People
People who need help with paying a utility bill, health care, or job placement can call the United Way 2-1-1 service. And sometimes, the voice on the other end of the line of a follow-up call is that of a retired senior. She’s our Detroit 2020 Person of the Week. After spending so many years helping others in her career,… Read more »
Morris Blackwell grew up in southwest Detroit and he remains a neighborhood fixture during the summer months at Clark Park. Five days a week, all summer long, “Coach Mo” is on the baseball diamond at the park teaching the game to boys and girls. He’s animated in his interactions with the youngsters and enthusiastic about the sport he loves, but Blackwell teaches more than just baseball at the park where he grew up.
There is a talented local artist who has been able to paint a nearly 10,000 square foot graffiti mural on a wall by himself. Kobie Solomon is a street artist who wants to change the look of Detroit one wall at a time. His massive Chimera project, painted on the Russell Industrial Center is possibly one of the largest pieces… Read more »
The Detroit Jewish News is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. It’s an impressive milestone for any publication. And our Detroit 2020 Person of the Week has written for every single issue of the paper since the first edition back in 1942. Danny Raskin loves restaurants. That’s why this 93 year old restaurant reviewer is still on the job after… Read more »
Inside a neat white building in a Detroit neighborhood that failed to live up to its promise, works an artist who is determined to live up to his. That building is the artistic home of Dominic Pangborn — a painter, designer, artist. Pangborn says he has been described as an evolutionist, “And I think its probably a perfect description for… Read more »
On Fridays, Detroit 2020 honors a person of the week. This week, we’d like to remember a volunteer crime fighter, who sadly became a victim himself. Marcel Jackson patrolled neighborhood streets with the Detroit 300. He helped track down criminals, and helped get justice for crime victims. Jackson ran security at a nightclub near downtown Detroit. In the early morning… Read more »
One of Detroit’s top entrepreneurs has deep roots in the city. So when David Segura decided to start his own business, there was no doubt its home would be in Detroit. And he’s committed to giving back… David Segura is a man with a vision. He wants to get young people in the city of Detroit into the IT sector…. Read more »
Many Detroit parks are overgrown. But there’s one group of people doing something about it. They’re the Detroit Mower Gang. It was once a field of dreams. But now…it’s just a field. Grass…uncut for weeks. The money just isn’t there to cut it. The task is daunting. That’s where the Detroit Mower Gang comes in. They come from all over…. Read more »
A businessman you may have learned about from Detroit 2020 has received two special honors for his work. Irwin Danto is fighting blight in the southwest Detroit neighborhood — one house at a time. A couple of weeks ago Irwin Danto took Detroit 2020′s Stephen Clark on a tour of the area around his family’s furniture store. Dozens of houses… Read more »
Detroit 2020′s Person of the Week is someone who is hoping to change transportation in Detroit. Andy Didorosi is a 25 year-old social entrepreneur, and the founder of the Detroit Bus Company. It will make its inaugural run on Friday night, circling hot spots around downtown and midtown. An all-day pass costs $5. Click here to learn more about the… Read more »
