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A year ago, at the first “BuildUp,” more than 100 of you and WXYZ’s Detroit 2020 team joined forces with Habitat For Humanity Detroit to build walls for a future home on Detroit’s east side. Now, see where those walls we built ended up… In just one morning last year, 125 people who gathered for the first annual “Buildup”… Read more »
John George from Motor City Blight Busters wants you to know his organization needs your vote! The Blight Busters are up for a $250,000 award from Chase, as part of the Chase Community Giving 2012 program. You can vote one of two ways: through Facebook, or through Chase if you have an account with the bank. But time is running… Read more »
A Detroit neighborhood is a little safer today, thanks to a team of volunteers. Detroit 2020 and 7 Action News teamed up with the Motor City Blight Busters for the second annual #Backchannel Bustup. Our viewers–and social media friends–made a difference because when the morning started on Saturday there was an abandoned home in a neighborhood–a haven for illegal and… Read more »
One of our #backchannel friends on Twitter, @gardenguykenn, has put together a great video from Saturday’s #Backchannel Bustup. Thanks, Kenn for helping to make a difference in the community! Check out the video!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the second annual Detroit 2020 #Backchannel Bustup! On Saturday, 7 Action News viewers teamed up to work towards that goal by tearing down a home in with the Motor City Blight Busters. The idea was created on Twitter, by WXYZ followers who communicate with our staff using the hashtag “#backchannel”. See the video of… Read more »
A public open house to discuss the current status of the Woodward Avenue Rail Project will be held on Tuesday, August 21st from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the MSU Detroit Center, located at 3408 Woodward Avenue. The open house is being hosted by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), in cooperation with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and… Read more »
If you’re willing to get your hands dirty, we want your help. Join Detroit 2020 and 7 Action News as we partner with the Motor City Blight Busters to help improve a Detroit neighborhood. On Saturday, August 11, 2012, we’re asking our social media friends – the #Backchannel – to lend a few hours of time and energy. From 8:45 a.m…. Read more »
A resource hub for Detroit entrepreneurs is expanding because of high demand. The newly launched D:hive, a hub for resources to live, work, engage or start a business in Detroit, announced that it has doubled the capacity for the fall session of BUILD, its business and project planning class for micro-entrepreneurs. D:hive created BUILD in response to the growing interest… Read more »
Do you have an idea for opening a retail business in the city of Detroit? You could win $50,000. Time is running out to submit a business plan for the 2012 Comerica Hatch Detroit retail business competition. The deadline is August 1, 2012. To submit a business plan, entrepreneurs must provide a summary that describes their business idea and its… Read more »
The annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day is coming up on Saturday, August 4th. This Thursday, July 12th, the organization will host a Neighborhoods Day Workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Samaritan Center, located at 5555 Conner in Detroit. Below is an announcement from Luther Keith, the Executive Director of ARISE Detroit!: When ARISE Detroit! held the city’s first… Read more »
