Model D and Issue Media group join Michigan Press Association
IMG's membership will more than double the number of online-only news organizations accepted into the 150-year-old organization.
The Audacity of Hope: How Hope Church in Jefferson Chalmers aims to right past wrongs
18 years ago, after preaches on racial reconciliation at their previous location were poorly received, Hope Community Church moved to Jefferson Chalmers. The consequences of that move imbues the church's philosophy to this day.
Michigan hoophouse program benefits farmers, families, and markets
Low-tech by design, the simple hoophouse helps extend the farmer’s growing season. Learn how one Michigan program supports hoophouse farms so growers can stock markets, schools, and institutions with farm-fresh food year round.
After the closing of GM’s Detroit plant, what lessons can be learned?
In the 1980s, the city of Detroit used eminent domain to clear a large swath of the Poletown neighborhood for GM to build a new assembly plant. Late last year, it closed. The saga requires us to to ask how Detroiters can make sure big development deals of the future are fair.
As Michigan immigrants struggle to get healthcare, nonprofits fill the gaps
Understanding the healthcare system can be difficult for many who grew up in the United States speaking English. But for immigrants, challenges to receiving and understanding good care are exponentially greater.
City of Detroit unveils plans to revamp 7 neighborhood corridors
Construction on these initial seven designs are expected to begin this spring and be completed in 2020. A request for proposals will be released later this month.
Picking a school in Detroit just got a little bit easier
Detroit parents wondering how their child's school is doing now have even more information at their fingertips.
These programs are demonstrating that Michigan food is the ultimate Rx for good health
Programs in Deroit, Traverse City, and Grand Rapids increase access to farm fresh food so every community can reap the benefits of excellent health.
Inside Marygrove College’s new direction: How it was saved and where it’s going
After years of financial challenges, Marygrove recently embarked on a new direction, embracing a cradle-to-career approach to education. But this reinvention wouldn't have been possible without a number of local partners.
This DACAmented entrepreneur uses his immigrant experience to uplift minority businesses
Juan Carlos Dueweke-Perez started Featherstone Moments, a marketing company, to close the gap in minority business ownership by helping people of color attain resources and capital.
