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Development News “Celebrating the Kresge Foundation’s storied past is important because it illuminates and informs our current vision and future strategic direction,” says Cecilia Muñoz, chairwoman of Kresge’s Board of Trustees. Community Development

Kresge Foundation celebrates 100 years; partners with Detroit Historical Museum, Urban Consulate

MJ GalbraithThursday, February 1, 2024
Development News Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison joins Viola Liuzzo Park Association President Artis Johnson, Elaine Steele, co-founder of Raymond & Rosa Parks Institute and family members unveil the new monument. Arts and Culture

Community celebrates unveiling of civil rights memorial monument, honoring sacrifice and friendship

MJ GalbraithTuesday, October 3, 2023
Feature Story Jazz, Carr Center Arts and Culture

Midtown jazz and gender justice installation shifting narratives

Veronica JohnsonTuesday, November 22, 2022
Development News Bassist Marion Hayden and Saxophonist De’Sean Jones perform outside the Blue Bird Inn April 24, 2019 on the day of the ceremonial lock cutting after Detroit Sound Conservancy purchased the Blue Bird Inn. Arts and Culture

Efforts to restore Detroit’s historic Blue Bird Inn move on to next phase

MJ GalbraithTuesday, March 1, 2022
Feature Story Khalid el-Hakim Kids and Education

Mobile museum sees Black history on the move in Michigan

Kahn Santori DavisonMonday, January 17, 2022
Feature Story An exterior view of the Brighter Detroit Community Center. Community Development

Resilient Neighborhoods: This East Side community center is on a path to reopen after years in limbo

David SandsTuesday, September 28, 2021
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5 Detroit sites recognized for role in civil rights movement, added to National Register of Places

Model DMonday, March 1, 2021
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Development News historic-fort-wayne Community Development

City takes a ‘grassroots approach’ to revitalizing Historic Fort Wayne

MJ GalbraithTuesday, February 23, 2021
Feature Story Phil Knight, KBI Auto, Detroit Entrepreneurship

Neighborhood mechanic wants to keep his Detroit community running

Kate RoffTuesday, August 25, 2020
Feature Story King Solomon Baptist Church received a $500,000 Michigan State Historic Preservation Office and African American Civil Rights grant from the National Park Service in September 2019. Community Development

King Solomon Baptist Church seeks to canonize its roots, broaden its scope

Sydnee ThompsonTuesday, February 11, 2020
Feature Story Northwest Goldberg Art Park

Drawing the line: Northwest Goldberg, Northwestern Goldberg Community, or Zone 8?

Mickey LyonsTuesday, November 5, 2019
Buzz Cider in the City

Six things to do in Detroit this fall

Sarah WilliamsTuesday, October 8, 2019
Feature Story The Fist Arts and Culture

More than a Motor City: 5 Metro Detroit walking tours

Kate RoffTuesday, September 17, 2019
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