We profiled some of the most diverse schools in Metro Detroit, both in terms of student demographics and educational offerings. Read about how they're working to bring the real world into the classrooms.
A number of Detroit restaurants and food businesses have opened recently that not only offer vegan options, but are trying to show the city's residents the health (and flavor) possibilities of an all-plant diet.
Tom Nardone, who earlier started the Detroit Mower Gang to cut grass in parks around the city, has now been helping to clean up the Detroit River by fishing for trash with a team of volunteers.
Dr. Mark Beard, founder of Medicina Urbina, combines osteopathic medical techniques with standard medical practices in his holistic approach to health and wellness.
Many are paying attention talks between Ford Motor Company, which recently purchased Michigan Central Station, and the group of residents and stakeholders tasked with negotiating benefits over the building's redevelopment.
Metro Detroit's background in manufacturing and early adoption of robotics could position the region to do well in a world where robotics and related technologies ripple out from the auto industry into an ever-expanding number of uses.
Through the Community Health Career Pipeline, students participate in learning workshops and a work-study apprenticeship at a farmers market, which provides them opportunities to practice nutrition education, public speaking, and promotions.
Detroit's Livernois strip has long enjoyed a reputation as a center for fashion. But what if you want to look and feel great underneath the clothes you buy? The area is also starting to become a bit of a fitness hub as well.
Applications for mobility innovation are as broad and as wide-reaching as the imagination. In Detroit, leaders in mobility and health care are beginning to speak the same language.
More than 325 volunteers showed up to help build the 4,200-square-foot playground that includes a slither slide, climbing walls, monorail, musical panels, a zipline, picnic tables, and more.
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