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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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Feature Story Sterling Heights city center Economic Development

Sterling Heights, wider Macomb host small business webcasts, grant funds during COVID-19

Kate RoffThursday, April 2, 2020
As small businesses close doors during COVID-19 quarantine measures, a new grant is planned for April to support Macomb companies with under 50 employees, and Sterling Heights has launched a workshop initiative aimed at supporting local businesses.
Feature Story too-many-cooks-list Healthy Communities

Amid challenges brought on by COVID-19, Metro Detroit chefs and restaurants find ways to give back

Dorothy HernandezThursday, April 2, 2020
From food boxes for veterans and the elderly to operating a vegan food pantry, local restaurants are finding new ways to help amid their own businesses’ struggles.
Partner Content So far, BGCSM employees have distributed more than 1,300 meals to families in need across Southeast Michigan.

COVID-19 poses major challenges for Detroit organizations serving youth, but the mission continues

David SandsThursday, April 2, 2020

To meet the need, local organizations have been shifting their work and accelerating their efforts in response to the crisis. However, the increased demand for services also means increased demand for funding, which is likely to overwhelm already strapped organizations, and financial support from partners will be crucial in serving the most vulnerable.

Development News Mark and son Steve McCoy, McCoy Farms certified organic produce in Farmington. Healthy Communities

Downtown Farmington farmers’ market on track for May opening

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 2, 2020
As Farmington Farmers & Artisans Market manager Walt Gajewski recovers at home from COVID-19, he's still planning to launch on Saturday, May 16.
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Dearborn restaurateur optimistic business community will recover

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 2, 2020
Dearborn's business leader Sam Abbas is taking things in stride. "The Dearborn community is resilient," he says.
Feature Story help Community Development

Metro Detroit COVID-19 Resources

MetromodeTuesday, March 31, 2020
We'll be updating this page as we find more resources for you. If you have any tips or want a resource listed here, please send an email.
Feature Story A rendering of the ACM Event Center. Technology and Innovation

American Center for Mobility breaks ground on event space, upgrades cellular network

MJ GalbraithTuesday, March 31, 2020
The American Center for Mobility (ACM) has noted clients’ needs for both a dedicated event space and even faster network speeds – and responded without delay.
Feature Story Concept art of the Robotics Innovation and Collaboration Center. Kids and Education

Macomb County Robotics Innovation and Collaboration Center prepares kids for next-generation careers

Patrick DunnTuesday, March 31, 2020
The recently launched nonprofit center aims to offer shared robotics resources and programming for county students of all ages.
Feature Story Mahendra Muli, director of marketing and new business development for dSPACE, runs dSPACE's sensory realistic simulation. Technology and Innovation

Metro Detroit companies create virtual environments for safer, quicker, cheaper auto testing

Greg TaskerTuesday, March 31, 2020
Automakers, Tier One suppliers, and tech companies are increasingly testing their products in virtual worlds before they hit real-life highways. And many of those virtual worlds are being created right here in Southeast Michigan.
Feature Story Victory Garden Entrepreneurship

Ferndale garden design company finds 'essential service' helping clients plant Victory Gardens

David SandsTuesday, March 31, 2020
Jessica Soulliere was looking forward to her biggest business year yet when COVID-19 hit, Here is how she changed course.  
Feature Story UpDog Yoga, online, COVID-19 Healthy Communities

Metro Detroit's yoga community finds breathing space online during COVID-19

Kate RoffThursday, March 26, 2020
Yoga has long been a way for participants to deal with stress, so with studios around metro Detroit forced to close during COVID-19 concerns, yogis are even more determined to reach their clients and are getting creative with virtual classes.  
Feature Story We the People, COVID-19, Mutual Aid Healthy Communities

Mutual aid is making a comeback during COVID-19 outbreak

Kate RoffThursday, March 26, 2020
Mutual aid is not a new idea, but with COVID-19 increasing the need of communities around the world, it’s becoming a more popular—and more organized—one.
Feature Story Detroit Sewn's Karen Buscemi estimates that the manufacturer will be able to produce 1,000 masks per day during the first week of production. Healthy Communities

Amid mask shortage, Detroit apparel manufacturers step in to produce protective gear for hospitals

Erin Marie MillerThursday, March 26, 2020

As hospitals around the state – and the globe – experience a shortage of protective medical gear due to coronavirus, Detroit apparel manufacturers have stepped in to dedicate their factories to producing masks while creating jobs in an uncertain economy.

Feature Story Water activists Debra Taylor and Monica Lewis-Patrick instruct volunteers on water delivery protocols on March 21, 2020, at St. Peter’s Episcopal church in Corktown.

Planet Detroit: Activists rush to deliver bottled water to Detroit residents as COVID-19 spreads

Brian Allnutt / Planet DetroitThursday, March 26, 2020
Although hand-washing has been recommended as the best and easiest way to prevent spreading the COVID-19 virus, this is difficult for the roughly 10,000 households in Detroit who don’t have access to running water. The inability to flush toilets could make this even worse. And, of course, these households still need water for drinking, cooking, and mixing infant formula.  
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Enjoy a virtual happy hour in downtown Farmington, from anywhere

MJ GalbraithThursday, March 26, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced us to socially distance ourselves from one another, but it can’t stop us from being social.
Development News bingo Healthy Communities

Downtown Ferndale finesses the line between staying in and shopping local

MJ GalbraithThursday, March 26, 2020
Downtown Development Authorities across the region are caught in a bit of a pickle, encouraging the community to stay home while at the same time remaining responsible for promoting and advocating for their downtown businesses. In Ferndale, it’s taken the form of Bingo.
Feature Story Photo by Jenn McKee Community Development

ESSAY: Finding community during quarantine in my hometown of Farmington

Jenn McKee Monday, March 23, 2020

Farmington’s residents are generally a hyper-social bunch. So how are we faring during this Coronavirus quarantine, when we can’t do one of the things we love and value most?

 
Feature Story Tips, tip jar Economic Development

5 ways people are supporting their local breweries during Coronavirus shutdowns

Kate RoffFriday, March 20, 2020
For many in metro Detroit the local brewery is more than just a spot to grab a pint, so when Coronavirus fears forced Michigan's 450-plus breweries to revert to carry-out only, communities around the state stepped up.
Feature Story Gabriela Santiago-Romero and organizers in Southwest Detroit are surveying residents to see what community needs are amid COVID-19.

COVID-19: How Detroiters are building community, creating solutions

Dorothy HernandezThursday, March 19, 2020
From online therapy to grocery deliveries, here's how residents and community organizations are pulling together in response to coronavirus.
Feature Story Sterling Heights Healthy Communities

How Sterling Heights is responding to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Kate RoffThursday, March 19, 2020
Medical, government, and education leaders met in Sterling Heights last night to share their fields' response to the Coronavirus pandemic with the community, via a Facebook Live forum.
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