http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/detroit-impact Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-bode/reverend-marvin-winans_b_1538806.html 2012-05-24T13:35:52Z 2012-05-24T13:36:44Z Matthew Bode http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-bode/ A glaringly noticeable absence in Reverend Marvin Winans' public comments is recognition of the suffering of others, beyond his own person -- of the hundreds who have been victims of crime in Detroit this year alone <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/religion">Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-crime">Detroit Crime</a>, <a href="/tag/crime-rate-detroit">Crime Rate Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/reverend-marvin-winans">Reverend Marvin Winans</a>, <a href="/tag/reverend-marvin-winans-robbery">Reverend Marvin Winans Robbery</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/reverend-marvin-winans-detroit">Reverend Marvin Winans Detroit</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/forgotten-harvest-gleaners-community-food-bank-get-donation-from-baby-gourmet_n_1537425.html 2012-05-22T17:40:48Z 2012-05-22T17:45:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ On Tuesday, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and Forgotten Harvest received donations that will go a long way to feed some of the... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/baby-gourmet">Baby Gourmet</a>, <a href="/tag/food-banks">Food Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/gleaners">Gleaners</a>, <a href="/tag/forgotten-harvest">Forgotten Harvest</a>, <a href="/tag/child-nutrition">Child Nutrition</a>, <a href="/tag/child-poverty">Child Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-baby-food">Detroit Baby Food</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/gleaners-community-food-bank-of-southeastern-michigan">Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan</a>, <a href="/tag/gleaners-community-food-bank">Gleaners Community Food Bank</a>, <a href="/tag/child-poverty-detroit">Child Poverty Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-food-banks">Detroit Food Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/child-hunger">Child Hunger</a>, <a href="/tag/baby-food">Baby Food</a>, <a href="/tag/baby-gourmet-donation">Baby Gourmet Donation</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/detroit-reforesters_n_1534309.html 2012-05-21T17:23:00Z 2012-05-22T17:23:27Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Some people look at an old lot filled with tires and junk and see tires and junk. Others, however, see a forest. <br /> <br /> The Detroit Reforesters, a group ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-wildlife">Detroit Wildlife</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-reforesters">Detroit Reforesters</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-land-use-detroit-news">Detroit Land Use Detroit News</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-native-plants">Detroit Native Plants</a>, <a href="/tag/urban-forestry">Urban Forestry</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-urban-agriculture">Detroit Urban Agriculture</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-empty-lots">Detroit Empty Lots</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-green">Detroit Green</a>, <a href="/tag/greening-of-detroit">Greening of Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/reforesting">Reforesting</a>, <a href="/tag/rewilding">Rewilding</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-abandoned-land">Detroit Abandoned Land</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/lets-save-michigan-its-about-place-placemaking-detroit_n_1528402.html 2012-05-18T16:40:19Z 2012-05-18T16:45:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Could you transform your neighborhood with $2,000?<br /> <br /> The competitors in the "It's About Place" contest from Let's Save Michigan have come up with ide... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lets-save-michigan">Let&#039;s Save Michigan</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-muncipal-league">Michigan Muncipal League</a>, <a href="/tag/placemaking">Placemaking</a>, <a href="/tag/best-of-detroit">Best of Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-contests">Michigan Contests</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/canfield-social-yard">Canfield Social Yard</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-parks">Detroit Parks</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-placemaking-contest">Michigan Placemaking Contest</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-cities">Michigan Cities</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-town">Detroit Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-green">Detroit Green</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-placemaking">Detroit Placemaking</a>, <a href="/tag/placemaking-contest">Placemaking Contest</a>, <a href="/tag/artplace">Artplace</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-community-development">Detroit Community Development</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/reclaim-detroit-diy-workshop_n_1525264.html 2012-05-18T14:50:30Z 2012-05-18T14:55:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Why demolish an abandoned house when you can turn it into a perfectly good piece piece of custom furniture? <br /> <br /> That's the logic behind a DIY workshop... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-events">Detroit Events</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-town">Detroit Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/diy-projects">DIY Projects</a>, <a href="/tag/diy-detroit">DIY Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/reclaim-detroit-diy-workshop">Reclaim Detroit Diy Workshop</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-demolition">Detroit Demolition</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/reclaim-detroit">Reclaim Detroit</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/meet-your-best-friend-at-the-zoo-detroit-pets-up-for-adoption_n_1521385.html 2012-05-18T12:10:58Z 2012-05-18T12:13:35Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ It's not everyday you can bring a new pet home with you from the zoo. <br /> <br /> But on Saturday and Sunday, the Detroit Zoo and Michigan Humane Society are ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-events">Detroit