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Feature Story A closeup of "The 125th Anniversary Sculpture" by Kegham Tazian. Arts and Culture

PHOTOS: A downtown Farmington public art walk

MJ GalbraithThursday, June 20, 2024
While we await the latest public artwork to arrive in downtown Farmington, we took a stroll up and down the city streets to see what precedes its installation.
Feature Story Crossing the Clinton River in Sterling Heights. Arts and Culture

How to beat the summer heat in Sterling Heights

MJ GalbraithThursday, June 20, 2024
Grab your bottles of water, sunscreen, and providers of shade.
Longform Small-Kristen Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

La recopilación de datos está desempeñando un papel clave en el avance de la equidad en la salud

Shandra MartinezMonday, June 17, 2024
Un nuevo impulso en la recopilación de datos sobre la atención médica de las personas con discapacidad está poniendo de relieve una disparidad en la equidad de la atención de la salud que a menudo pasa desapercibida para la comunidad médica.
Feature Story Blake’s Orchard and Cider Mill

Dining Destinations: 4 festivities to get your strawberry fix in Metro Detroit this summer

Sierra OkoniewskiMonday, June 17, 2024
“The festival is more about the people than anything else," Brandy Schmidt, one of the folks behind a delicious strawberry festival that began in a fire hall in Leonard and has grown to involve the whole Addison Township. "We have a very strong community that cares about each other."
Feature Story Oak Park Economic Development

'A city of yes,' Oak Park celebrates progress with plans for new hub, Juneteenth events

Blake WoodruffSaturday, June 15, 2024
A new social hub, Juneteenth events, and a new fire truck were all revealed at Oak Park's State of the City address. “It is ever more important that we come together as a community to play and celebrate," says Mayor McClellan. "We need to focus on what unites us, not what divides us. That’s what public spaces do for us.”
Feature Story Royal Oak Economic Development

Summer is Selling Season: Realtors' tips on Metro Detroit's hottest neighborhoods and trends

Ellen PiligianThursday, June 13, 2024
What can we expect in the real estate market this summer? Metro Detroit realtors weigh in on trends they're seeing, where to look for best value, and what's ahead for home buyers of all ages. 
Development News A recent mobility project installed bike lanes along Plumbrook Road between Utica and 17 Mile roads. Transportation

Sterling Heights celebrates installation of city's first bike lanes in pilot program

MJ GalbraithThursday, June 13, 2024
“We’re thrilled to unveil this new bike lane pilot project on Plumbrook,” says Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor.
Development News “There are only a few places in the country that feature beer, meat, and cheese,” says proprietor and brewer Eli Green. “Astoria New York’s The Bier and Cheese Collective, and Minneapolis’s Waldmann. I am thrilled to add Stumblebum to that list.” Entrepreneurship

Wanderlust-inspired brewery to celebrate grand opening in Troy with beer, cheese, and tunes

MJ GalbraithThursday, June 13, 2024
“There are only a few places in the country that feature beer, meat, and cheese,” says proprietor and brewer Eli Green. “Astoria New York’s The Bier and Cheese Collective, and Minneapolis’s Waldmann. I am thrilled to add Stumblebum to that list.”
Longform Detroit Parks Coalition staff and members in 2022. Sustainability

Stewardship organizations advance equity in Detroit's parks at a grassroots level

Patrick DunnTuesday, June 11, 2024
Park stewardship organizations help neighborhood residents to advocate for the improvements they want to see in their parks.
Longform Derek Miller, program supervisor for Kalamazoo County’s Healty Babies Healthy Start & 4Dad Fatherhood Program, with Sidni Miller, community health worker, inside Kalamazoo County’s Health and Community Services building. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

$5 million in federal funding will help 5 Michigan organizations reduce infant and maternal deaths

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, June 11, 2024
Five Michigan organizations will receive federal support of about $1 million each to improve maternal and infant health in the state.
Feature Story This young sapling recently planted in Sterling Heights could reach great heights come 2040. Community Development

Sterling Heights' Visioning 2040 plan authorized for ballot proposal this November

MJ GalbraithThursday, June 6, 2024
“The Visioning 2040 projects are exactly what’s needed to maintain Sterling Heights’ status as a destination for families and businesses seeking a great quality of life,” says City Manager Mark Vanderpool.
Feature Story Renderings for Masons Corner in downtown Farmington. Community Development

Farmington succeeds in crowdfunding campaign to build a new park in the heart of downtown

MJ GalbraithThursday, June 6, 2024
With two days to spare before a Friday, June 7, deadline, Downtown Farmington has not only met their target but surpassed it.
Development News Michigan Central Station Arts and Culture

Michigan Central Station: Diana Ross, Jack White, Big Sean, and DSO to lead opening lineup

Kate RoffMonday, June 3, 2024
Streaming live, a sold-out concert on Thursday to celebrate the reopening of Detroit’s Michigan Central Station will be a celebration of talent in Detroit. Here's where to watch it, and when to go visit the restored landmark. 
Longform Lunchtime at Oehrli Elementary School in Montague, Mich. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan's free school meals yield high returns for student health and academic success

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 30, 2024
Michigan has become one of eight states to make free school meals available to all, creating notable benefits for students' health.
Longform An Everyone in the Pool swimming lesson. Healthy Communities

Metroparks aim to raise $2.4 million for swimming equity and classroom science programs

Patrick DunnTuesday, May 28, 2024
A new initiative called Metroparks and Me will fundraise for a program that offers free swimming lessons and another that provides supplemental science lessons in under-resourced classrooms.
Feature Story The Misty Blues crew. Technology and Innovation

Open house and air show at Selfridge to highlight aerospace and defense in Macomb County

Genevieve Fox Tuesday, May 28, 2024
In Macomb, the aerospace and defense industry has been awarded more than $25 billion in contracts from 2010 to 2020. Now the county will celebrate with an open house and airshow at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base on June 8 and 9. 
Longform Patricia Tillman-Meakins, Tracey Williams, and Becca Fleming at Packard Health Clinic at West Willow. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Community-based health projects offer care for underserved residents in Detroit, Ypsi, and Jackson

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 23, 2024
Several Michigan organizations are innovating ways to increase health care access for the state’s most vulnerable residents in their own communities. 
Feature Story small-jae-gerhart Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Cómo los sistemas locales de salud aprovechan las granjas locales para obtener opciones de alimentos

Kelsey SandersWednesday, May 22, 2024
Instituciones médicas de todo Michigan están utilizando sus recursos locales para llevar alimentos reales a su personal y pacientes.
Longform Hope Starts Here creates a plan to help Detroit become a city that puts young children and families first by 2027. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

الأمل يبدأ هنا» يساعد ديترويت في إعطاء الأولوية للأطفال الصغار

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, May 21, 2024
تجمع مبادرة "الأمل يبدأ هنا. " فريقًا من المدافعين والأبطال الذين يقودون الجهود لتطوير نظم الطفولة المبكرة في ديترويت. تمثل هذه المبادرة تعاونًا بين مؤسسة دبليو كيه كيلوج (WKKF)، ومؤسسة كريسجي، ومؤسسة ماكس إم. ومارجوري إس. فيشر (M&M Fisher)، ومجموعة من الوكالات، والمنظمات المجتمعية، والأهم من ذلك، سكان ديترويت. تم إطلاق مبادرة "الأمل يبدأ هنا" رسميًا في عام 2017 بخطة عمل مستمرة تمتد لعشر سنوات  
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