How local musicians help connect parks and people in downtown Farmington Read Article

What the Friends of the Rouge are doing to fight water pollution and connect communities Read Article

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New businesses begin to bloom as spring has sprung in downtown Farmington Read Article

Living on couches, in hotels, or in cars, many in Oakland County experience "hidden" homelessness Read Article

Shariki Bell's apartment in Pontiac. Bell lived in a camper in her friend's driveway from 2006 to 2012 due to a mental health crisis.
Photo: Shariki Bell's apartment in Pontiac. Bell lived in a camper in her friend's driveway from 2006 to 2012 due to a mental health crisis. Steve Koss

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Oak Park’s first K-9 officer retires after eight years of service Read Article

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PHOTOS: Small business holiday shopping in Downtown Dearborn

David LewinskiThursday, December 5, 2019
Looking for a place to shop local this holiday season? Consider Dearborn. Metromode's photographer David Lewinski spent Small Business Saturday documenting the experience.
Feature Story Medical student Anna Jahshan at Oakland University. Jahshan and her peers are part of program in Sterling Heights that connects with refugee and immigrant students. Healthy Communities

Medical student program reaches out to refugee youth in metro Detroit

Kate RoffThursday, December 5, 2019
With over 21,000 refugees calling southeast Michigan home, it's no wonder medical students at Oakland University saw a need to connect with refugee youth in metro Detroit communities. Now, their health initiative that reaches out to middle school students in Sterling Heights is thriving, and could provide a model for other programs.
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Photos: Sterling Heights gets its skates on

Kate RoffThursday, December 5, 2019
With over 15,000 skaters during its debut last year, the Sterling Heights ice rink is bracing for another big season.
Feature Story Ghost Light Open Mic. Photo by Doug Coombe. Arts and Culture

Does Detroit have a singer/songwriter scene?

MJ GalbraithThursday, December 5, 2019

Detroit is known for its jazz, blues, and soul. Rock and roll, garage rock, and punk, you bet. Rap. R&B. The birthplace of techno. But acoustic guitars?

Partner Content In addition to being an “explainer” of STEM concepts, MiSci’s youth docents will also be “facilitators of learning.”

Michigan Science Center’s Explainers aims to encourage Detroit high schoolers to consider STEM

Amanda RahnWednesday, December 4, 2019

This summer through the Explainers programs, the Michigan Science Center plans to hire 15 Southeast Michigan high school students to work as docents. The pilot project focuses specifically on Detroit youth as they are the most underserved in the region with respect to attaining Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills.

Feature Story Women-owned businesses are the focus at Saturday's event at POST Detroit.

Think locally, act locally: Where to shop small for holiday gifts in Detroit

Dorothy HernandezWednesday, December 4, 2019
Skip the Black Friday lines and head to your local small business for unique, locally made holiday gifts.
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4 ways Sterling Heights is proactively maintaining property values

Kate RoffThursday, November 21, 2019
Ranked as one of the safest big city's in Michigan, and one of the top 10 places to raise a family in metro Detroit, we take a closer look at why Sterling Heights is becoming a real estate hot spot.
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Ecorse partners with MEDC to ready Mill Street property for redevelopment

Metromode Partner ContentThursday, November 21, 2019
The city of Ecorse is on the cusp of a new identity for the post-industrial era. Redevelopment of one industrial parcel is key to that vision.
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Global artisan shop finds a home on the edge of downtown Clawson

MJ GalbraithThursday, November 21, 2019
After years of traveling and living abroad, Ojas Akolkar is ready to stay put--at least for a while.
Development News Masonic Lodge, at Grand River and Farmington Rd. Entrepreneurship

Blue Hat Coffee & Gallery now on track for 2020 spring opening in downtown Farmington

MJ GalbraithThursday, November 21, 2019
For those anxiously awaiting the arrival of Blue Hat Coffee & Gallery in downtown Farmington, they would best be served to take a cue from Blue Hat COO Phillip Jewell and exercise as much patience as he has
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Sterling Heights' students build on robotics reputation

Kate RoffThursday, November 21, 2019
Guided by adult coaches, FIRST Lego League Jr students built models and created posters to present what they learned.
Feature Story Joe Frank and Shawn Quinn at RCO Engineering. Kids and Education

Metro Detroit employers find their next-generation workforce through Manufacturing Day events

MJ GalbraithWednesday, November 20, 2019
Many local employers have recently hired employees who were once students taking guided tours of their manufacturing facilities for the annual Manufacturing Day event.
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Shop sans brick-and-mortar at Pontiac’s 2nd annual pop-up event

Chrishelle GriffinWednesday, November 20, 2019
Without a physical location, Pontiac’s non-brick-and-mortar community has traditionally been left at a disadvantage when it comes to participating in Small Business Saturday -- that is, until now.
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EVENT: ‘Tis the season for Dearborn retail!

MetromodeWednesday, November 20, 2019
Join Metromode for Open City Dearborn - Shop Local, a panel discussion featuring local retail entrepreneurs - on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, from 5:30-7:30 pm at The Annex, located at the Arab American National Museum.
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New approaches to large-scale green stormwater infrastructure investment build climate resilience

P3 Great Lakes InitiativeMonday, November 18, 2019
Here's how large-scale investment in green infrastructure, made possible with community public-private partnerships, are helping cities cope with the effects of climate change.
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Local pomade makers set up shop in Ferndale

MJ GalbraithThursday, November 14, 2019
A local maker of small-batch, craft hair care products is moving out of the basement of a suburban coffee shop and into a storefront on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale.  
Feature Story Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Nick Hagen. Sustainability

Downriver communities aim to shed industrial image, reclaim waterfront

Brian AllnuttWednesday, November 13, 2019
Ecorse was once a summer destination for Detroit’s middle class. Could it be again?
Feature Story Tome recently hosted a B2V workshop in Detroit, drawing attendees from the bicycle and automotive industries, academia, and government. Technology and Innovation

This Royal Oak company is creating bicycle-to-vehicle communication tech to prevent cyclist deaths

Greg TaskerWednesday, November 13, 2019
Tome staff envision adding sensors to bicycles or scooters that would communicate pertinent information to vehicles by wireless connection. 
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Meet the creatives behind the artwork on Pontiac's walls

Chrishelle GriffinWednesday, November 13, 2019
If you find yourself on a stroll or driving through Downtown Pontiac, you’ll notice the blown up artwork adorning various buildings throughout the city. Here's who is behind it.
Feature Story Stout Theater Company. Photo by Doug Coombe. Arts and Culture

Dearborn’s Stout Middle School celebrates its students’ uniqueness through theater

Patrick DunnWednesday, November 13, 2019
Since its founding in 2014, Stout Theater Company has created a safe space for students of all backgrounds and established high standards for student performance, both on and off stage.
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