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Living on couches, in hotels, or in cars, many in Oakland County experience "hidden" homelessness Read Article

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 Brendan Bielat selling cucumbers and yellow squash. Based in Richmond, MI, his company Brendan Bielat Greenhouses has been selling at the wholesale market for close to 40 years.

Photo Essay: Eastern Market, before sunrise

Nick HagenWednesday, August 29, 2018
Between midnight and 6 a.m., Monday through Friday, every spring through the fall, dozens of farmers fill Eastern Market’s sheds for a wholesale market. Nick Hagen photographed the market during the twilight hours one August night. 
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Dearborn goes big on multimodal planning

Elizabeth ClarkWednesday, August 29, 2018
The City of Dearborn is in the midst of a multimodal plan that will combine many facets of connectivity to make transportation easier for citizens, employees, and visitors.
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All-purpose vegan boutique to bring sustainable plant-based living to Oak Park

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 23, 2018
Nurah Ikpeama wants to revolutionize the way people shop for plant-based foods and products.
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New coworking space aims to appeal to the Ferndale spirit

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 23, 2018
There are the weekly yoga sessions. An acupuncturist is one of the tenants. There is a shower for those that bike to work.
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College football returns to Lawrence Tech, debuts in Southfield

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 23, 2018
It’s been 72 years, but college football is finally returning to Lawrence Technological University.
Feature Story Dr. Steven Lipschultz Healthy Communities

VIDEO: Michigan researchers innovate to end childhood disease

Christopher SlatMonday, August 20, 2018
Here in Michigan, researchers are working to find cures for childhood illnesses, including leukemia and other forms of cancer. And they are using innovative methods to do so. 
Feature Story Environmental Health Research-to-Action (EHRA) Academy Healthy Communities

UM-D summer academy on environmental health empowers students to take action

Dennis ArchambaultFriday, August 17, 2018
“I want to fight for my community. I want to be a part of something bigger. This program gave me a platform to stand right beside my fellow community activists" to advocate for environmental justice.”
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Gourmet vegetables grown in water are making a splash

Joyce WiswellThursday, August 16, 2018

Oakland Urban Growers is leasing formerly mothballed greenhouses from Oakland County to produce high-end vegetables, mostly via a sophisticated hydroponic system that grows plants in water instead of soil.

Feature Story BackBeat helps bass players hear their own music, an increasingly difficult task now that amps are no longer on stage. Entrepreneurship

Novi entrepreneur gets bassists back into the groove

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 16, 2018
Engineer and pro bass player-turned entrepreneur markets wearable device to help bassists feel the beat, with help from the Oakland Entrepreneurial Alliance business accelerator.
Feature Story Garry Bulluck is deputy chief of mobility innovation for the City of Detroit Transportation

Carefully-planned mobility makes transportation accessible for all

Sarah RiggThursday, August 16, 2018
Mobility innovation can create economic opportunity for disadvantaged populations if users' needs are a priority during the planning phase. We look at the critical importance transportation has on social and economic equity in the age of advanced mobility.
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Organic cafe to celebrate grand opening in downtown Clawson

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 16, 2018
What started as a catering company has since evolved into a mobile food trailer and now a brick-and-mortar storefront.
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SUPER students dedicate summer to researching eye diseases at OU

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 16, 2018
The students are using the latest scientific innovations in technology to solve very human problems.
Feature Story Ford’s Living Street display at CES 2018 showcases the City of Tomorrow. Technology and Innovation

Ford X, Autonomic share mobility cloud, connected cities at TU Automotive

Claire CharltonWednesday, August 15, 2018
Ford is positioning itself as a mobility solutions leader. But how does this growth involve vehicles? We listened in at the Ford X Fireside Chat at TU Automotive Detroit to learn more about how Ford is facing mobility, city by city.
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Coming this fall: Trails and waterways 360

Nina IgnaczakWednesday, August 15, 2018
The 360-degree visual maps will be integrated into the Southeast Michigan ParkFinder app to allow would-be adventurers a preview into the wilds of Metro Detroit.
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Historic Franklin builds a future on its past

Kate RoffWednesday, August 8, 2018
Promoting the village cemetery may not seem like a strange way to generate interest, but the residents of Franklin see it as one of the village's most important assets.
Feature Story LTU professor C.J. Chung and LTU students Charles Faulkner, Mitchell Pleune, Nick Paul, Ben Warrick, and Sean Bleicher after winning the IGVC Self-Drive Challenge Kids and Education

LTU Self-driving champs

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 2, 2018
Lawrence Technological University has once again established itself as a leader in the field of autonomous vehicles.
Feature Story Kids playing at a FitKids360 event Kids and Education

How collaboration builds networks of support for Michigan children

Claire CharltonThursday, August 2, 2018
Michigan's child-focused nonprofits are recognizing the value of collaboration to better support the kids they serve. With child and family health in mind, organizations are getting creative, with positive results.
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Dearborn Homecoming returns for 39th year

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 2, 2018
A Bee Gees tribute band headlines the performances on Saturday night.
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New business and creative consulting firm embraces Dearborn roots

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 2, 2018
The owners are excited to open their office in West Downtown Dearborn, the city where they both grew up.
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Health and wellness-minded senior living community celebrates grand opening in Rochester Hills

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 2, 2018
There will be drinks, dining, dancing, and more at a grand opening on Thursday, Aug. 9.  
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