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Development News Project We Hope, Dream & Believe is transforming the house into a museum that focuses on the life of Malcolm X, a place of advocacy, and a youth learning center. Community Development

Inkster’s Malcolm X House added to National Register of Historic Places, renovations planned

MJ GalbraithThursday, February 3, 2022
“We are working hard toward rehabilitating and renovating the Malcolm X house, with the goal of transforming the home into a museum that will showcase Malcolm’s life history, with special focus on his human and civil rights activism, as well as his relationship to the city of Inkster, which he referenced in one of his final speeches,” says Aaron Sims, executive director of Project We Hope, Dream & Believe.
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5 wine spots to warm up winter eves in Macomb

Sarah Gudenau Thursday, January 27, 2022
Prefer to stay indoors this season? Check out these Macomb county wine bars and wineries. “We're not here to impress people with how knowledgeable we are by proving what snobs we are,” Filipo Marc owner Gerard Giacona says. “We want people to be able to relate to the experience so they can better understand it.”
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MacLean Additive brings 3D printing to the Sterling Innovation District

Sarah WilliamsThursday, January 27, 2022
Ever heard of "lightweighting"? It's a big deal in an automotive industry shifting toward electric vehicles. We talk to a 3D printing company making vehicles lighter about their new facility in Sterling Heights and why they are betting on both the technology and the region.
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Major facade renovation project transforms this Hazel Park hardware store

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 27, 2022
“Our fellow hardware store owners think we are crazy,” says Sharon Abramsky, co-owner of Tony’s Ace Hardware in Hazel Park.
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Sterling Heights Cultural Exchange announces plans for 2022, seeks performers, sponsors, and more

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 27, 2022
“The evening is really a great chance for people of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds to celebrate their similarities more than their differences,” says Kozeta Elzhenni, chairperson of the Ethnic Community Committee. “We are looking forward to participation from the many nationalities in Sterling Heights and surrounding areas.”
Development News Heart the Art celebrates and supports public art in downtown Farmington, like this Riley Park sculpture from artist Ken Thompson. Arts and Culture

Heart the Art offers chance to celebrate and support public art in downtown Farmington this February

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 27, 2022
Heart the Art is returning to downtown Farmington for the month of February, a strolling public art festival with its corresponding Hot Cocoa Crawl each Thursday evening throughout the month.
Longform Janet Martinez and Milagro Fernandez-Rivera. Photo by Nick Hagen.

How Detroit’s public schools are meeting these families’ needs'I take being a stakeholder very seriously. I have learned to advocate for my children.'

Rhonda J. SmithMonday, January 24, 2022
While a lack of financial resources impacts the Detroit school district’s ability to obtain quality textbooks and teachers, these parents are making it work.  
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How some Detroiters are building a better city by transforming vacant lots

JAISHREE DREPAUL-BRUDERMonday, January 24, 2022
"Transforming those four vacant lots started with a vision, and I believe that when you have a vision and put it out into the universe, you attract what you need and everything falls into place," Gray says. "But, it's not enough to have a vision. You need to put in hard work and you need money. And in this case our community needed money to make the garden a reality."
Longform Edward "Eddie" Lewis. Photo by Nick Hagen.

Creating a path to middle-class wage jobs for DetroitersInnovative training programs, job placement, and broadening requirements

Jaishreee Drepaul-BruderThursday, January 20, 2022
A recent report by Detroit Future City (DFC) has found that residents – and in particular African-Americans, who have an unemployment rate 1.5 times that of white people – do not have a clear path to accessing middle-class wage jobs in the city. Here's how that can change.
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'More than a park': Nonprofit community space braces for another year of filling learning gaps

Zaire DanielsThursday, January 20, 2022
“If you really want to help the youth, you have to look at every area that might pose a challenge or a barrier to them being who they were purposed to be,” says Jacqueline Moore, co-founder of nonprofit SDM². Moore Park provides a space for youth mentorship for young Black men, healthy eating education, and aims to fill learning gaps.  
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Mobile museum sees Black history on the move in Michigan

Kahn Santori DavisonThursday, January 20, 2022
Detroit-born Khalid el-Hakim’s mobile museum has evolved into one of the biggest collections of African American history and artifacts in the country. Now the pioneer in Black Museum Studies is touring Michigan, from Bloomfield Hills to Beaver Island. 
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New pop-up program in downtown Farmington makes space for Lekker Chócó Treats

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 20, 2022
“We have to start incubating food businesses more creatively. During COVID-19, it’s still a tough landscape for food entrepreneurs” says Kate Knight, director of the Farmington DDA. “How do you lower those entry costs and pave the way for new food entrepreneurs?”
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Even the cold winter weather can’t stop this Dearborn cycling group

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 20, 2022
“The best way to advocate for safe cycling is to show that there are many cyclists living and visiting the city. We are not only getting healthy, building a community of cyclists, but making a statement to non-cyclists that we are present. What better way than to cycle in a group,” says Tracy Besek, founder of Bike Dearborn.
Development News Anton Art Center. Photo by David Lewinski. Arts and Culture

National wine retailer donates $20K to this local arts organization

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 20, 2022
A local nonprofit arts organization is celebrating a rather large gift from a relatively new neighbor.
Development News “We are excited to introduce the Snowmen sculptures this winter,” says Lori Ward, director of the Northville Downtown Development Authority. Arts and Culture

New public art initiative in downtown Northville uses recycled materials for sculptures

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 20, 2022
A new public art program in downtown Northville is making use of recycled materials in their latest placemaking initiative.
Feature Story A listing off Kercheval Ave, Detroit Community Development

Detroit’s hottest residential neighborhoods in 2022, according to realtors

Erin Marie MillerTuesday, January 18, 2022

From budget-friendly bungalows to sprawling historic colonials and luxury urban condos, those in the know say Detroit has something to offer almost every buyer on the market this year. Get their tips on what to look for. 

Feature Story Amanda Saab, Zee Shami, Sam Haider, and Sam Abbas discuss the future of Dearborn Resturants, and food within the community at a Dearborn City Open (image taken before the COVID-19 pandemic). Arts and Culture

What our journalists are watching in 2022

Thursday, January 13, 2022
From ethical tech entrepreneurs to green infrastructure and climate resiliency — our journalists will be keeping their fingers on the pulse of Metro Detroit in 2022. Here's what they'll be watching. 
Development News Nicholas Kristock, co-founder and CEO of Fleece & Thank You. Community Development

Inaugural event seeks participants to help make 350 blankets for hospitalized children

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 13, 2022
“This Make a Blanket Week is a unique way to unite communities together in the shared goal of bringing comfort to the hearts of children in the hospital,” says Nicholas Kristock, co-founder and CEO of Fleece & Thank You.
Feature Story Riley Park Ice Rink is part of the Syndicate social district in downtown Farmington. Arts and Culture

Harry Potter-themed New Year’s Eve celebration planned for downtown Farmington’s Riley Park Ice Rink

MJ GalbraithThursday, December 30, 2021
“Harry Potter is as popular as ever, both kids and adults love it,” says event organizer Melissa Andrade. “Those books came out twenty years ago and the kids that grew up reading it are now adults and there are new generations of kids that now love it, too.”
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A new wave of furniture design stars on finding their home in Detroit

MJ GalbraithTuesday, December 28, 2021
“I’m seeing people making similar things going through similar struggles, and especially here in Detroit — but I’m also seeing them persevere,” says furniture designer Andre Sandifer. “I think Detroit has this reputation that people here are strong; you persevere and you get through stuff. I think that attitude is definitely heavily rooted here.”
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