Past, Present, Future: Youth meets success at the Downtown Boxing Gym
by John G. Rodwan, Jr. It takes determination to excel in boxing, and David Davis has it. He had it as a small ten-year-old who wanted to learn how to […]
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Letter from the Editors: Who Owns Detroit?
We Detroiters are now entering a period of turmoil that is quite different in character from the devastation of the last 40 years. The crisis we find ourselves in is […]
Political Sandtrap: Critical Moment interviews Benton Harbor Activist Rev. Edward Pinkney about the Occupy the PGA protests
by Dave Sands The golfers, caddies and spectators attending the 73rd Senior PGA tour in Benton Harbor found themselves getting more attention than usual from the non-golf crowd. The tournament […]
Detroit 2012: ReImagine the World, Transform Ourselves and Fight for the Future!
by Tawana Petty This summer, local and national grassroots organizations will convene at a gathering in Detroit during the first two weeks of July for Detroit 2012: ReImagine the World, […]
Cass Corridor Commons
by Patrick Geans-Ali The East Michigan Environmental Action Council and the First Unitarian Universalist Church celebrated the official transfer of the deed to the First UU complex to become the […]
On the Corner: Remembering Coko
by Meg Marotte I’d never paid too much attention to the ladies of the night. They strut the streets of John R peering into car windows, gazing into my vehicle […]
I-94, Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You: What You Need To Know About The Planned I-94 Expansion
by Edmund Zagorin and Timothy Boscarino Imagine you return home one day to find construction beginning on a major highway expansion in your neighborhood. Properties are being torn down, huge […]
Upcoming Workshops: Permaculture & Rocket Mass Heaters
Detroiters are not alone in their tenacity for improving upon the norm, or pursuing new ways to live well. Permaculture is one example of such an approach, valuing learning from […]
The Educational Achievement Authority: Detroit’s Top Secret School District
By Phillip Bailey Detroit will have a new school system this fall, separate from the Detroit Public Schools. Yet few know much, if anything, about the new network of schools […]
Featured Artists: PlayHouse 313
PlayHouse 313 is a group of Detroit area artists who are committed to creating a more attractive, livable, economically viable and sustainable community in the North Woodward Corridor and beyond. […]
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