The social entrepreneur effect: How 3 mission-driven businesses are giving back to Detroit
Here's how an edible cookie dough company, a graffiti jewelry maker, and streetwear clothing line are putting down roots and engaging with their community.
POSTPONED: Startup Story Night participants get ready to share their stories
Out of an abundance of caution surrounding COVID-19, Startup Story Night scheduled for Thursday, March 19 at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit has been postponed. The health and safety of our team and guests is a top priority of the New Economy Initiative and Model D, partners in the event.
Social Tykes to offer coworking and childcare in Corktown
Detroit is home to several coworking spaces but Raven Fisher didn't see a space that served her — a working mom of two who needed a place to get some work done while watching her kids play. That's when she decided to make her own space with Social Tykes.
Michigan media leaders to talk diversity in Detroit newsrooms
Leaders from broadcast, radio, and online print media will gather in March to discuss diversity in Michigan's newsrooms, a conversation Oakland University's journalism department says is vital in the current media landscape.
The Congregation opens Thursday in Boston Edison and Atkinson neighborhoods
By day, The Congregation will be a café offering coffee and pastries and by night there will be small, shareable snacks like cheese and meat boards and cocktails. No matter what time of day it is, the idea is to provide a gathering space for neighbors.
Nonprofit to celebrate opening of coding and STEM academy for Detroit students from new downtown HQ
CODE313 provides Detroit schoolchildren opportunities to learn coding in a city that is considered the least connected in the U.S., according to the organization.
Cody Rouge front porch repair program helps beautify neighborhood, keep residents in homes
The Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance recently received a $50,000 grant from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority to continue the program.
Ken Walker fights for ‘mental wealth’ in city of Detroit
“The same way you get a physical, see a dentist, or an ear doctor, go and get a mental health checkup. It should be normalized in that way. That's the activism I'm fighting for,” Ken Walker says.
Wanted: Photographer to capture stories for Detroit art park
How do you get neighbors to engage if they don't see themselves in spaces? Through storytelling and photography initiative, community development corporation NW Goldberg Cares aims to capture neighbors' stories to feature in art park.
Auntie Na’s Village crowdfunding to build community kitchen, nutrition center
Started on the west side of Detroit by Sonia Brown, Auntie Na's Village aims to build a Nutrition House to combat food deserts in the city and provide a holistic approach to community health.
