Two med school programs are helping students see past stereotypes by treating the homeless. In the process, the students themselves are engaging in a form of back-to-basics medicine that puts patients first.
Jacqueline Taylor is the lead historian and cultural landscape specialist for the city of Detroit. Her job is to find ways to preserve the city's cultural and built history, with a particular focus on the neighborhoods.
Michigan has some of the worst roads in the nation. For now, initiative on fixing them will have to come from cities and counties stepping up with solutions on a minimal budget. Here's what some are doing.
On Thursday, March 7 at 5:00 p.m., five storytellers will take the stage to share their personal narrative of food and the innovative practice they have brought to the food ecosystem.
From establishing equitable policies to planning farmers market events, organizations like The Detroit Food Policy Council are an essential support system for the local food economy.
KAN Books relocated to a renovated storefront on John R Street in the North End last year. The co-op bookstore hopes that its expanded space in a redeveloped building will allow it be of use to even more community members.
We spoke with Josh Elling, executive director of Jefferson East, Inc., about what affordability truly means in Detroit, what it will look like in Jefferson Chalmers, and why there is lingering anxiety about development.
The Three Thirteen, a streetwear line with a storefront on Jefferson Avenue, is opening a second, bigger location on Livernois in the Avenue of Fashion.
This past weekend, The Michigan Science Center celebrated three years of The STEMinista Project, an initiative to grow interest in STEM fields among young girls.
Milwaukee Junction was once home to numerous auto manufacturing facilities. Today, there are signs of a burgeoning commercial resurgence, suggesting a potential new era for an area rich in local history.
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