Resilient Neighborhoods: O’Hair Park: From a “terrible waste of land” to a neighborhood treasure

December 30th, 20240 By Jaishree Drepaul For some Detroiters, the houses in their neighborhoods are more than just brick and mortar puzzled together. They're a complex Rubik's Cube of community challenges, historical and current, and of resilience over time. This is especially true for many people living in the city's O'Hair Park neighborhood, where today...

Resilient Neighborhoods: East Detroit nonprofit has a creative approach to helping local businesses grow

December 6th, 20220 By Caroline Bissonette Wherever you find her, blending up fresh ingredients in her home kitchen or selling smoothies from her weekly stall at the East Warren farmers market, Teleah Mitchum is the picture of health. The lively Detroit-based nutrition consultant and owner of Simone’s Original Smoothies brims with vitality as she talks...