Events</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-zoo-pet-adoption">Detroit Zoo Pet Adoption</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-zoo">Detroit Zoo</a>, <a href="/tag/pets">Pets</a>, <a href="/tag/pet-adoption">Pet Adoption</a>, <a href="/tag/adoptable-pets-detroit">Adoptable Pets Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-adoptable-pets">Detroit Adoptable Pets</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-pet-adoption">Detroit Pet Adoption</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/pet-adoption-detroit">Pet Adoption Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/meet-your-best-friend-at-the-zoo">Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-town">Detroit Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-humane-society">Michigan Humane Society</a>, <a href="/tag/pet-adoption-events-detroit-area">Pet Adoption Events Detroit Area</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/michigans-campaign-to-end-homelessness-numbers-decreasing-statewide-and-detroit_n_1524397.html 2012-05-17T11:38:38Z 2012-05-17T17:57:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Homelessness is decreasing in Michigan, according to a new report released by a public-private coalition dedicated to helping homeless people find hou... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/michigan-poverty">Michigan Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/homeless-management-information-system">Homeless Management Information System</a>, <a href="/tag/poverty">Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-news">Detroit News</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-homelessness">Detroit Homelessness</a>, <a href="/tag/eric-hufnagel">Eric Hufnagel</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-homelessness">Michigan Homelessness</a>, <a href="/tag/hmis">Hmis</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-homeless">Detroit Homeless</a>, <a href="/tag/michigans-campaign-to-end-homelessness">Michigan&#039;s Campaign to End Homelessness</a>, <a href="/tag/homelessness">Homelessness</a>, <a href="/tag/homeless">Homeless</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-coalition-against-homelessness">Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness</a>, <a href="/tag/fewer-detroit-homelessness">Fewer Detroit Homelessness</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-homelessness-decreases">Michigan Homelessness Decreases</a>, <a href="/tag/fewer-detroit-homeless">Fewer Detroit Homeless</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/annemarie-roeper_b_1524995.html 2012-05-17T17:44:16Z 2012-05-17T17:45:12Z Patrick O'Connor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/ If her name doesn't ring a bell, it will. Annemarie Bondy Roeper and her husband George opened an early childhood program in Detroit in 1941, and later moved the school to the Detroit suburbs. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/humanism">Humanism</a>, <a href="/tag/roeper-school">Roeper School</a>, <a href="/tag/annemarie-roeper">Annemarie Roeper</a>, <a href="/tag/george-roeper">George Roeper</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/progressive-education">Progressive Education</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/green-detroit-festival_n_1518692.html 2012-05-15T15:20:15Z 2012-05-15T15:25:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The Green Detroit Festival, a fair that will make its first appearance in downtown Detroit this weekend, hopes to bring small business entrepreneurs a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-events">Detroit Events</a>, <a href="/tag/green-detroit">Green Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-town">Detroit Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/social-entrepreneurship">Social Entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="/tag/greenbliss">Greenbliss</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-green">Detroit Green</a>, <a href="/tag/green-detroit-festival">Green Detroit Festival</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-green-jobs">Detroit Green Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-environment">Detroit Environment</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/13/charismata-homes-offers-detroit-homeless-mothers-shelter_n_1510219.html 2012-05-13T09:58:00Z 2012-05-13T09:59:33Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Michelle Henry is a mother who has made it her mission to help other mothers. <br /> <br /> In addition to raising six children of her own, she has for the last... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/charismata-homes-and-company">Charismata Homes and Company</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-homeless">Detroit Homeless</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/homelessness">Homelessness</a>, <a href="/tag/transitional-homes">Transitional Homes</a>, <a href="/tag/homeless-children">Homeless Children</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day">Mother&#039;s Day</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/hud">Hud</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day-detroit">Mother&#039;s Day Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-news">Detroit News</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-homeless-shelters">Detroit Homeless Shelters</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day">Mothers Day</a>, <a href="/tag/charismata">Charismata</a>, <a href="/tag/homeless-mothers">Homeless Mothers</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/troy-mayors-anti-gay-post_n_1510357.html 2012-05-11T15:26:38Z 2012-05-11T15:31:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Jen Anesi<br /> <br /> Bullying.<br /> <br /> It's a hot topic, it's seemingly everywhere, and it's the focus of award-winning Birmingham filmmaker and lesbian mom Amy... