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Development News Civil Rights leader Malcolm X lived with his brother’s family in the Inkster house at 4852 Williams St. from 1952 to ‘53. Economic Development

Historic preservation efforts at Malcolm X House in Inkster win Governor's Award

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 9, 2024
"The preservation of the Malcom X home is a source of pride for city residents. I am pleased it was chosen to restore this important piece of the Inkster’s history,” says Sen. Dayna Polehanki (5th District). 
Development News Sheryl Ferlito, a Special Education Literacy and Intervention Supervisor at Chippewa Valley Schools, co-founded Sortegories, an interactive online literacy tool. Entrepreneurship

Online literacy tool headquartered in Sterling Heights acquired by Illinois education company

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 9, 2024
Sheryl Ferlito, a Special Education Literacy and Intervention Supervisor at Chippewa Valley Schools, co-founded Sortegories, an interactive online literacy tool.
Development News "I can now enroll more child care children and hire an assistant to help because the areas have more space and room so that everyone can be comfortable," says Juanna Edwards, owner of Winnie's Bright Beginnings Child Care in Sterling Heights. Kids and Education

Sterling Heights childcare provider makes key renovations and upgrades thanks to this grant program

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 9, 2024
"I can now enroll more child care children and hire an assistant to help because the areas have more space and room so that everyone can be comfortable," says Juanna Edwards, owner of Winnie's Bright Beginnings Child Care in Sterling Heights.
Feature Story Homg Miller leads a fitness class for in person participants at the Detroit office of the Association of Chinese Americans and participants on Zoom. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Metro Detroit project focuses on culturally relevant home care for older Chinese Americans

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, May 8, 2024
The Metro Detroit-based Association of Chinese Americans is developing a training program to address the shortage of direct care workers equipped to serve older Chinese Americans in Southeast Michigan. 
Feature Story Tiff Arts and Culture

Tiff Massey forging her future in Metalsmithing: New exhibit ‘7 Mile + Livernois’

Monique BedfordTuesday, May 7, 2024
The first Black woman to graduate with a Master's in Metalsmithing at Cranbrook has a request: “I really want Detroit to pull up on me. Your sister has an exhibition, pull up.”
Development News Autonomous "Ottobots" from Ottonomy, one of the companies partnering in Orange Sparkle Ball's food waste pick-up pilot in Corktown. Transportation

Pilot program to test autonomous robots' potential for picking up food waste for compost in Corktown

MJ GalbraithTuesday, May 7, 2024
"We're excited to take our years of experience testing autonomous robotic solutions and focus on picking up end-of-life materials. And Detroit is a fantastic place to deploy these civic infrastructure tests as the city is focused both on future technology opportunities and the needs of communities," says Orange Sparkle Ball's Ashley Touchton.
Feature Story Mother Hive Entrepreneurship

Oak Park's Mother Hive helps keep the city sweet

Blake WoodruffThursday, May 2, 2024
What started as a love for hexagons while studying architecture led Jessica Brady to bees. Now the founder of Mother Hive, an Oak Park small business that specializes in baked goods, Brady's uses honey from her backyard apiary to sweeten her recipes.
Development News The Farmington Farmers Market on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. Arts and Culture

Farmers market season returns with opening day festivities planned in downtown Farmington

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 2, 2024
Late spring in Michigan is welcome for a lot of reasons, and one of those is the return of farmers market season. One of the metro Detroit’s biggest and most celebrated makes its annual debut at 9 a.m. this Saturday, May 4.
Development News A rendering of the future former site of Lakeside Mall, first released in 2022, which will be redeveloped as Lakeside Town Center. Economic Development

Lakeside Mall set to close July 1 as developers make way for $1B Lakeside Town Center development

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 2, 2024
Following the mall’s closure and demolition, it’s expected that construction will break ground in 2025.
Development News The Sterling Heights Community Center is located at 40250 Dodge Park Rd. in Sterling Heights. Kids and Education

Unique partnership to pair students with disabilities with adaptive internships in Sterling Heights

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 2, 2024
“This first-of-its-kind collaboration will give our students with disabilities essential job skills that will empower them to realize their future goals and dreams,” says Utica Community Schools Superintendent Robert Monroe.
Development News “Hana’s Garden will be a space of serenity and remembrance for the Oxford community,” says MEDC Regional Prosperity Managing Director Paula Holtz.

Community garden planned at Seymour Lake Park as public memorial for Oxford School shooting victims

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 2, 2024
“Hana’s Garden will be a space of serenity and remembrance for the Oxford community,” says MEDC Regional Prosperity Managing Director Paula Holtz. 
Longform Vibrant Futures Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Early Education Community of Practice brings unified message to state focus on early childhood care

Joanne Bailey-BoorsmaTuesday, April 30, 2024
The Community of Practice has expanded to 30+ Michigan organizations focused on early childhood. Members have access to a variety of resources and experts and are able to provide solutions and mobilize quickly.  
Partner Content Accommodations can help create a successful visit. Second Wave - MichiganEquity

Simple accommodations can eliminate barriers to health care

Joseph GoralTuesday, April 30, 2024
Because equal and quality access to care is so important, making sure medical practices improve access and accommodations for people with autism is a crucial goal of the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM).
Longform Cyclists gear up for a ride with Programs to Educate All Cyclists. Healthy Communities

Adaptive recreation helps people with disabilities enjoy outdoor recreation

Patrick DunnMonday, April 29, 2024
Parks systems across Southeast Michigan are working to eliminate barriers and make outdoor recreation a more easily accessible experience for residents with disabilities.
Special Report Special report graphic Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Special report: How can Michigan fix a guardianship system that fails some kids and older adults?

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, April 24, 2024
Guardianship is designed to protect those who can't care for themselves, but it doesn't always work that way. Advocates are pursuing a variety of solutions to improve the system.
Longform Corktown Health staff Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

CDFI funding helps Corktown Health expand services for Detroit area's LGBTQ residents

Sarah SpohnTuesday, April 23, 2024
Corktown Health has evolved and grown from offering end-of-life services during the HIV/AIDS epidemic to providing primary care for the LGBTQ community. Through financial support from IFF, and through partnerships with local organizations including MiGen, the health network continues to provide a life-changing impact on the patients it serves.   
Longform Shelby Coolbaugh, administrative assistant for the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (MLTCOP), and Salli Pung, state long term care omubdsman for MLTCOP. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan ombudsman program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, April 19, 2024
The Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program improves quality of care and quality of life for people living in nursing homes, homes for the aged, and adult foster care homes. 
Feature Story Danielle Atkinson Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Mothering Justice "Mamas' Agenda" addresses childcare and early childhood education

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 18, 2024
A grassroots policy advocacy organization, Mothering Justice provides mothers of color in America with resources and tools to make equitable policy changes. One of its agenda items is early childhood education.
Feature Story Sterling Heights resident Alex Delavan, out of the van and into the world. Arts and Culture

Getting neighborly: Meet Sterling Heights' resident musichead, living the van life

MJ GalbraithThursday, April 18, 2024
Alex Delavan has gone great lengths (and distances) to keep his home in Sterling Heights, so much so that he keeps his second home parked in his driveway here on Albany Drive.
Feature Story Albany Drive in the springtime. Arts and Culture

PHOTOS: How this unconventional traveler views home in Sterling Heights

Thursday, April 18, 2024
Why this traveling musichead keeps coming back home. As he puts it: “I mean, I’m willing to live in a van three days a week so that I can keep my life here.”
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