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Feature Story The Rosa Parks Transit Center in Detroit

Here's how the new Ann Arbor-to-Detroit bus service will work, and how it came to be

The recently announced route will run hourly between downtown Ann Arbor and downtown Detroit with limited stops. Organizers are currently considering public feedback on the route before rolling it out.

Feature Story Namira Islam Anani

Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, Take on Hate join forces to lead course in Dearborn

After a few years away, the community organizations have brought back the Race Identity Series, a six-part course on anti-racism.

Development News Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights

Sterling Heights community gets behind seniors with $21K in scholarships

This year, the Sterling Heights Area Community Foundation and its local business partners will award $21,000 to students in the region for college studies, with a new endowment boosting science-related fields. 

Development News Dodge Park has re-opened.

Sterling Heights' rejuvenated park wins design award

The newly redesigned Dodge Park in Sterling Heights is getting wider attention for its innovative style.

Development News Photo courtesy of Proving Grounds

Coffee and ice cream shop opens in Royal Oak

A coffee shop that keeps families in mind has opened in downtown Royal Oak.

Feature Story An electric vehicle charging station outside the Michigan Energy Office in Lansing.

What's next for Michigan's electric vehicle charging infrastructure?

We sat down with an expert to discuss how Michigan's EV chargers measure up against the rest of the nation, and how it may change as EVs proliferate. 

Innovation News FIRST Robotics event 2019

New robotics center to 'train the next generation'

A new robotics center in Sterling Heights will open next year, designed to 'train the next generation', if leaders in Macomb county have their way.

Feature Story Downtown Wyandotte

Downtown Wyandotte is thriving. Here's what's behind the boom.

There’s a reason Wyandotte’s central business district is often called the Downtown of Downriver.

Partner Content ArtBlock serves as an arts-centric community center for the neighborhood.

ArtBlock aims to foster safe space and community belonging

A reincarnated party store helps promote the arts and community at the corner of Holden and Lincoln streets in Detroit. ArtBlock opened in May and represents a holistic investment into the neighborhood by Henry Ford Health System.


Feature Story Ed Brabandt

Q&A: Young entrepreneur on what really matters in manufacturing

Ed Brabandt's manufacturing company was recently recognized as one of the fastest growing inner city businesses in the country. We ask him what his secrets to success are. 

Feature Story Sprout Fresh Food Store Pontiac

Meet the winners of Pontiac SOUP as it celebrates 3 years of community building

Soup that not only satiates your physical hunger, but your hunger for change--that’s what Pontiac SOUP has been serving up since 2017.   

Feature Story Dearborn-Restaurant

Dearborn’s ‘Pick Up Pledge’ aims to ease restaurants’ delivery burdens

The program hopes to raise awareness about the impact of delivery services on restaurant profits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Downtown Dearborn Pick Up Pledge will run from Jan. 22-31.

Development News CISMA Coordinator McKenzi Bergmoser

State grants engage public in fight against invasive species

New state grants have been awarded to tackle invasive species in our natural spaces head on. This year, conservation organizations are turning to the public for hands-on intervention.

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Super: Popular exhibition celebrating the Marvel Universe coming to Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn

When it comes to comic books, there’s no bigger name than Marvel.

Development News The historic Farmington State Bank Building.

Historic bank building in downtown Farmington sold, renovations planned

The historic Farmington State Bank Building, oft-referred to as the Village Mall, is under new ownership. Renovations with the building’s 1920s-era origins in mind are planned.

Feature Story A conceptual rendering of the completed Innovate Mound project.

Innovate Mound plans to transform Mound Road into a cutting-edge mobility corridor

The planned $217 million project will revamp the nine-mile stretch of Mound Road between I-696 and M-59.

Partner Content U.s. Steel Riverfront Site Concept Plan

Ecorse, River Rouge join forces for West Jefferson corridor redevelopment

A walkable business district along West Jefferson Avenue, a riverfront residential mixed-use district, and kayaks paddling down the Detroit River. That’s the vision being Ecorse and River Rouge leaders have for their cities. And they recently took a massive first step towards establishing a joint framework to make it a reality.


Feature Story Southfield director of planning Terry Croad.

Here's how Metro Detroit city planners are preparing their communities for next-generation mobility

As autonomous vehicles move from testing sites to roads and shared mobility services grow, community planners looking at how to plan for the future. 

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City of Ecorse studies region’s workforce assets and needs

Ecorse expects that information gleaned in the study will have immediate and practical use as the city pursues redevelopment projects across the city.

 
Nonprofit leaders across southeast Michigan are contributing their thoughts via journal entries on how COVID-19 is affecting their organization. 
This series is made possible with the generous support of our partners, the Michigan Nonprofit Association and Co.ACT. Click here to read the journal entries.