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/janice-daniels">Janice Daniels</a>, <a href="/tag/bullying">Bullying</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/detroit-symphony-orchestra-kid-rock_n_1508885.html 2012-05-11T08:40:47Z 2012-05-11T08:56:45Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ DETROIT &mdash; This time last year, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra was about a month removed from a contentious musicians' strike that worsened its a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-orchestra">Detroit Orchestra</a>, <a href="/tag/kid-rock">Kid Rock</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-town">Detroit Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/kid-rock-detroit-symphony">Kid Rock Detroit Symphony</a>, <a href="/tag/kid-rock-detroit">Kid Rock Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-symphony-orchestra">Detroit Symphony Orchestra</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-symphony">Detroit Symphony</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bishop-edgar-l-vann/the-power-of-connections_b_1506600.html 2012-05-10T12:42:36Z 2012-05-10T12:42:33Z Bishop Edgar L. Vann http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bishop-edgar-l-vann/ Every person has connections within the community, within their families, at school and at work, where there is some level of influence. What makes the difference among leaders is how connections are utilized. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/rosie-ogrady">Rosie O&#039;Grady</a>, <a href="/tag/personal-relationships">Personal Relationships</a>, <a href="/tag/friendships">Friendships</a>, <a href="/tag/connections">Connections</a>, <a href="/tag/power-of-connections">Power of Connections</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-town">Detroit Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/networking">Networking</a>, <a href="/tag/personal-connections">Personal Connections</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/mosaic-youth-theatre-detroit-20-years-now-that-i-can-dance-motown-1962_n_1506065.html 2012-05-10T11:40:02Z 2012-05-10T11:42:22Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ If you wish Detroit youth today produced music similar to sounds of the 1960s, you're in luck: For the next two weekends a group of talented teens wil... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-contours">The Contours</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-theater">Detroit Theater</a>, <a href="/tag/mosaic-theatre">Mosaic Theatre</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-town">Detroit Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/marvelletes">Marvelletes</a>, <a href="/tag/motown">Motown</a>, <a href="/tag/mosaic-detroit">Mosaic Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-music">Detroit Music</a>, <a href="/tag/now-that-i-can-dance-motown-1962">Now That I Can Dance Motown 1962</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-arts">Detroit Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-institute-of-arts">Detroit Institute of Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/mosaic-youth-theatre">Mosaic Youth Theatre</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/forgotten-harvest-becomes_n_1506182.html 2012-05-10T10:50:08Z 2012-05-10T10:56:04Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Laura Berman<br /> <br /> Susan Goodell, the CEO of food rescue charity Forgotten Harvest, was on the hunt for a partner in food — a company with heft on t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/detroit-mothers-day-2012-michigan-metroparks_n_1503249.html 2012-05-09T12:25:35Z 2012-05-09T14:10:43Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Looking for something a little more outdoorsy to do on Mother's Day? If your mom isn't the type to want spa pampering on Mother's Day, Michigan Metrop... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-mothers-day">Detroit Mother&#039;s Day</a>, <a href="/tag/oakwoods-metropark">Oakwoods Metropark</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day">Mother&#039;s Day</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day-gifts">Mother&#039;s Day Gifts</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-news">Detroit News</a>, <a href="/tag/kensington-metropark">Kensington Metropark</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-metroparks">Michigan Metroparks</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-parks">Michigan Parks</a>, <a href="/tag/animal-moms">Animal Moms</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day-2012">Mother&#039;s Day 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-wildflower-hike">Detroit Wildflower Hike</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-town">Detroit Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day-activities">Mother&#039;s Day Activities</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day-activities-detroit">Mother&#039;s Day Activities Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day-detroit">Mother&#039;s Day Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/lake-st-claire-metropark">Lake St. Claire Metropark</a>, <a href="/tag/farm-moms">Farm Moms</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/detroit-works-project-green-environmental_n_1500521.html 2012-05-08T16:30:48Z 2012-05-08T16:34:16Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ As Mayor Dave Bing's Detroit Works project continues to collect input from community residents for its long-term strategic framework, team leaders are... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-land-use">Detroit Land Use</a>, <a href="/tag/green-detroit">Green Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/mayor-dave-bing">Mayor Dave Bing</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-works">Detroit Works</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-works-project">Detroit Works Project</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-green-space">Detroit Green Space</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-works-green-projects">Detroit Works Green Projects</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-urban-gardens">Detroit Urban Gardens</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-politics">Detroit Politics</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-p-morrison/social-engagement_b_1496581.html 2012-05-08T11:56:20Z 2012-05-08T11:57:05Z Dan P. Morrison http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-p-morrison/ I want good old-fashioned online activity to inspire people to do something in the real world. Let's get social. Doing good has never been so much fun. