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.
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.
For the first entry in a series on family-run businesses, we spoke with Ashley Danto Silverman, the fourth generation in her family to work at Danto Furniture, a 78-year-old business started by Danto Silverman's great-grandfather.
Starting with a single taco truck owned by her father, Nancy Lopez has parlayed that into three more trucks, an outdoor patio, and a Mexican burger concept. And she's done it with twists on classic recipes.
AGI Construction, a southwest-Detroit based construction company, is working to build a resilient community through its development projects, engagement efforts, and future resource program.
Teenagers at southwest Detroit's Western International HS aren't just sitting back and watching the world go by. On the contrary, they're leading and participating in campaigns to raise awareness of the most important social issues of the day.
Called "The West Vernor Corridor Neighborhood Framework," the plan contains infrastructure developments, building RFPs, policy recommendations, and more over the next three years.
A part of Living Arts' curriculum for adolescents, the SPOT centers around the idea that teenagers thrive artistically when they are given time to wander creatively without the pressure of assignments.
In the last couple years, a number of new businesses have opened on West Vernor Highway near Clark Park. And many of them are demonstrating a desire to be a part of the fabric of an already thriving, culturally-rich community.
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