Motor City’s ‘Secrets’ documented in new book
At 142 square miles and more than 300 years of history, learning everything you can about the city of Detroit is a sizable challenge. How do you create a...
Consumers Energy Nurtures STEM Careers by Sponsoring FIRST Robotics State, World Competitions
A competition of student-built and remote-control operated robots is helping spur interest in and pursuit of future high-demand science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers at the FIRST® in...
Songwriter Allee Willis Returns to Home To Accept Honors, Throw a Party
Songwriter Allee Willis has always loved her hometown of Detroit and the state of Michigan – and that feeling is being reciprocated big time.
In the upcoming weeks, Willis will...
Foodie Finds a Renewed Bicycle Habit Helps Him Shed Weight, Gain Energy
Tony Selvaggio, co-owner of Ferndale’s Western Market, has made a career out of his love for good food. He’s the kind of guy that enjoys sharing a meal with...
Kellogg’s Honors Gold Medal Winning Paralympic Snowboarder with His Own Box Cover
It is an honor all athletes likely dream about: Seeing their picture along with their gold medal on the front of magazines, television shows and, if you’re lucky, a...
Inventor Terry L. Duperon, 74, Fulfills Dream of Making a Difference in the World...
"It was such an honor and so humbling to work with students who had so little in the way of material things but had this unbelievable dignity and passion...
From Football Field to the Dance Floor
Mark Brock was a football player hoping to become a professional in the National Football League when life decided to shift where his feet were heading.
He played college football...
Doggone Good Marketing Agency Embraces “Office Dogs”
Employees, clients and visitors at a marketing agency in Indianapolis often arrive to wagging tails and little, wet noses pressed against the glass. On any given day there may...
Michigan Native Turned Executive Chef Hopes to Mentor with Young Chefs
Since he arrived in Detroit, Thomas Lents has been surrounded by well wishes, hearty handshakes and a kind of “magic,” as the new executive chef of the Apparatus Room...
Police Reporter Takes a Deeper Dive into the Story Through True-Crime Books
George Hunter is the ultimate police reporter, working for The Detroit News and covering some of the toughest cases in the Motor City.
He also is an author with two...
Hometown Reads Provides Authors With Community, Ways to Spread the Word About Their Books
Writing a book seems like an incredibly exciting event in a person’s life – until you realize how much work it is to market that book.
Finding your audience for...
Michigan Opera Theatre’s Chairman of the Board Receives National Award, Recognition
It’s an honor that puts Michigan at the top of a very prestigious list: Long-term Michigan Opera Theatre Chairman R. Jamison “Rick” Williams is being honored with a 2018...
Model Earns Experience, Knowledge Through Her Role on ‘America’s Next Top Model’
Rio Summers, like many young women, dreamed of having a career that inspired her, made her work hard toward her goals and brought joy to others.
Summers, 23, of Detroit,...
Stay-At-Home Moms Can Blaze Their Own Trail, Author Says
Call them a “hidden workforce” of sorts: There are millions of mothers who are choosing to put their careers on hold and stay home with their children.
As a previous...
Zeal Credit Union warms hands and hearts
Thanks to a team effort, Zeal Credit Union recently donated a total of 250 pairs of new gloves and mittens to Mittens for Detroit, a nonprofit organization that provides...
Husband and Wife Team Connect with Chefs to Put Together a Foodie Trip of...
Freeman E. Gunnell III holds many titles: proprietor of Cornwall Bakery, a Grosse Pointe Park favorite, chef de cuisine at many gourmet restaurants, Schoolcraft College graduate, father and husband.
Michigan Man Takes the Top Prize as Wahl’s ‘Man of the Year’ for His...
After searching from coast to coach for the finest facial hair around, Detroit’s own Jason Heien was selected as the Wahl annual “Man of the Year” contest winner.
Wahl's mobile...
Gardening Legend Piet Oudolf’s Plans for Belle Isle Could Spark Development, Investment
There are garden designers and landscape architects whose names are well known in households that love plants, flowers and history: Frederick Law Olmstead. Jens Jensen. And, for an increasingly...
This Microsoft Expert Taught Himself to Code, Now He’s Helping Students Do the Same
Native Detroiter Charles “Stacy” Harris III was fascinated by computers – everything about these high-tech tools sparked curiosity in his young mind.
But his family at the time could not...