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NEIGHBORHOODS SUMMIT MESSAGE TO RESIDENTS: ARISE-IFICIATION, NOT GENTRIFICATION, NEEDED FOR INCLUSION IN CITY’S REVITALIZATION EFFORT

Detroit is on a development bubble that could lift it to new heights of growth and prosperity. But that growth should not come to the...

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...

Southwest Gardens Grow Food, Nurture Environment

Alondra Alvizo looks at rows and rows of peppers, leaf lettuce and green beans and cannot help but smile. The 22-year-old Alvizo is the field...

Stoepel Community Garden: Flowers and vegetables transform burned out lots

  A garden of vegetables, flowers and fruit trees blossoms stands where two empty, burned-out lots once stood. The Stoepel Community Garden sprouted after neighbors banded...

SOURCES OF SUPPORT FOR GARDENS AND GREEN SPACES

Community gardens can offer fellowship as well as food while helping the city look good. A few of the major organizations that provide guidance and...

Neighborhoods Day Impact

NORTHWEST Organization: Demographic Inspirations has acquired several parcels of land in the Dexter-Linwood Cordon community. They create safe, calming and healthy spaces by clearing, cleaning...

A CITY RISES ON LOVE, WORK AND PRIDE: Thousands of Detroiters devote time and effort to 12th annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day

Maurice Marchbank eased down a ladder, wiped the sweat from his brow and admired his handiwork. The 35-year-old Detroiter had just chopped down some...

Café Feeds Body, Mind and Spirit With Food and Literary Nourishment

A restaurant in Detroit’s Focus: HOPE neighborhood specializes in feeding the body and the mind. Nandi’s Knowledge Café at 71 Oakman Blvd in Detroit attracts...

SERVING FOOD AND MAKING FRIENDS

A Winning Recipe For Neighborhood Restaurants Neighborhood restaurants aren’t just places to eat. The best of them offer a place to connect with neighbors and other...

El Nacimiento Thrives on Good Food and Giving Back

El Nacimiento Restaurant Taqueria, in southwest Detroit, prides itself on being a community partner, in addition to a great place to enjoy a variety...

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