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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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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.
Development News Katie Bigelow, Mettle Ops, Sterling Heights Economic Development

Women-led business venture lands $19m manufacturing contract

Kate RoffThursday, March 19, 2020
Two women-owned businesses in Sterling Heights have joined forces to secure a $19m manufacturing contract.
Development News Sterling Heights food program Healthy Communities

Student food program hands out 5,000 free meals in one day after Coronavirus shuts down schools

Kate RoffThursday, March 19, 2020
Student food programs will serve more than 33,000 meals this week in Sterling Heights as schools face the repercussions of state-wide K-12 closures, caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 
Development News Andrea Bogart. Courtesy photo. Arts and Culture

Seminar series teaches artists how to better do business, PLUS tips for artists in the COVID-19 era

MJ GalbraithThursday, March 19, 2020
Creative FUEL: Growth Series is geared for uniting artists and art enterprises with education, connections, and opportunities.
Feature Story A car crashes into Humanetics' UFO dummy car. Technology and Innovation

Farmington Hills-based Humanetics takes crash-test technology to the next level

MJ GalbraithWednesday, March 18, 2020
The next great leap in Humanetics' technology is a remote-controlled robot with a collapsible life-size car dummy on top, exposing the dummy to actual accidents without the risk of damaging another car.
Feature Story Cole Yoakum, Micah 6. Photo by David Lewinski. Arts and Culture

Community in a time of COVID-19: How Metro Detroit is responding to the crisis

MJ GalbraithWednesday, March 18, 2020
For every roll of toilet paper that will be collecting dust in some yahoo’s basement a year from now, a look at Metro Detroit reveals instance upon instance of community members banding together and helping each other navigate these strange days of COVID-19.
Feature Story Quaker Cemetery. Photo by David Lewinski. Arts and Culture

How Farmington played a role in the Underground Railroad

Jenn McKeeTuesday, March 17, 2020
Though you might assume the secret nature of the Underground Railroad makes historical detective work nearly impossible, a local historian uncovered the story of how Farmington played a role.
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Photos: Music, dance and food show off Sterling Heights' cultures

Kate RoffThursday, March 12, 2020
Sterling Heights is known for its diverse demographics, so its no surprise the city's recent celebration of different cultures in the community was a colorful and creative one.
Feature Story Flooding in Clay Townshipin 2019. Photo courtesy Clay Township. Sustainability

High water: Metro Detroit communities prepare for record-high water levels this spring

Allison BurtkaThursday, March 12, 2020
Heavy rains are likely to strike again this spring and summer. We spoke with community leaders from across the region to find out how they’re coping with this new wet reality.
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Ice Rink, art spaces and pop-up markets planned for Lakeside Mall redevelopment

Kate RoffThursday, March 12, 2020
Lakeside Mall will be reinvigorated as a "fun, urban, shopping environment", according to the plans revealed by the new owners, showing an ice rink, pop-up markets, art galleries and murals.
Development News Photo courtesy Mod Market. Kids and Education

Artists market and coffee shop employs and trains people with autism in downtown Northville

MJ GalbraithThursday, March 12, 2020
Though it’s been operating under a soft opening since late September 2019, Mod Market has been purposefully building toward the point of its grand opening celebration, which was held on Thursday, March 4.
Development News Milford Skate Park Project Community Development

Skate parks, museums, and memorial parks: Placemaking projects abound in metro Detroit

MJ GalbraithThursday, March 12, 2020
When it comes to placemaking, any number of projects happen at any given time throughout Metro Detroit.
Development News Farmington Civic Theater. Photo by David Lewinski. Arts and Culture

Prepare for the 2020 Greater Farmington Film Festival with our film-by-film breakdown

MJ GalbraithThursday, March 12, 2020
The line-up for the 2020 Greater Farmington Film Festival has been released.
Feature Story Sterling Heights, Community Center, Grand Opening Community Development

Inside Sterling Heights' new $24M community center

Kate RoffThursday, March 5, 2020
Sterling Heights' new community center is winning over even its harshest critics. More than 4,000 people attended the opening of the $24M complex on Saturday, where Metromode asked what people thought of the new facility.
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CHASS helps vulnerable patient populations access specialty health care in Detroit

Melinda ClynesThursday, March 5, 2020

CHASS, which turns 50 this year, is a community-based, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in southwest Detroit that provides care to underserved African American and Latino populations. It serves close to 11,000 patients a year, 70 percent of whom are Spanish speaking.

Partner Content ArtBlock serves as an arts-centric community center for the neighborhood.

ArtBlock aims to foster safe space and community belonging

Julie Walker AlteslebenThursday, March 5, 2020

A reincarnated party store helps promote the arts and community at the corner of Holden and Lincoln streets in Detroit. ArtBlock opened in May and represents a holistic investment into the neighborhood by Henry Ford Health System.

Partner Content Community members, artists, and Henry Ford Health System employees gather for the open house earlier this year for ArtBlock.

Henry Ford Health System takes holistic, multifaceted approach to neighborhood investment

MJ GalbraithThursday, March 5, 2020
Henry Ford’s latest projects — a cancer pavilion, laundry facility, and arts-centric community hub — are a part of other Detroit institutions’ recent investment in the community.
Partner Content A rendering of the upcoming Bloomfield Township medical center, which will offer services such as cardiology, neurology, women’s health, and more. Healthy Communities

Henry Ford Health System expanding in Metro Detroit to meet communities’ needs

Andrea Walker-LeidyThursday, March 5, 2020
Henry Ford Health System is expanding its reach beyond its home base of Detroit with new facilities in Bloomfield Township, Plymouth Township, and Royal Oak.
Development News Building services specialist Kathryn Quell knows just how many events have come through Velocity. Technology and Innovation

New coworking space to boost tech entrepreneurs in Sterling Heights

Kate RoffThursday, March 5, 2020
Construction has begun on a new coworking space at the Velocity Hub in Sterling Heights, designed to meet the needs of an increasingly transient tech industry.
Feature Story Courtesy photo. Entrepreneurship

Blake’s Hard Cider partners with Detroit’s Empowerment plan to combat homelessness & spread cheer

Sarah SpohnWednesday, March 4, 2020
Blake's Hard Cider of Armada has recently partnered up with Detroit's Empowerment Plan, as part of their Kinder Cider Series.
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