Michigan

How Grand Rapids is building the future of healthcare

Across the country, advancing technologies, the Affordable Care Act, and a consumer-driven healthcare market have motivated those delivering medical services to take a new look at how they design their facilities—everything from primary care practices to high-tech radiology services.

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The 10 most interesting houses in Detroit

Detroit has its share of stunningly beautiful houses. It also has its share of interesting, unusual, and downright bizarre houses. We sent Anthony Lanzilote to photograph our 10 favorite. 

Steven Moore, 52, of Davison cleans the grate of the large grill at the Flint Community Cookout at the Riverbank Park. Moore, a retired police officer, enjoys being able to connect with the community in a positive way, which wasn't always the case wh
Caring for one another: Flint Community Cookout volunteers grill, serve all year long

It all started with a simple desire to give something back to their community. Now, they host 100s every month. (Yes, even in winter.)

Eureka and Sean McCormick of Flushing study a work by Stefan Davidek at Bucham Gallery during the show's opening in coordination with ArtWalk.
Flint’s downtown ArtWalk: 20-plus venues, a few thousand fans, and art galore every month

Supporters believe ArtWalk draws 2,500 to 3,000 visitors a month if you include the business in the galleries and restaurants.

Local creative professionals can build a business at Little Space Studio

Alysha Lach White is boosting local creativity and creatives by expanding the Little Space Studio into a place where freelancers and others can get work done.

Rebecca "Bucky" Willis
One Detroit resident’s mission to revitalize her neighborhood through human-centered design

Through her design nonprofit Bleeding Heart Design, Rebecca "Bucky" Willis creates small, impactful projects in her neighborhood that start dialogues and enact change. 

Students in the Youth Empowerment Project are changing Muskegon for the better.
Speaking up: The voices and actions of Muskegon’s youth are changing our city

Volunteering. Tackling race relations. Mentoring. Urban farming. Rehabilitating homes. The students in Community enCompass' Youth Empowerment Project are doing all of this and more. Pay attention to these Muskegon teenagers: they're creating a better present, and future, for all of us.

Gardell Haralson, 64, of Flint (center right) takes a break from emceeing to dance with the Hustlers at the Hasselbring Senior Community Center. "It gave me the feeling I was doing something," he said about the progress of the Hustlers. "They're not
‘Bringing it all day every day: Hasselbring Hustlers keep dancing, building community
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Detroit’s next hot commercial corridor: Will Jos Campau make Hamtramck a boom town once again?

Jos. Campau was once the second most popular shopping destination in metro Detroit. While it recently had fallen into a bit of a malaise, an influx of new businesses has the corridor on the verge of a breakthrough. 

Choosing to stay close to home: Five families commit to an underutilized neighborhood school

In 2016, MLive reported that 26 percent of Michigan students are enrolled outside of their home school district. Instead of opting for school of choice, this fall, five families in the Alger Heights/Garfield Park neighborhoods took a bold step: they organized and committed to sending their kindergarteners to their under-performing neighborhood school, Brookside Elementary.

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