Thanks to the Recovery Act, a few local programs are recruiting unemployed residents, training them with sustainable construction skills and then helping them find work; all for free. Amelia Kanan reports with words and pictures.
Detroit is a national leader in the urban agriculture movement with more than 1,500 farms within the city limits and includes Eastern Market, which has more than 250 independent vendors and merchants processing, wholesaling, and retailing food.
A neighborhood that created its own natural playbook for revitalization, Southwest Detroit is cool because it is what it is, nothing more, nothing less. Its sustainability is born out of real human spirit, writes Jay Walljasper.
Green projects are sprouting up all over the city. In part 2 his latest diary entry, Matthew Piper finds common ground in Hamtramck and Palmer Park.
Leadership training, career exploration and goal setting are all part of the Mercy Education Project. Melinda Clynes reports.
Detroit was the first major city to have a publicly owned transit system. If the Detroit Bus Company succeeds, it may also be the first to offer a viable privately owned alternative.
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