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Morningside is an all-volunteer organization of residents working to make our community clean, safe, prosperous, and friendly.
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Morningside is an all-volunteer organization of residents working to make our community clean, safe, prosperous, and friendly.
Students at East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney recently experienced an unforgettable day as Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield and Detroit business leader Chris Ilitch visited the school to engage with students and share a message of hope, leadership, and community investment.
Long after the last dancer had tapped a toe at 16641 East Warren Ave., residents in the neighborhood still called the building the Arthur Murray, recalling the dance studio it once housed. If you go by the building today, you’ll see construction workers giving it a new life; but it will still keep its name and façade, in honor of its rich history.
On Saturday, May 18, 2026, neighbors came together for the Motor City Makeover project with the Morningside Community Organization (MCO) board, bringing energy, teamwork, and plenty of community spirit to a rainy day.
Join us for the Summer Sizzler on Saturday, July 18, from 1–4pm at Three Mile-Munich Park. Bring the whole family for an afternoon filled with music, games, crafts, great food, and neighborhood connection!
With so many nicely landscaped homes on Audubon, it was difficult to pick a favorite this month, but the profusion of peonies and purple irises in Sharon Luckerman’s front yard were irresistible.
Councilmember Latisha Johnson was one of the six members who passed a resolution calling for a two-year moratorium on building data centers.
Ronnie Bolton is an experienced single family residential developer in Detroit and he is currently working on a property in Morningside at 4890 Bedford Street. We got a chance to speak with him about his process and all that goes into a renovation like this.
The Master Plan hasn't been comprehensively updated since 2009. As we know, the City of Detroit has evolved since 2009, and it's important that we assess where we are today and work together to build a better Detroit in the future.
Have you ever wished you had one source of contact information for local businesses and upcoming events in the neighborhood?
Morningside Community Organization’s annual board nomination process began in April and concluded with the May 12 community meeting at Bethany Lutheran Church.
This year Cornwall Corridor Block Club and Ancient Beauty Food Forest teamed up during Motor City Makeover to clean up the 4800 block of Somerset from Cornwall to East Warren.
The end of J.E. Clark as a school marks the close of an important chapter in Morningside's history. But it also presents an opportunity for residents to help shape what comes next. If you'd like to learn more about the future of the site, please consider attending the upcoming DPSCD community meetings on June 16.
Officers serve two-year terms with staggered elections and may serve no more than two consecutive terms in the same office. This year the positions of 1 Vice-President and Treasurer are open. At-large board members serve one-year terms, with openings for as many as six members.
As Michigan's largest dental nonprofit, we have spent the last twenty years expanding access to quality dental care through our 28 centers statewide including our Detroit center, located on the Eastside of Detroit, in the Samaritan building off Conner Avenue.
Residents have often complained that the process of buying properties from the city or the Detroit Land Bank (DLBA) is filled with obstacles. Those complaints have been taken seriously, and the result is a revamped online application.
Now that spring has arrived, it’s time to tidy yards, gather to vote and enjoy all that blooms here in Morningside.
On a recent Friday I stopped in to hear Horns of Plenty. Saxophonist, Mike Hudson, and trumpet player and singer, Greg Mathis have a combined 90 years of performing. Greg was also a member of famed Detroit R&B group, The Floaters.
It's been a joy to share that Little Liberia soft-opened in late February on the ground floor of The Ribbon at East English Village (which boasts 18 newly built apartments, plus a restaurant and retail space). Residents of Morningside, EEV, and Cornerstone Village are now a short walk or bike ride (or a flight of stairs) from our state's very first Liberian restaurant.
Eastside Love Letters is the brainchild of local Detroit artist Mila Lynn (known as @mindofmila), working in partnership with the City Walls Detroit mural residency program.