These 6 Detroiters will share stories about their neighborhoods as Model D community correspondents
A new Model D project is aimed at helping citizen journalists cover news of what's happening in the communities where they live.
Southwest Detroit
Immigrant entrepreneur uses culinary connection to feed a vision for Detroit
Juan Carlos Dueweke-Perez has come a long way from selling cheesecakes door-to-door in Southwest Detroit as a kid. Now the co-founder of Southwest Detroit Restaurant Week owns his own marketing agency and works toward bringing equity to minority- and immigrant-owned businesses: "I want to continue a legacy that doesn’t start or end with me.”
Resilient Neighborhoods: These two nonprofits are bringing youth-driven spaces to SW Detroit
Southwest Detroit will soon be home to two new youth centers. And at these spaces youth are having a say every step of the way.
Partner Partner Content Detroit nonprofits take a ‘family’ approach to help entrepreneurs get financially savvy
With a focus on the city’s often-overlooked neighborhoods, a nonprofit collaboration is taking a personal approach to providing training, resources, and support for Detroit’s entrepreneurs, witnessing the ripple effect that investment creates.
‘A touchstone for neighborhoods:’ How community-based initiatives are reimagining public spaces
From transforming a corner store into a gathering space to a farmers market that showcases local businesses, here's how some neighborhoods are enhancing experiences for community residents.
Arts space and mini-market planned for two vacant lots in Southwest Detroit
We Are Culture Creators, a nonprofit that offers arts and entrepreneurship programming for young men of color in Detroit, seeks to transform the vacant lots into La Esquina, a mini-market and arts enclave next to their headquarters on Bagley Street.
Detroit designer combines fashion and science to start a conversation about skin color
Detroit entrepreneur Deirdre Roberson doesn't fit a mold. And the scientist-turned-fashion-designer doesn't want you to, either. “People will say to me ‘you look like a model,’ but why did nobody ever tell me ‘you look like a scientist’? We are complex. We are multidimensional people.”
Black-owned firm leads redevelopment of historic rowhomes in Hubbard Farms
Construction has begun on The Murray, the block-long redevelopment of historic row homes in Hubbard Farms in Southwest Detroit.
Porch concerts and DJ sets: Socializing in the era of physical distancing
Sheltering in place doesn't have to mean we have to stop enjoying music. Here's how artistically inclined Detroiters are sharing their creative talents with their communities.
How a Detroit healthcare organization is helping those struggling with addiction find hope
Opioid overdose deaths are on the rise in Detroit. After a lifetime of addiction, one Detroiter found the road to recovery with the help of a local nonprofit health care clinic.
