What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
The Empowerment Plan is a great nonprofit organization that provides jobs to homeless women making coats that double as sleeping bags and are distributed to other homeless people. The women, in turn, get a chance to find permanent housing and a new start on life. Now, the program is expanding. Daily Detroit's Shianne Nocerini went down to Empowerment Plan's Islandview …
General Motors dropped a bomb on Monday, saying it will likely close three assembly plants including Detroit-Hamtramck in a pre-emptive move to cut costs and headcount ahead of an expected downturn. The moves mean the elimination of as many as 14,000 jobs — including 1,500 at Detroit-Hamtramck — and the elimination of slow-selling sedans like the Chevrolet Volt and Impala …
Two abductions of females on bicycles has the community talking and wondering what to do to keep safe on Detroit's streets. Detroit's bicycling community is seeing strong gains, between more bicyclists on the road and they city's focus on bike sharing and protected bike lanes. But two incidents raise questions about being protected from a personal safety perspective. Both …
The jail saga continues with a new offer from billionaire Dan Gilbert that would see the Wayne County Jail and justice complex move up I-75 to East Forest, on the east side of I-75, just a block south of Warren Avenue. According to press materials from Rock Ventures: The County estimates the completion of the jail on Gratiot Avenue and modest renovations to the Frank Murphy …
I am having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that it is already December. I hate to be cliche, but where did our year go? There are plenty of great things happening in Detroit this weekend. If you’re looking for some things to do around the region check out our list of …
