metro Detroit writers, including Jeffire, who are inspiring us right now.
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