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Feature Story This young sapling recently planted in Sterling Heights could reach great heights come 2040. Community Development

Sterling Heights' Visioning 2040 plan authorized for ballot proposal this November

MJ GalbraithThursday, June 6, 2024
“The Visioning 2040 projects are exactly what’s needed to maintain Sterling Heights’ status as a destination for families and businesses seeking a great quality of life,” says City Manager Mark Vanderpool.
Feature Story Renderings for Masons Corner in downtown Farmington. Community Development

Farmington succeeds in crowdfunding campaign to build a new park in the heart of downtown

MJ GalbraithThursday, June 6, 2024
With two days to spare before a Friday, June 7, deadline, Downtown Farmington has not only met their target but surpassed it.
Development News Michigan Central Station Arts and Culture

Michigan Central Station: Diana Ross, Jack White, Big Sean, and DSO to lead opening lineup

Kate RoffMonday, June 3, 2024
Streaming live, a sold-out concert on Thursday to celebrate the reopening of Detroit’s Michigan Central Station will be a celebration of talent in Detroit. Here's where to watch it, and when to go visit the restored landmark. 
Longform Lunchtime at Oehrli Elementary School in Montague, Mich. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan's free school meals yield high returns for student health and academic success

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 30, 2024
Michigan has become one of eight states to make free school meals available to all, creating notable benefits for students' health.
Longform An Everyone in the Pool swimming lesson. Healthy Communities

Metroparks aim to raise $2.4 million for swimming equity and classroom science programs

Patrick DunnTuesday, May 28, 2024
A new initiative called Metroparks and Me will fundraise for a program that offers free swimming lessons and another that provides supplemental science lessons in under-resourced classrooms.
Feature Story The Misty Blues crew. Technology and Innovation

Open house and air show at Selfridge to highlight aerospace and defense in Macomb County

Genevieve Fox Tuesday, May 28, 2024
In Macomb, the aerospace and defense industry has been awarded more than $25 billion in contracts from 2010 to 2020. Now the county will celebrate with an open house and airshow at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base on June 8 and 9. 
Longform Patricia Tillman-Meakins, Tracey Williams, and Becca Fleming at Packard Health Clinic at West Willow. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Community-based health projects offer care for underserved residents in Detroit, Ypsi, and Jackson

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 23, 2024
Several Michigan organizations are innovating ways to increase health care access for the state’s most vulnerable residents in their own communities. 
Feature Story small-jae-gerhart Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Cómo los sistemas locales de salud aprovechan las granjas locales para obtener opciones de alimentos

Kelsey SandersWednesday, May 22, 2024
Instituciones médicas de todo Michigan están utilizando sus recursos locales para llevar alimentos reales a su personal y pacientes.
Longform Hope Starts Here creates a plan to help Detroit become a city that puts young children and families first by 2027. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

الأمل يبدأ هنا» يساعد ديترويت في إعطاء الأولوية للأطفال الصغار

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, May 21, 2024
تجمع مبادرة "الأمل يبدأ هنا. " فريقًا من المدافعين والأبطال الذين يقودون الجهود لتطوير نظم الطفولة المبكرة في ديترويت. تمثل هذه المبادرة تعاونًا بين مؤسسة دبليو كيه كيلوج (WKKF)، ومؤسسة كريسجي، ومؤسسة ماكس إم. ومارجوري إس. فيشر (M&M Fisher)، ومجموعة من الوكالات، والمنظمات المجتمعية، والأهم من ذلك، سكان ديترويت. تم إطلاق مبادرة "الأمل يبدأ هنا" رسميًا في عام 2017 بخطة عمل مستمرة تمتد لعشر سنوات  
Partner Content AAoM Kids List Second Wave - MichiganEquity

When it comes to autism and mental health, stigma and discrimination play a huge role

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, May 21, 2024
Being autistic does not mean a person cannot experience good mental health. However, studies have shown that 78% of autistic children have at least one mental health condition. Stigma and discrimination are often a contributing factor.
Feature Story MichaelKors Arts and Culture

Get sustainable at these 5 thrift stores

Genevieve FoxThursday, May 16, 2024
From clothes and house decor to car parts, here are five resale businesses to check out in Macomb County. 
Feature Story "Being outdoors means more physical space and room for creativity in the movements… and an opportunity to touch grass," says Joel Lewis, owner of TrvFit Farmington. Community Development

New fitness and music series ‘an opportunity to touch grass,’ build community in downtown Farmington

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 16, 2024
"I think that these events show the community how accessible physical fitness is, both on a personal level and locally," says Joel Lewis, owner of TrvFit Farmington. "As humans we need movement and community, and all of the studios and clubs participating provide that. My hope is that this event will provide the first steps for community members to find their tribe and get moving."
Feature Story The 12th annual Macomb Business Awards was held on Thursday, May 9, in Warren. Economic Development

Sterling Heights business community cleans up at 12th annual Macomb Business Awards

MJ GalbraithThursday, May 16, 2024
It was a room full of some of Macomb County's brightest and best. Yet for all of the local notables, it was the Sterling Heights business community that stole the show.
Longform Robert Sheehan and colleague, Valerie Jamerson, take a look at the new Tool Kit. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Social Work Career Promotion Tool Kit shares benefits and pathways to rewarding careers

Joanne Bailey-BoorsmaTuesday, May 14, 2024
The toolkit is designed to enhance recruitment and promote social work career opportunities across the state. It includes sample language for websites, emails, and social media posts as well as recommended language for various professionals, including high school guidance counselors, college academic advisors, and behavioral health providers. There are also photographic materials for outreach usage.   
Longform Hope-Starts-Here-list Second Wave - MichiganCommunity Development

Hope Starts Here puts Detroit's young children first

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, May 14, 2024
The Hope Starts Here initiative brings together a team of advocates and champions who are leading the charge for Detroit’s early childhood systems. A collaboration among The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, The Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, and a host of agencies, community based organizations, and most importantly, Detroit residents, Hope Starts Here formally launched in 2017.  
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.”
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