Sidewalk Festival

Sidewalk Festival returns for 7th year, will feature 40-plus performance and art installations

Known for using unorthodox venues such as alleys, gardens, and the streets instead of traditional stages, this year's Sidewalk Festival features storytelling, dance performances, art installations, and more.

Photos: Scenes from Hotter than July

Pride in Detroit doesn't stop after June. Hotter Than July is Detroit's annual pride celebration. The multiday festivities aim to serve as a social barometer for community development, while providing a forum to advocate for equality and social justice.  

Phillis Judkins
North End Neighborhood Patrol looks out for neighbors — and ahead to the future

For years, the North End Neighborhood Patrol has kept watch over the neighborhood. But Phillis Judkins and her young ambassadors have a much bigger vision in mind for their neighborhood. 

A centering pregnancy group at Covenant Community Care.
Michigan moms-to-be are trading traditional prenatal OB visits for group sessions – and loving it

Centering pregnancy groups offer moms traditional prenatal medical care, but also a social atmosphere that creates strong bonds and has demonstrated positive effects on moms' and babies' health.

Cleveland Sparrow (left) with a student working with a robot.
Michigan students discover Professional Trades careers through hands-on experience

Throughout Michigan, employers and educators are offering programs designed to provide students the tools they need to succeed in careers in the Professional Trades.

Derq demonstrates the Jefferson and Randolph pilot at ITS America.
Here’s how AI is working to improve safety at one of Detroit’s most dangerous intersections

A recently completed pilot project aims to nip accidents in the bud by alerting drivers in advance to dangerous situations.

Joe Robinson
Hip-hop entrepreneur finds ways to give back to the community through buy land initiative, run club

Joe Robinson and his company APX Management have helped raise the profile of some of Detroit's most recognized hip-hop artists. And they’ve also begun giving back to the community in innovative ways.

Justin Snowden in downtown Detroit.
How sharing ‘terabytes on terabytes’ of mobility data improves safety, equity, and efficiency

Advanced mobility projects generate massive amounts of data that can have massive potential if it's made public. Here's how several metro Detroit projects are doing just that – and experiencing great results.

T-Mo's in the Live6 area.
New Detroit businesses help to further revitalize McNichols in Live6 corridor

Adding to the emerging development, a new barbecue joint and soon-to-be-opened cluster of businesses, including a bar, promise to bring a flurry of new activity to the Live6 area.

Juice and oxygen bar, street food restaurant open in Rosedale Park

Street Cuisine focuses on street food special to various regions throughout the world, while Ocean's Fresh Juice Bar offers cold-pressed juices and smoothies, as well as an oxygen bar.  

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