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Elois Moore: Volunteer uses “Ah-Ha” Moments For Neighborhood Change

On the northeast section of Detroit, there’s a force to be reckoned with and her name is Elois Moore, a woman who volunteers in...

Detroiter Comes Home To Help Tailor the City’s Comeback

By James W. Ribbron After years of living out of state, fashion designer and tailor Everett Tate moved back home to Detroit to share his...

Music, Food and Fun Transform Vacant Lots Into Community-Driven Blues Festival

EAST SIDE: FREDERICK-ST. AUBIN Almost hidden on Detroit’s east side, a weekly event brings people together to celebrate summer, fellowship with family and friends and...

Celebrating Neighborhoods Day By Bringing In Change

EAST SIDE: EIGHT MILE-DEQUINDRE Community activist Shirley Burch proudly points toward a mural being created on the city’s northeast side as an example of what...

NEIGHBORS: EAST SIDE: KELLY-MORANG

Eastwood Block Party Celebrates Children About 100 children and adults gathered for an Eastwood Block Party that served up fun, food and information.  The April 27...

NEIGHBORS: Ford Center Offers Services Aimed at Social Mobility

The Ford Resource and Engagement Center, also known as FREC,  adds a welcoming, attractive gathering space for community groups and residents on Detroit’s east...

NEIGHBORS: LOVING THE NEW WHILE CHERISHING THE OLD IN YORKSHIRE WOODS

There’s lots to love—old and new—in Mose Primus’s Yorkshire Woods Community on the city’s east side. He offered several examples: ***The Yorkshire Woods Community Garden:  Established...

NEIGHBORS: Community Blooms with New Life

A section of the city’s east side blooms with pride, parks and potential thanks to the dedication of the Yorkshire Woods Community Organization.  The...

A Rose Blooms in the Anderson Family

  When family and friends gather together for holiday meals, they go to Rose’s house. That’s Rosetta Anderson, proud matriarch and a staunch believer in...

A Garden Guru: Mama Hanifah Feeds Food and Knowledge

Nestled neatly on the corner of Cortland and 14th on Detroit’s west side is a garden oasis of greens, cabbage, carrots, beets, tomatoes, and...

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