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WEBOct 2, 2024 · The known crises of low home mortgage origination, large-scale evictions, and property speculation make Detroiters unduly mobile, having to secure housing by various means and face multiple barriers along the way. Detroit Story Fest is coming October 10. Here's how you can reserve your spot. Model D staffWednesday, September 25, 2024.
Inside Marygrove College's new direction: How it was saved and …
WEBFeb 5, 2019 · A long-time neighborhood anchor, the private Catholic learning institution recently embarked on a new direction after years of financial challenges. Embracing a cradle-to-career approach to education, the college plans to build a new early childhood education center, renovate a former high school located on …
Mapping Detroit: The genealogy of Detroit neighborhood names …
WEBMar 26, 2024 · Countless “paper neighborhoods” have proliferated in Detroit. We questioned all of the “neighborhood” map products available in 2013 and others had similar concerns about places called “The Eye” or “ Fishkorn ” and the, at the time, “Corktown Shores.”. Presently, the neighborhood name that is most confusing is “Buffalo ...
Power through publishing: Detroit artists launch QTBIPOC and …
WEBJun 23, 2020 · Zines, short for fanzines, trace its roots to underground communities and culture. Historically, the independently published, typically handmade publications serve a larger purpose as DIY platforms to amplify voices that usually go unheard, from feminists powering the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s to people of color tackling racism and speaking truth to power.
Shakespeare in Prison program offers far more than an escape
WEBJun 14, 2022 · Shakespeare in Prison program offers far more than an escape. “Though she be but little, she is fierce.”. So says the lover, Helena, in the third act of Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream", of her petite friend Hermia’s determination and inner strength. In similar awe, Gabriel Odlum, 36, a returning citizen living on Michigan's ...
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WEBJul 16, 2024 · These 32 Detroit community development organizations just received $23.7M in funding support. MJ GalbraithThursday, February 8, 2024. Load More Stories.
Detroit's Riverside Park is undergoing extensive renovations, will …
WEBApr 23, 2021 · Plans are now underway to connect the Southwest Detroit recreation area with two greenways. And the 29-acre park is also in the midst of an impressive overhaul. In the last of a series of renovations that began in 2018, the city plans to upgrade 13 acres of Riverside Park along the eastern edge of West Grand Boulevard this summer and fall.
Not just a fancy art project: Artists create long-term community …
WEBAug 19, 2014 · This summer came word of the Carpenter Exchange, a collaborative effort linking artists and community builders on both sides of the the Detroit/Hamtramck border. The project received a $100K Our Town Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a series of creative placemaking events over an 18-month period.
Detroit jazz legend Marcus Belgrave's legacy preserved in new …
WEBJun 11, 2024 · Marcus Belgrave died in 2015, and ever since then his wife has been working tirelessly to preserve his legacy. She began working on the songbook and a documentary about his life in 2020, but shortly after starting the projects, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and begun chemotherapy. Despite the severity of her illness, she believed the ...
From maker space beginnings to international aspirations, Floyd …
WEBMay 25, 2021 · An expansion is currently underway. For all their success, Floyd remains, and will remain, rooted in Detroit. And it makes sense. The city has a rich history in design and innovation, and a future that is just as fertile. Detroit’s 2015 designation as a UNESCO City of Design — the only American city to have received such a designation ...