Trending in 2024: 10 unique wellness spaces in Metro Detroit Read Article

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Agritourism: How small farms in metro Detroit are finding solutions Read Article

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Sun's out, pups out: The most dog-friendly spots in Sterling Heights Read Article

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How Macomb County is preserving farmland for future farmers Read Article

Vern Kulman on his farm in Richmond Township. Photo: Tom Lehrer
Photo: Vern Kulman on his farm in Richmond Township. Photo: Tom Lehrer

Public art, parks, and more: 3 ways Hazel Park is building on its reputation as The Friendly City Read Article

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The Joe Louis Greenway's Warren Gateway.
Photo: The Joe Louis Greenway's Warren Gateway. Nick Hagen

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Features

Longform Shelby Coolbaugh, administrative assistant for the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (MLTCOP), and Salli Pung, state long term care omubdsman for MLTCOP. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan ombudsman program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, April 19, 2024
The Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program improves quality of care and quality of life for people living in nursing homes, homes for the aged, and adult foster care homes. 
Feature Story Danielle Atkinson Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Mothering Justice "Mamas' Agenda" addresses childcare and early childhood education

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 18, 2024
A grassroots policy advocacy organization, Mothering Justice provides mothers of color in America with resources and tools to make equitable policy changes. One of its agenda items is early childhood education.
Feature Story Sterling Heights resident Alex Delavan, out of the van and into the world. Arts and Culture

Getting neighborly: Meet Sterling Heights' resident musichead, living the van life

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 18, 2024
Alex Delavan has gone great lengths (and distances) to keep his home in Sterling Heights, so much so that he keeps his second home parked in his driveway here on Albany Drive.
Feature Story Albany Drive in the springtime. Arts and Culture

PHOTOS: How this unconventional traveler views home in Sterling Heights

Thursday, April 18, 2024
Why this traveling musichead keeps coming back home. As he puts it: “I mean, I’m willing to live in a van three days a week so that I can keep my life here.”
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How Michigan universities are at the forefront of advancing AI technology

Layla McMurtrieThursday, April 18, 2024
Artificial Intelligence offers enormous opportunities across industries, but universities in Michigan are aware of the need to implement the technology responsibly and are leading the charge on how to do so.
Longform Dr. Theresa Hastert (right) helped develop the Michigan Community Outreach to Address Financial Toxicity (MI-COST). Ali Fakih (left) is a research assistant with MI-COST, and Cornelius Wilson (center) sits on its Community Advisory Board. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Here's how Michigan organizations are working to reduce cancer treatment's crushing financial burden

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 11, 2024
In Michigan, several efforts are underway to help cancer patients prepare for, manage, and alleviate the financial struggles associated with treatment.
Feature Story The Om Garden Healthy Communities

Trending in 2024: 10 unique wellness spaces in Metro Detroit

Monique BedfordThursday, April 11, 2024
Self-care might conjure images of cream-covered facials with cucumbers laying ever-so-gently on the eyeballs, but unique Michigan businesses are bringing new things to the world of wellness. From mindfulness to medical treatments, here are 10 spaces that have taken Metro Detroit by storm. 
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Downtown Farmington announces plans for new park at historic site

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 11, 2024
“This project is a great example of bringing historic and modern elements together for the benefit of a community,” says Dan Gilmartin, CEO and Executive Director of the Michigan Municipal League. “A historic area will now also include modern amenities and a universally accessible design to ensure that everyone can enjoy the space and have the opportunity to foster connections with those around them.” 
Development News The “Two Bears” sculpture by Marshall M. Fredericks in front of the Sterling Heights Public Library. Community Development

'Learn, build compassion and break down barriers': Human Library exhibit coming to Sterling Heights

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 11, 2024
“This program really embodies the spirit of empathy and inclusion that are part of our community’s core values,” says Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor.
Development News More than two billion pounds of food are dumped in Michigan landfills each year, per the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE). Sustainability

In local efforts to eliminate food waste, ‘Southfield and Wixom are pioneers’ as new programs debut

