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Gamma Phi Delta had new landscaping and a new pole sign.

Model DEntrepreneurship

Facade improvement grants aim to keep Detroit legacy businesses on West Grand Boulevard

Dorothy HernandezTuesday, March 23, 2021

Elyse Wolf and Monique Becker at The Hazelwood Home. Photo by Nick Hagen.

Model DEconomic Development

This is Black development in Detroit

Biba AdamsMonday, March 22, 2021

Healthy meals are prepared for the Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency's Meals on Wheels program.

Model DHealthy Communities

Traverse City-based program sends hospital patients home with healthy meals

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 18, 2021

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Model D

Can cities plan for equity? These southeast Michigan communities are leading the way

Patrick DunnThursday, March 18, 2021

CAN Art Handworks Sculpture Park & Detroit Windmill Wind Turbine Farm

Model DSustainability

Master craftsman Carlos Nielbock ready to take his windmills to the next level

Dorothy HernandezTuesday, March 16, 2021

Katrina Johnson and Delawn Ross rented for 18 years before buying their home in Newberry.

Model DCommunity Development

This Southwest Detroit nonprofit program helps renters become homeowners

David SandsTuesday, March 16, 2021

The Motown Witch.

Model DArts and Culture

‘Motown Witch’ brings ancestral wisdom to Detroit’s west side with metaphysical supply

Biba AdamsTuesday, March 16, 2021

Jason Johnson carefully selects what he stocks in Midtown's Bob's Classic Kicks.

Model DEntrepreneurship

Detroit entrepreneur proving people wrong with sneaker success story

Ellen PiligianTuesday, March 16, 2021

Hocking-list

Model DArts and Culture

Detroit artist Scott Hocking kayaks through the quarantimes

Monday, March 15, 2021

People walking along the Dequindre Cut in Detroit.

Model DHealthy Communities

Mental health is a driving factor in a year of surging attendance at Southeast Michigan parks

Patrick DunnFriday, March 12, 2021

Ebony Anglers Pictured L to R: Lesleigh Mausi -Detroit, MI Bobbiette Palmer -Iowa City, IA Tiana Davis -Long Island, NY Gia Peebles -San Diego, CA Glenda Turner -Durham, NC

Model DArts and Culture

What I Love about Detroit: Expats wax philosophical about their hometown

Biba AdamsTuesday, March 9, 2021

Dante Williams, Cutz Lounge

Model DEntrepreneurship

Detroit barber business weathers COVID-19 with community approach

Ellen PiligianTuesday, March 9, 2021

2020 DAYUM summer interns.

Model DKids and Education

Metro Detroit youth advocate for mental health, uplift one another amid isolation

Sarah WilliamsMonday, March 8, 2021

The B2B Trail between Dexter and Hudson Mills Metropark.

Model DHealthy Communities

"Everyone seems to agree on this": Southeast Michigan comes together to plan connected trails system

Patrick DunnThursday, March 4, 2021

Terry Dangerfield, superintendent of Lincoln Park Public Schools, talks with Nicole Chubb, the district's executive director of special education. The district received funding from Michigan's Education Equity Fund.

Model DHealthy Communities

CARES Act dollars support Michigan children's mental health through state's Education Equity Fund

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 4, 2021

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