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Inside Regent Park's Birth to 5 Head Start Center

Early learning center opens in Detroit’s Regent Park

United Children and Family Head Start recently celebrated the grand opening of its Regent Park center. It's the first Birth to 5 Head Start Center for the organization, which has six Head Start facilities and three child care partnerships in total.

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Mayor Mike Duggan and residents celebrate the re-opening of the Kemeny Recreation Center
Boynton neighborhood rec center celebrates re-opening after millions in renovations and expansion

Residents of Detroit's southernmost neighborhood are celebrating the re-opening of their recreation center after a multi-million dollar renovation.

Nailah Ellis-Brown
Four Detroit entrepreneurs to be honored at TechTown’s annual fundraising event

The 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year is Nailah Ellis-Brown, founder of Ellis Island Tea. The maker of Jamaican hibiscus bottled tea, Ellis-Brown has grown her brand from its 2008 roots to now being sold in more than 1,500 stores nationwide.

Saving lives and delivering innovative care: When mobility and health care intersect

Applications for mobility innovation are as broad and as wide-reaching as the imagination. In Detroit, leaders in mobility and health care are beginning to speak the same language. 

Volunteers helping to build Freedom Path Park
Hundreds of volunteers gather to build brand new playground in northwest Detroit

More than 325 volunteers showed up to help build the 4,200-square-foot playground that includes a slither slide, climbing walls, monorail, musical panels, a zipline, picnic tables, and more.

Garry Bulluck is deputy chief of mobility innovation for the City of Detroit
The southeast Michigan planners and designers working to make transit accessible for all

If planned properly, mobility can create economic opportunity for disadvantaged populations. Here's how. 

Lester Gouvia, owner of Norma G's
From food truck to storefront, Caribbean restaurant Norma G’s Cuisine opens in Jefferson-Chalmers

Norma G's Cusine opened its doors to the public Tuesday, Aug. 28. The menu includes such Caribbean favorites as coo-coo and callaloo, chicken pelau, jerk chicken, and curry goat.

Plan for a park next to EcoWork's office
Creating parks from scratch: Two Detroit placemaking campaigns take look to raise funds

The state’s placemaking initiative Public Spaces Community Places has picked up projects in both the Berg-Lahser and McDougall-Hunt neighborhoods, helping to raise the funds necessary to complete each.

Fresh Corner Cafe food stand
Four Detroit-based food entrepreneurs among winners of statewide Good Food Fund

The Michigan Good Food Fund has awarded ten Michigan food-based businesses a total of $100,000, with each business receiving a $10,000 Catalytic Investment Award.

Ferne Boutique plus-sized popup in Bay City
Bay City shop owner to open women’s clothing boutique in Detroit’s New Center

Ferne carries contemporary and on-trend clothing for women of all ages, from high schoolers to senior citizens.

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