Finding a Better Deal on Homeowners’ Insurance
All you need is one disaster, like a basement flood or a tree falling on your house, to know how important homeowners’ insurance is. But more than one quarter of Detroit residents simply can’t afford the high insurance rates we pay – often significantly higher than our suburban neighbors. O
Curb Appeal: Wonder on Whittier
If you have ever exited off the Harper Ave ramp off 94 and headed South on Whittier, you may have noticed a bright burst of color off to your right.
Possible Changes to Voting and Education Funding Are Coming Our Way
If you’ve been to any large outdoor gatherings this summer, chances are someone has approached you about signing one of several ballot initiatives to amend the Michigan constitution. These questions will go on the ballot a year from this November if their supporters gather enough signatures statewide in the next few months.
Brilliant Detroit: September 2025 Recap
September was full of energy and learning at the Morningside Hub! From Garden Club and Read, Write, Roar to Art & Social and Power Up Fitness our weekly programs kept families engaged and connected.
East Warren Public Market Lays the Groundwork
The foundation has been laid, the lot has been cleared of old and non-functional infrastructure, and fencing has been installed to ensure our neighbors’ safety. We’re also proud to announce the completion of the below-grade rough plumbing, which is a key milestone in this journey.
Curb Appeal: Alluring Alter Home
If you are driving along Alter you may notice a lovely explosion of oranges, yellows, and whites as you pass by Bronda Perkins home.
Morningside Cafe Preparing for Restoration
Morningside Cafe offers more than just coffee; it has become a gathering spot in our community. So, when the cafe was broken into in late August for the second time this year, it had a dampening effect on its many patrons.
Brilliant Detroit Keeps the Activities Flowing
The Brilliant Detroit Morningside Hub recently concluded six exciting weeks of our Sci-Fi Mystery Summer Camp, where imagination and learning came together in creative and engaging ways.
Long-Awaited Chandler Park Fieldhouse Opens for Year-Round Recreation
Ever since the Cannon Recreation Center near E. Warren and Cadieux was demolished in 2006, District 4 residents have been the only City Council district without an indoor recreation center. Thanks to $14 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, we now have a place for year-round recreational activities.
5 Precinct Leadership Team Brings Decades of Dedication to the Job
Lawrence Purifoy might very well be a Ford Motor Company executive today instead of Commander of the 5 Precinct if he’d gotten a different phone call back in the summer of 1996.
Updates from the Alger
A new ADA compliant elevator; a new ADA compliant rest room; working water to the building; complete white-boxing (with red accent walls) of retail spaces; installation of Ava DuVernay mural commissioned by Desiree Kelly to rooftop deck; heat and air conditioning to retail spaces; and polished concrete floors. And that’s not all…
Even Rain Couldn’t Dampen the Good Vibes of the Summer Sizzler
Something special happened when the skies opened up last month in the middle of our third annual Summer Sizzler. Instead of running for their cars, most people huddled together under the picnic shelter, chatting and laughing as they waited out the storm.
St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School Continues to Strive for Excellence
St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School is nearing its 100 anniversary, and if its’ bricks could talk, what stories they could tell.
Quarter Quts Teaches Young People Entrepreneurial Skills Through Landscaping
Quarter Quts, a landscaping and lawn care company run by young people, originated in 2010, when two friends, Adonnis Brooks, Sarah Collard, and I started a program to teach kids purposeful work and entrepreneurial skills. What began as a simple landscaping team quickly evolved into a full-fledged youth entrepreneurship class.
What Will Mayoral Candidates Do to Preserve and Expand ShotStoppers?
When you treat violent crime as a public health crisis rather that a problem you can arrest your way out of, you can make communities safer. That’s what Detroit and other cities around the country are learning through community violence intervention (CVI) programs like ShotStoppers.
Robotics, Karaoke, Improv, and Much More at Brilliant Detroit Summer Camp
Coming up soon we will have a “Back 2 School Bash” on Tuesday, August 19 from 4 – 6 pm.
Curb Appeal: The Kempinskis' Welcoming Bedford Garden
In this edition of “Curb Appeal,” where we recognize residents on each street who go the extra mile to create a lovely front yard, we are heading on over to Bedford, to the beautiful residence of Mark and Margo Kempinski.
There’s a Lot Happening Within the Four Walls of the Ultreia Project
Although you wouldn’t know it from just driving by, a lot of progress has been made on rehabbing the building on E. Warren at Bedford.
Blight Brigade Completing Our Search for Neglected Vacant Properties
The Blight Brigade has surveyed the 19 streets and almost 200 blocks that make up Morningside over the past few months, taking photos of blighted vacant properties and researching owners.
Habitat for Humanity Detroit Celebrates Their Work and Homeowners in Morningside
Habitat for Humanity Detroit recently dedicated two rehabbed homes in the Morningside neighborhood, emphasizing their commitment to sustainable communities and welcoming two new families to the joy of homeownership.