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WEBSep 18, 2024 · FHLBank Indianapolis first-time home ownership program making Michiganders’ dreams a reality. Jaishree DrepaulTuesday, September 10, 2024. FHLBank Indianapolis HomeBoost program offered up to $15,000 in down payment and closing and counseling costs assistance in its pilot year. For the program's return, those who qualify can receive up to ...
Looking back on a decade of growth in Detroit's urban ag …
WEBSep 14, 2015 · Urban agriculture has a rich history in Detroit that includes Hazen Pingree's pioneering potato patch plan of the 1890s, victory gardens during World War II, and the Farm-A-Lot program initiated in the 1970s. But the time since Model D planted its flag on the city's media landscape has been one of growth and new possibilities.
Detroiters Helping Each Other: ‘It’s just straight groundwork.’
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Jessica M. Ramirez is such a person. She started Detroiters Helping Each Other as a Facebook page in 2013, as a way to formalize community work she was already been doing in Southwest Detroit. The page’s name explains exactly what it does: put out requests for help or offer resources that can help others. Ramirez’s inspiration is simple.
What is the North End? An overview of the latest On the
WEBOct 9, 2017 · The North End was once a farming community, and this is reflected in its housing stock which is a blend of of farmhouses and bungalows, many of which are over 100 years old. A wave of demolitions of abandoned houses created pockets of empty lots. Locals have taken advantage of the side-lot program facilitated by …
The Heidelberg Project: 35 years later and still evolving
WEBOct 12, 2021 · 35 years later, he is still protesting through art. In an interview with Guyton and Jenenne Whitfield, president and CEO of The Heidelberg Project (HP), Model D explores the legacy of the initiative, its current and future endeavors, and why art is essential to the future of prosperity in Detroit. “Heidelberg has had many lives, like a cat ...
Award-winning bookstore hatched in Jefferson Chalmers finds a …
WEBJul 27, 2021 · Inside the bookstore It’s been a journey to find this space, says Erin. In 2019, 27th Letter Books won the Comerica Hatch Detroit contest, receiving a $100,000 grant along with in-kind services to help develop the pop-up business into a brick and mortar store.The Pinedas competed against hundreds of small business ideas, spent weeks campaigning for community votes, and presented a “shark ...
Acclaimed art connoisseur and partners to bring a living-and-retail ...
WEBJul 12, 2021 · Acclaimed art connoisseur and partners to bring a living-and-retail experience to Live6. On a stretch of McNichols in between the University of Detroit and Marygrove College campuses lies an inconspicuous property on a quiet residential street corner. 7303 W. McNichols is currently an abandoned building but may soon become one of …
Unofficial Art - modeldmedia.com
WEBAug 15, 2006 · This is the unofficial work of some anonymous Cranbrook art students, says Rebecca Mazzei, the arts editor at Detroit Alternative Weekly the Metro Times. “This comes from an entirely different aesthetic than the outsider tradition,” Mazzei says. “These artists are trying to force the city’s hand in demolishing abandoned homes, and it ...
How four young chefs ignited Detroit's restaurant renaissance
WEBFeb 10, 2015 · Nicole Rupersburg is a former Detroiter now in Las Vegas who regularly writes about food, drink, and urban innovators. You can follow her on Instagram @eatsdrinksandleaves and Twitter @ruperstarski. Detroit, Development, Dining, Entrepreneurs, Food and Drink, Small Business. In three …
Detroit Talent - modeldmedia.com
WEBMar 2, 2021 · 24 hours in Detroit with chef Ederique Goudia. Ashley Zlatopolsky and Dorothy HernandezTuesday, March 2, 2021.
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