Street Cred gives youth opportunities to learn and create with experts in various production elements, as well as receive mentorship. The winning youth will get an internship in the entertainment industry.
It seems like a new business opens every month in the West Village. Heavy Weight Cuts, however, has been around for over 20 years. How has it and owner David Hardin Jr. survived in a changing neighborhood?
One in five children is affected by mental illness, but getting students access to the mental health resources they need is a challenge.
Providing care for kids in family homes and at organized events, this group of progressive Detroiters is using a principle-driven platform to fill a gap in quality childcare needs for families.
A wave of young Jews in their 20s and 30s are moving to Detroit and the near suburbs to participate in a vibrant, place-based social justice movement.
Cody Rouge taught us a lot over these last few months. Here are three lessons the rest of Detroit could learn from this resilient neighborhood.
Detroit's Planning Department is currently developing or will soon develop plans with residents in over 10 neighborhoods. Despite the daunting slate, the department is not taking a one-size-fits-all approach.
Major development projects in Detroit offer the prospect of thousands of construction and subsequent long-term jobs. Labor leaders are working to ensure sure they pay well and that Detroiters can fill them.
Samantha Magdaleno has been an activist for almost her entire life. Today she's a director at One Michigan, which provides resources to immigrant communities and supports those involved in deportation cases.
When lifelong Warrendale residents Joe and Barb Matney noticed an uptick in crime in their neighborhood, they didn't leave the city or ignore the problem. Instead, they started a radio patrol.
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