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TGIF Detroit! Weekend Fun for Everyone (Sept. 21-23, 2012)
TGIF Detroit! Weekend Fun for Everyone Weather report - weather looks like a normal weekend for the D, with some rain showers on Saturday..... Feeling Lucky? Luck be a Lady...
Sparks, a Bobcat and Man vs. Concrete – 09/17/12
That sounds like the title of a reality show. “Coming this Fall, ‘Sparks, a Bobcat and Man vs. Concrete,’ who will come out alive?” While reality shows like to claim they’re...
Moving Back to Detroit: Challenge Detroit Participant Brittany Sanders
My friends and I often joke that our lives growing up in Detroit would have been perfect material for a reality show. Not a reality show depicting blight and violence – words...
Wayne State Farmers Market
Do we have anything to eat? What’s for dinner? It’s a daily mystery for most of us, often solved at the last minute by opening up the fridge or cupboards to see what we can whip...
Moving back to Detroit: Challenge Detroit – Asia Gholston
Challenge Detroit! After months of planning, preparation and prayer, I made it to the most sought-out program to hit the city of Detroit since the Big 3: Challenge Detroit!...
Techonomy Detroit: Revitalization Through Technology
This Wednesday, September 12, national and local leaders will be attending a one-day “meeting of the minds” at Techonomy Detroit. The event, held at Wayne State University's...
TGIF Detroit! Weekend Fun for Everyone (Sept. 7-9, 2012)
TGIF Detroit! Weekend Fun for Everyone Weather report - weather looks great on Friday, a slight chance of some showers on Saturday and just partly cloudy on Sunday. All in...
Challenge Detroit: A Community-Wide Revitalization Effort
Photo via Challenge Detroit Facebook Page As we move into the Detroit community, we have recently learned that we are not alone! There are 30 individuals that have also joined...
Where to Watch Football Games in New Center/Midtown
It’s September, and that means the kids are back in school, the weather is starting to cool off, and of course, FOOTBALL IS BACK! The college football season kicked off last...
Revitalize Detroit: Four Volunteer Groups to Join
With all the great renovations that are happening at our New Center location, I was inspired to see how this “make new” spirit could transfer to the city of Detroit. It turns out...
Clear Out and Clean Up Before You Can Revitalize – 8/31/12
Underground room cleared of debris. Activity at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Detroit this week demonstrates just what it takes to revitalize a 92-year-old building: hard,...