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 11, 2024
"EGLE expects other cities to follow in the footsteps of the work initiated by these progressive communities,” says Jeff Spencer, a manager in the EGLE’s Materials Management Division.
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How data collection is playing a key role in advancing health equity

Shandra MartinezTuesday, April 9, 2024
A new push to gather health care data about people with disabilities is spotlighting a disparity in health care equity that is often overlooked by the medical community. 
Feature Story Veronica Bilicki oversees the Patient as Caregiver program. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Henry Ford Health program helps unpaid caregivers stay healthy

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 8, 2024
The Patient as Caregiver project helps unpaid caregivers carry on in their roles, reducing the amount of hired care needed and helping people age at place in their homes.
Longform Kimberly Singh (right), Michigan Oral Health Coalition board member and chief community and governmental affairs officer for My Community Dental Centers, chats with Dental Assistant Kortney Jones. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Oral health care is inaccessible to many Michiganders. This coalition is working to change that.

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 4, 2024
The Michigan Oral Health Coalition brings together a multitude of Michigan oral and general health partners to collaborate on improving oral health for all Michiganders, especially those who have barriers to access. 
Feature Story Indigo farm

Agritourism: How small farms in metro Detroit are finding solutions

Leslie CieplechowiczThursday, April 4, 2024
“I don’t believe that we would still be farming without diversifying,” says Dory Hill, co-owner of Crooked Creek Farm Dairy in Romeo. Agritourism income in Michigan jumped from $USD 20 million in 2017 to $56 million in 2022 as small farms are finding new ways to survive.
Feature Story Oak Park Library Arts and Culture

Oak Park to showcase new public library redesign this weekend

Blake WoodruffThursday, April 4, 2024
Oak Park is finishing a library redesign after community input, and will hold a public open day on April 7.
Feature Story Vern Kulman Healthy Communities

How Macomb County is preserving farmland for future farmers

Genevieve FoxThursday, April 4, 2024
There are nearly 500 farms in Macomb County, and the agricultural and food processing sector contributes $343 million annually to the county’s GDP. Metromode finds out how farmland is being cared for and promoted in the region.
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Sweet Potato Sensations: Black, intergenerational business credits success to small biz support

Sarah SpohnThursday, April 4, 2024
Sweet Potato Sensations is the living legacy of a family business based in Old Redford. Through longtime community support, and a continuous network of small business resources including BUILD Institute, the multi-generational business is going on 37 years.
Feature Story Sterling Heights' new refuse and recycling contract is "a big win" for the city, says Department of Public Works Director Mike Moore. Sustainability

Sterling Heights is 'on a roll': Universal curbside recycling starts this May

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 4, 2024
It’s out with the old and in with the new in Sterling Heights. Let’s take a look as universal curbside recycling makes its way to Michigan's fourth largest city.
Longform Teacher helping child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

خارطة طريق "التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع" تتخذ منهجًا شاملًا لإطلاق برنامج "التعليم ما قبل الاب

Joanne Bailey-BoorsmaTuesday, April 2, 2024
في يناير 2023، أعلنت الحاكمة غريتشن ويتمر عن خطتها "التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع"، والتي ستوفر الوصول إلى التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي المجاني لجميع الأطفال البالغين من العمر أربع سنوات في ميشيغان بحلول عام 2027. في فبراير 2024، أصدرت دائرة التعليم مدى الحياة، التقدم، والإمكانيات في ميشيغان (MiLEAP) خطة الطريق مع توصيات حول كيف يمكن للولاية تحقيق هذا الهدف. شاركت مجموعة السياسات العادلة، وهي منظمة استشارية تعليمية في واشنطن العاصمة تركز على سياسات الرعاية والتعليم المبكرة، في تأليف خارطة الطريق.
Longform Robin Beasley is the director of Garden of Dreams Preschool inside First Congregational Church. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Tri-Share makes quality child care more affordable for working parents

Jaishree DrepaulTuesday, April 2, 2024
MI Tri-Share is a first-of-its-kind cost-sharing funding model. The state, the employee, and their employer each chip in for one-third of the price of child care.
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