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Urban Neighborhood Initiatives Executive Director Christine Bell

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The evolution of Detroit's Springwells neighborhood: Nonprofit leader shares her perspective

Sarah WilliamsTuesday, February 25, 2025

The Ruth Ellis Clairmount Center offers permanent supportive housing for LGBTQ+ youth who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

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"There can't just be one approach": Detroit pursues innovative solutions to housing crisis

Patrick DunnMonday, February 24, 2025

Detroit pizza place geography

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Mapping Detroit: A Detroit-style pizza map showing where to get your piece of the pie

Alex B. HillMonday, February 24, 2025

Eliel Saarinen’s unbuilt 1924 Detroit civic center complex would have produced a radically different Detroit riverfront if constructed way back when.

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HISTORY LESSON: With these failed building plans, let's imagine the Detroit that might have been

Jacob JonesMonday, February 24, 2025

Seva Detroit

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Midtown's Seva, a pioneer in vegan cuisine, to close

Model D StaffMonday, February 24, 2025

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Financial considerations for multigenerational households

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

The Rapid offers GVSU-dedicated routes, including the Laker Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and routes 37, 48, and 85, which cater to off-campus housing near Allendale.

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How Michigan’s biggest transit systems are connecting campuses, driving sustainability

Shandra MartinezWednesday, February 19, 2025

Culinary students in Zaman International's training kitchen

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In the kitchen with Kim: Immigrants, refugees and other women find a path and purpose at Zaman

Amy KurasTuesday, February 18, 2025

Shiawassee Basin Preserve

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Springfield Twp. Parks and Recreation collaborates with Oakland County to preserve natural assets

Sarah SpohnSaturday, February 15, 2025

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How an unused dental chair sparked an inclusive clinic at a Cleveland juvenile detention center

Shandra MartinezWednesday, February 12, 2025

Sean Wolski at his home in Royal Oak. Wolski was inspired to advocate for more housing in Oakland County after struggling to buy a house himself.

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From zoning reform to fair market rent, what policies would ease Oakland County's housing crisis?

Patrick DunnMonday, February 10, 2025

A box of Lekker Chócó Treats chocolate-covered strawberries.

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Black-owned foodie businesses you should know about, and try

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Program leader for GiGi's Kitchen gives directions to participants to prepare food and teach the importance of health and wellness

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Volunteers provide all-ages support to people with Down syndrome

Leo V. KaplanThursday, February 6, 2025

Black Bottom Archives

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Black Bottom Archives celebrates 10 years

Kahn Santori DavisonThursday, February 6, 2025

Tara Poore, manager of Children’s Services, left, and Megan Ford, manager of Autism and Intellectual

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Michigan student loan repayment program helping to tackle mental health workforce shortage

Brianna NargisoTuesday, February 4, 2025

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