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/smart-phones">Smart Phones</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/social-media">Social Media</a>, <a href="/tag/social-engagement">Social Engagement</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-organizing">Detroit Organizing</a>, <a href="/tag/crank-up-the-cause">Crank Up the Cause</a>, <a href="/tag/social-activism">Social Activism</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/allied-media-projects-cre_n_1499539.html 2012-05-08T09:59:44Z 2012-05-08T10:10:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Matthew Piper<br /> <br /> It’s almost that time again: every summer since 2007, media makers (and reformers), social justice activists, radical educators ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/model-d">Model D</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-town">Detroit Around Town</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/detroiters-merchants-sue-_n_1499359.html 2012-05-08T09:10:05Z 2012-05-08T09:18:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Christine MacDonald<br /> <br /> Residents and business owners fed up with dilapidated buildings and the city's inaction have started to sue absentee propert... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-real-estate">Detroit Real Estate</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/07/detroit-bus-company-_n_1495031.html 2012-05-07T12:32:29Z 2012-05-07T12:49:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ After a last-minute route change on Saturday night led driver Dupree Bee to encounter -- and avoid -- a low bridge on Detroit's Grand Boulevard, the... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-bus-company">Detroit Bus Company</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-development">Detroit Development</a>, <a href="/tag/ddot">Ddot</a>, <a href="/tag/andy-didorosi">Andy Didorosi</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-private-bus-company">Detroit Private Bus Company</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-buses">Detroit Buses</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-transportation">Detroit Transportation</a>, <a href="/tag/private-bus-company">Private Bus Company</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-business">Detroit Business</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/jane-walk-detroit-sherwood-forest-green-acres-jane-jacobs_n_1475464.html 2012-05-03T17:08:46Z 2012-05-03T17:09:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ What does Jane Jacobs, a Toronto-based urbanist who worked several decades ago have to do with two tree-lined neighborhoods in Detroit? <br /> <br /> Plenty, sa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/green-detroit">Green Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-events">Detroit Events</a>, <a href="/tag/walking-tour-detroit">Walking Tour Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-historic-neighbrhoods">Detroit Historic Neighbrhoods</a>, <a href="/tag/green-acres-detroit">Green Acres Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-town">Detroit Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/sherwood-forest-detroit">Sherwood Forest Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-jane-walk">Detroit Jane Walk</a>, <a href="/tag/jane-jacobs">Jane Jacobs</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/jane-jacobs-walk">Jane Jacobs Walk</a>, <a href="/tag/janes-walk">Jane&#039;s Walk</a>, <a href="/tag/jane-walk-detroit">Jane Walk Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/live-love-detroit">Live Love Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-real-estate">Detroit Real Estate</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-a-brown/detroit-veterans_b_1471758.html 2012-05-03T13:23:25Z 2012-05-03T13:23:46Z Gary A. Brown http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-a-brown/ Detroit has one of the largest veteran populations in the nation. With a new group of veterans returning from the end of the Iraq deployment, we need to connect veterans and their families to the available benefits. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/afghanistan-veterans">Afghanistan Veterans</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-veterans">Iraq Veterans</a>, <a href="/tag/gary-brown">Gary Brown</a>, <a href="/tag/city-council">City Council</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-veterans-affairs">Michigan-Veterans-Affairs</a>, <a href="/tag/veteran-benefits">Veteran Benefits</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-veterans">Detroit Veterans</a>, <a href="/tag/veterans-detroit">Veterans Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/veteran-benefits-seminar">Veteran Benefits Seminar</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan-veterans">Michigan Veterans</a>, <a href="/tag/military-veterans">Military Veterans</a>, <a href="/tag/veteran-benefits-detroit">Veteran Benefits Detroit</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-p-simmer/detroit-cristo-rey-high-school_b_1470023.html 2012-05-02T18:39:50Z 2012-05-02T18:39:47Z Dean P. Simmer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-p-simmer/ The Class of 2012 at Detroit Cristo Rey High School took a risk by signing up for a Catholic, college-preparatory school that had not even opened, they worked harder than they had before, and 100 percent have been accepted into college. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/catholic">Catholic</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/schools">Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-education">Detroit Education</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-cristo-rey-high-school">Detroit Cristo Rey High School</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-school-students">Detroit School Students</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-students">Detroit Students</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-community">Detroit Community</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/todd-scott/fix-it-or-move-it_b_1470725.html 2012-05-02T10:57:41Z 2012-05-02T10:57:51Z Todd Scott http://www.huffingtonpost.com/todd-scott/ Do I just move to a city that has everything I want or do I work to make my hometown better? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-bikes">Detroit-Bikes</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-bikes">Detroit Bikes</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-time">Detroit Around Time</a>, <a href="/tag/biking-in-detroit">Biking in Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-biking">Detroit Biking</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-neighborhoods">Detroit Neighborhoods</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-bike-lanes">Detroit Bike Lanes</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-communities">Detroit Communities</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p>