In 1973 Detroit became the second American city to appoint an Ombudsman to help residents cut through municipal red tape. Neighborhood blight, broken streetlights, and junk vehicles and part of life in the city for too many Detroiters. Durene Brown is the City Ombudsman. She told us, “We are the only access that frustrated citizens have when they’ve got complaints…. Read more »
Detroit Harmonie has selected five Detroit-based social entrepreneurs as finalists for the Get Funded Challenge. The five organizations–Detroit SOUP, En Garde Detroit, Fresh Corner Cafe’, PonyRide and Summer in the City, will compete for first through fifth place prizes announced at Detroit Harmonie’s second annual International Experience on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at the Virgil H. Carr Arts League of… Read more »
A show that celebrates out-of-the ordinary cuisine and characters put Detroit in the national spotlight on the Travel Channel. In the latest episode of “Bizarre Foods America” on the Travel Channel, chef, writer and culinary explorer Andrew Zimmern visits restaurants including Motor City Soul Food, Cafe’ d’Mongo’s Speakeasy, both in Detroit, Al-Ajami in Dearborn, and Srodek’s Deli in Hamtramck. Click… Read more »
A new music video carries a positive message for the city of Detroit. “Turn It Around” was directed by Ozie Cargile II, who also shot the video. It features the band, Rock Nation, and was shot in various locations around the city in 2010. The band is now known as Good Day Bad Day. Cargile and all of the… Read more »
Angela Reyes is helping to change lives in Southwest Detroit. She founded the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation 15 years ago. The DHDC helps more than 5,000 people every year through a wide range of services, including an after-school program. Reyes says 90 percent of the students who come through their program go on to college. We’re proud to name… Read more »
The story begins on Garland Street one hot September night in 1925. Dr. Ossian Sweet, a black physician, bought a house in the all-white east side neighborhood. He had just moved in with his wife and young daughter. 500 angry neighbors gathered on Garland Street to let the new family know they were not welcome. Dr. Sweet’s two brothers,… Read more »
Members of Detroit City Council have selected option 3 for breaking up the city into council districts. Under the new charter, each City Council member is to be elected in one of seven districts. Two additional council members will be elected at-large. The council members had four maps to choose from. But a fifth, submitted by Data Driven Detroit,… Read more »
Through Detroit 2020′s partnership with the New Michigan Media, we highlight inspiring stories in communities throughout the area and showcase our rich diversity. Here’s a story by Jackie Headapohl from the Detroit Jewish News’ Red Thread magazine. There are a few food items that are as identifiably “made in Detroit” as the horseless carriage, seven-layer cake, Coney Island… Read more »
Through Detroit 2020′s partnership with the New Michigan Media, we highlight inspiring stories in communities throughout the area and showcase our rich diversity. Here’s a story by Tack Yong Kim of the Michigan Korean Weekly. Soulbrain MI Inc. invested $30 million to start a plant from a 10-year-old vacant building in Northville two years ago. Soulbrain MI Inc. is a… Read more »
Detroit 2020 is proud to be a partner with the New Michigan Media to highlight the inspiring stories in communities around the area and to showcase our rich diversity. Here’s a story by Natasha Dado that appeared the in The Arab American News about the co-founder of a charter school system who is passionate about getting students to pursue college… Read more »
