“By providing ownership opportunities and affordable rental housing, the Mapleridge duplex project is enhancing generational wealth and household stability for the Osborn neighborhood," says Julie Schneider, director of the City of Detroit’s Housing and Revitalization Department.
Existing, non-chain businesses are being encouraged to apply early for the grants, which are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
These Detroit groups are taking fields that were once crowded with weeds and reimagining them into special places for neighbors to gather. Here's how they're making it happen.
This Osborn nonprofit is offering training and resources to help increase digital access. It's also pushing for improved infrastructure.
This East Side neighborhood could soon be home to a new facility that combines elements of a community center and business tech hub.
Detroit-born Khalid el-Hakim’s mobile museum has evolved into one of the biggest collections of African American history and artifacts in the country. Now the pioneer in Black Museum Studies is touring Michigan, from Bloomfield Hills to Beaver Island.
This Detroit business association is working harder than ever during the pandemic to connect its members with support and resources.
Detroit struggles with high infant mortality rates. But a local midwifery group wants to help change that with neighborhood discussions about birthing options.
In 2013 Model D launched its first On the Ground series in Osborn. As Model D launches a new series in the Live6 neighborhood, we wanted to check in on some of the stories and people we covered.
It is time to say farewell to Osborn, for now, and take our On the Ground team to the city's far West Side, to spend the next three months in the Brightmoor neighborhood. Project editor Matthew Lewis will be on the hunt for doers, makers and builders.
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