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Detroit Student Takes Flight: How DPSCD’s Davis Aerospace Is Turning Dreams Into Careers
This year, Herbert Anderson became Davis Aerospace Technical High School’s first student to complete a solo flight since 2015.
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Detroit Student Takes Flight: How DPSCD’s Davis Aerospace Is Turning Dreams Into Careers
This year, Herbert Anderson became Davis Aerospace Technical High School’s first student to complete a solo flight since 2015.
Community developers’ pride for area fuels investment, catalyst for change, growth in Detroit neighborhoods
Community developers know, care for, and invest in their neighborhoods. Together with community development institutions (CDFIs), small development projects can have a huge impact on their neighborhoods, serving as a catalyst for future growth.
Motor City Pride returns to Detroit this weekend, celebrating more than five decades of LGBTQ+ advocacy and community
Motor City Pride returns to Detroit’s Hart Plaza this weekend, bringing together more than 65,000 attendees for Michigan’s largest LGBTQ+ celebration, featuring live entertainment, community events, and the annual Pride Parade.
Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut
Few people probably know the female songwriters featured in this article, yet Motown relied heavily upon their contributions to cement its place in music history.
Detroit’s high property taxes are driving a housing affordability crisis – how can city leaders bring down costs?
Property tax reform in Detroit could boost homeownership and attract new residents and businesses.
Detroit small businesses navigate the pressure to stay visible on social media
As social media increasingly shapes how customers discover businesses, Detroit entrepreneurs are working to bridge the gap between running their companies and building an online presence.
Detroit Veteran Returns Home to Build a Future for Youth Through Outside the Box
Through basketball, community partnerships and a shared commitment to Detroit’s future, Outside the Box is creating new opportunities for the city’s next generation.
From ‘Tire Lady’ to community stewardship maven: Audra Carson’s evolving mission
Audra Carson’s journey from corporate analyst to founder of Izzie Global shows how one person’s commitment to environmental justice can transform Detroit neighborhoods—even after devastating setbacks.
Detroit youth program uses engine building to drive workforce development
Detroit youth are getting hands-on experience in engineering, motorsports and skilled trades this summer as the Engine Building Bootcamp returns for its fourth year, helping students build engines — and future career pathways — from the ground up.
Building for the Next Generation: How Heritage Vision Made Succession Planning Work in Detroit
Detroit’s Heritage Vision started as a neighborhood optical center. It has now expanded into vision benefits administration, and now is a national entity serving major corporate clients.
Detroiter JerJuan Howard Opens Bookstore with Hopes to be a Cultural Hub
The recently opened Howard Family Bookstore, located on Detroit’s West side, seeks to become a hub for culture, innovation and community.
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