Oct 14, 2024 · Lights are coming on at the Dr. Maya Angelou Village in northwest Detroit as the first residents have moved into their new homes. This 45-unit building on Burt Road and Grand River Ave. represents a partnership between Chicago-based developer Full Circle Communities and Alternatives for Girls, a Detroit nonprofit which has served at …

Oct 15, 2024 · The Yours, Mine, and Ours — Public Health series highlights how our state's public health agencies keep us healthy, safe, and informed about issues impacting physical and mental health in our communities, homes, workplaces, and schools.The series is made possible with funding from the Michigan Association for Local Public Health.

Sep 25, 2024 · Kids need dads, and sometimes dads need a hand, says a fatherhood specialist at The Children’s Center in midtown Detroit. As the facilitator of the organization’s Fatherhood Initiative program, John Miles collaborates with other agencies, organizations, and neighborhood start-ups to wrap dads in the support they need to be more-present, more-engaged fathers.

Dec 18, 2024 · Allah Young Allah Young. Price says she experienced "mental trauma" while staying in a shelter. She recalls arriving at the shelter in February and seeing people "piled up on each other" on blow-up mattresses in cold hallways.

Aug 28, 2024 · On the Hamtramck-Detroit border, in the middle of Banglatown, rests a sprawling 1.5-acre green space teeming with vegetables, fruits and flowers.

Jan 9, 2025 · Welcome to History Lesson, a new recurring feature in Model D led by local historian Jacob Jones, in which we delve deep into the annals of Detroit history and nerd out over a different topic each time. This month, we're talking about the RenCen. John Portman is back in the zeitgeist. When General ...

Dec 13, 2024 · Friday, December 5, was a frigid night in the D, with winds gusting up to 30 mph across Roosevelt Park.But that didn’t stop 125 community leaders and their colleagues from venturing out for a unique opportunity to re-connect and celebrate in person.

An encounter with police is something most people try to avoid, but officers of Detroit's Mounted Police Division tend to attract people. You see them at public events like the recent St. Patrick's Day Parade in Corktown, and you see members of the public admiring or even petting their horses – in other words, having a pleasant and friendly interaction.

Kirsten Elliott Kirsten Elliott. "During the recession, entry-level housing, multi-family housing, most of that just went to almost like a standstill while property and land costs went up," says Kirsten Elliott, president of the Troy-based Community Housing Network (CHN). "Where builders could get yield and where they would be able to make profit was really those ...

Nov 26, 2024 · When George A. Richards bought the Portsmouth Spartans and moved them to Detroit, he had big plans. He was convinced that he was the man to take the NFL to the big stage.