Upcoming documentary follows the fight against chronic diseases in Detroit
“Alive in Detroit,” directed by filmmaker Shiraz Ahmed, is an upcoming feature-length documentary about the fight against chronic diseases such...
Community & Quality of Life
Monica Blaire stops apologizing, starts producing on new album “How To Dress Well in the Dark”
Monica Blaire has been a staple in Detroit’s music scene for over two decades. Even after all that time,...
Journalist Maria Hinojosa talks “Suave” podcast — juvenile life without parole sentencing
Although banned in some states, life in prison without the possibility for parole is still allowed in much of the...
Durga Temple is raising money to expand the oldest Bengali Hindu temple in Metro Detroit
Ponkoj Das is the new president of the executive committee of Durga Temple, the oldest Bengali Hindu temple in Metro...
Detroit artist explores how poetry and cooking can help us manage grief during difficult moments
Look around, and consider the last decade and a half of American life. People have borne witness to multiple recessions,...
Highland Park launches oral history project
The Highland Park Historic District Commission has begun an effort to collect oral histories from residents. A group of facilitators...
Minority women food entrepreneurs share lessons learned from running a business during COVID-19
The food industry was hit hard by the pandemic, but several Detroit food businesses found a way to hold on...
Bookstock is back for 2022
After a two-year absence, Bookstock has returned to its longtime home in Livonia’s Laurel Park Place Mall. Since its founding,...
New exhibit, “Looking for the Light,” aims to destigmatize mental illness
Untitled painting by Michael Francis Miller, featured in the exhibit Artists, faith leaders, mental health advocates and more are joining...
Litter is a significant problem in Detroit. Kids could be the solution
Springtime in Detroit means daffodils and apple trees are blooming, birds are returning – and plastic bags, bottles, pizza boxes...
Progressive Art Studio Collective brings the arts to disabled adults in Detroit
Alsendoe Owens, “Red Face” (2021), watercolor and marker on paper Progressive Art Studio Collective (PASC) program manager Anthony Marcellini says...
Detroit-based HattieGirl Ice Cream is expanding throughout Michigan
Hattie Girl Ice Cream is a Detroit-based manufacturer. It’s one of the only Black-owned ice cream distributors in the U.S....
