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Little Detroit Community Garden gives kids a lesson in growing and giving back
Loretta Powell’s garden teaches kids that planting food and flowers also plants community, connection, and pride on Detroit’s east side.
Grand openings: Self-care and wellness center in Eastern Market, childcare facility in Morningside
Both businesses opened with the help of the Motor City Match program.
Detroit celebrates $1.5M worth of improvements made to Balduck Park on city’s eastside
“Balduck is truly an amazing park and a beloved east side treasure,” says Detroit Chief Operating Officer Brad Dick.
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Side nonprofit hosts Motown-themed luncheon starring senior residents
Preparing for Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance's upcoming event has been a walk down memory lane for Victoria Wilson and Diane Heard to a time when things were simpler and their lives were filled with dreams of things to come. As performers who experienced the Motown phenomenon firsthand, the cousins have vivid memories and history to share with younger generations.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Residents help shape Mack Ave. streetscape vision led by Eastside nonprofit
Eastside Community Network is working to center Detroiters' voices in the streetscape planning. Business owners on both sides of the avenue anticipate construction challenges leading to worthwhile results.
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Side nonprofit builds on market with food truck events, summer fest
This community development organization is helping to rebuild a historic East Side business corridor with food trucks, farmers markets, and an end-of-the-summer celebration.
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Side cafe marks 5 years, innovative new spaces coming to Mack Ave.
This East Side nonprofit has been running an eclectic coffee shop for five years, and is now in the process of bringing two new community-oriented spaces to Detroit's 48214 zip code.
Local businesses encouraged to apply for facade-improvement grants in these three “micro-districts”
Existing, non-chain businesses are being encouraged to apply early for the grants, which are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
This Detroit nonprofit is taking a novel approach to affordable housing: Landlord-occupied duplexes
Abandoned duplexes dot the Detroit landscape, and they can be harder to bring back than single-family homes. Thankfully, however, that challenge is sparking new innovative strategies.
