After news this week that Governor Snyder lifted the limits on the number of charter schools operating in Michigan, you may be asking yourself, "What's stopping me from opening my own charter school?" Not much, in all likelihood. The legislation promises new reporting and accountability standards, but without...

When it comes to technology, I am not an early adopter. Until it washed ashore in Detroit, I thought the Huffington Post was a mail service for medical marijuana. I will forever associate FourSquare with scarring playground memories of skyscraper serves and double ricochets. And let's not forget

I like Meijer. I shop at Meijer. After 11:00 at night, the Meijer at 12 Mile and Telegraph is, by far, the hottest spot in Southfield. I also once spent a delightful afternoon at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. Unlike many of Metro Detroit's titans...

On Thanksgiving in Detroit, a powerful parade of people pour into the streets of downtown. But there are no floats. Athletes in peak condition push their bodies to the fullest extent of physical exertion. But they are not chasing a football. Friends and neighbors share smiles and rub shoulders. But...

Since co-founding Summer in the City ten years ago, I have had the privilege of collaborating on murals all over the Detroit. Not so much contributing my own artistic vision or talent -- they don't exist -- but rather by convening...