Three new cooperative businesses are taking shape in the North End neighborhood, all owned and operated by Black Detroiters, mostly women living and working in the community.

For Sharnita Johnson and her brother Stephen Merriweather, renovating the property their father purchased in Detroit's Hope Village neighborhood is a mission that honors not only his legacy but provides a future for their family’s next generation.   

This Oakland County rail trail is getting some new enhancements. And a new section of greenway could be in the works too.

“Local nonprofit organizations depend on donations of time and money to operate and, yet, it’s especially challenging for donors and volunteers to connect with causes they care about and identify how to contribute to nonprofit organizations right in their own neighborhoods. SHARE Detroit changes all that,” says Janette Phillips, founding executive director of SHARE Detroit.

Having a property listed on the National Registry of Historic Places is a "point of pride." But what about the rejected and removed properties? Here are the stories behind their Metro Detroit's removed and rejected properties.

“I have a high level of respect for the people involved in this group. They work hard and true to their mission. And I can learn a lot from them, sharing resources and opportunities and contacts,” Kim Johnson says. “This is about supporting each other so we can achieve success. It’s not a competition. It’s about breaking down working in silos.”

The southeast Michigan mountain bike community is going wild over this new attraction at Hines Drive in Westland.