Stories

Feature Story Sidecar Slider Bar opened in Sterling Heights in 2024.

Break out the big scissors: Touring the latest businesses to open in Sterling Heights

Taking a look around Sterling Heights and highlighting some of the businesses that have celebrated grand openings over these past several months.

Longform DJ Reader

Nature and nurture: How the Lions' DJ Reader draws from family tradition to give back to Detroiters

"I think when you give back, that's all you can really do is try to put your imprint out there and hope those things impact in a positive way."

Feature Story Grandma B reads the SWAP signs on the she helping her choose the healthiest food

Food pantry focuses on immigrantsNonprofit Journal Project

Hamtramck’s Friendship House focuses on providing trauma-informed care for people in need of food assistance that reflects the diverse, ever-changing population of the city around them.

Partner Content Gail Taylor

How Detroit’s new Chase community manager can help empower your financial journey

With the help of local nonprofit partners who are invested in supporting an inclusive economy in Detroit, Chase is bringing more allies to your local bank branch who share the goal of empowering Detroiters to improve and achieve financial health.  

Longform A Camp Carpenter participant works on a project with a counselor at Carpenter Park in Detroit.

Detroit's privately owned parks make a big difference for their neighborhoods

Private individuals and nonprofits have established parks across the city to help advance equity, build community, provide services, and catalyze investment in underserved neighborhoods.

Feature Story Mike's on the Water, St. Clair Shores

5 Macomb downtown areas to visit before summer ends

From New Baltimore to Romeo, here are five unique downtowns with great local vibes to check out. 

Partner Content Build Instittute

BUILD Institute to hold first signature fundraising event at the Aretha Amphitheater

BUILD Institute is a nonprofit organization that helps people turn their business ideas into reality by providing them with the necessary tools, resources, and support network in Detroit.

Feature Story The new Commongrounds building on Eighth Street in Traverse City.

Commongrounds uses co-op model to serve missing needs of the community

Traverse City's Commongrounds is a mixed-use building, offering affordable housing, co-working space, a coffee shop, child education center, and performance venue. It's the first real estate cooperative in northern Michigan.

Longform Produce from the Youth Mentor Garden at Marquette Park in Wyoming, Mich.

Youth Mentor Gardens grow food, family, and community in Detroit and Grand Rapids area

At two Youth Mentor Gardens, participating teens and their families work together to plant, weed, water, mulch, and harvest produce.

Feature Story Metro Detroit, art, artists

Notable artists in Metro Detroit you should know about

From performance to pixels, we caught up with four artists you should have on your radar. Just remember, you saw them here first.

Feature Story Produce at Forgotten Harvest's Client Choice Market

Forgotten Harvest's Client Choice Market fosters dignity in food assistanceNonprofit Journal Project

A premier food rescue organization serving Southeast Michigan is changing how it delivers healthy, nutritious meals to people in need by providing a shopping experience to center families’ choices.

Longform Angie Gullekson, MPH,CPS.TTS, community Health Coordinator at Di.strict Health Department #10

Public health campaigns aim to keep kids safe from Marijuana poisoning

As more adults use marijuana, the downside is more young children are ending up with marijuana poisoning. Here's how Michigan's local health departments are keeping them safe.

Longform Mark Witte

CCBHCs extend mental health care to more Michiganders despite challenges

Michigan was added to the country's list of certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) demonstration states back in the summer of 2020, with 29 counties throughout the lower peninsula operating CCBHCs through their community mental health agencies.

Development News Inside the new Agape Love Child Care Center in Detroit's Morningside neighborhood.

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.

Feature Story Miles Naasir Reuben

Meet the young Detroit filmmaker on a mission to tell authentic Black, queer stories

Miles Naasir Reuben's 'Merlot' pours a glass of raw truth, while 'Nile' flows into the hearts of many.

Feature Story Staff and participants of Detroit's Teen HYPE

Teen HYPE, Model D partner for youth journalism workshop

The goal of the workshops is to familiarize students with solutions journalism, a model of reporting that brings to light solutions to social problems.

Feature Story Active residents in Hubbard Richard

Protecting Hubbard Richard neighborhood amid ongoing developmentResilient Neighborhoods Feature

Michigan Central Station and other commercial developments are exciting, but residents wants to make sure Detroit’s Hubbard Richard neighborhood remains racially and economically diverse.

Feature Story Eastern Market, Pontiac

PHOTOS: A visit to the new Eastern Market location

We sent photographer Steve Koss along to check out the new site in Pontiac bringing the beloved market to the 'burbs. 

Feature Story Algiers Motel dedication

Pain passed down: The Algiers Motel tragedy and its enduring impact

The unveiling of a historical marker 57 years after the Algiers Motel tragedy honors the victims and highlights the ongoing struggle against systemic racism.