Business leader Patricia Lopez is using her experience in manufacturing to benefit other start-ups at Sterling Heights' Velocity Center. The COO of Alchemist Ventures shares how her team is boosting young business ideas: "We take our lessons learned, our successes, and our failures to help entrepreneurs skip over some of the mistakes we made."

Art of Courage: Black Lives Matter 360 Exhibition is meant to visually address the effects of systemic racism.

In Sterling Heights, where 20% of the population is under 18, a youth advisory board is one of the avenues helping youth voice their ideas on sustainability, diversity and inclusion, mental health, and local government awareness.

When the Sterling Heights Public Library had to switch community programs to online platforms this year, librarian Tricia White noticed virtual fatigue was stopping teenagers from connecting. One of the few programs that's stayed strong is the Pizza & Pages book club, which one participant described as a "lifeline during the pandemic". We talk to White about why it's working and what she's witnessed this year.