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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.
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…
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 is nearing its 100 anniversary, and if its’ bricks could talk, what stories they could tell.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
E. Warren Development Corp (EWDC) is proud to introduce our E. Warren Kitchen (EWK), a space created to empower local food entrepreneurs while strengthening our neighborhood through food and community.
Food Truck Fridays are officially back at the E. Warren Farmers Market, bringing mouthwatering eats, local vendors, and unbeatable community vibes every Friday.
Absentee ballots have been mailed out, which means the August 5 primary is just around the corner. Now is the time to start familiarizing yourself with who the candidates are and what they stand for.
The newly-formed Busy Bees have the will and the skill to transform small blighted areas of Morningside into BEE-YOU-TEA-FULL pollinator zones that please the eye and discourage criminal activity. Our goal is to make each space low-maintenance and beautiful, serving both pollinators and people, by taking invasive plants out and putting native plants in.
When our beloved Curb Appeal feature returns, that means the weather is warmer, days are a little longer, and the landscaping of the lawns are vibrant and blooming at the same time! We’re truly excited to highlight the landscape transformation Blythe Collins has done over the course of several years.
Is there an empty blighted house in Morningside that really bothers you? Do litter and big piles of trash that sit for weeks get you down? The Blight Brigade is here to do something about it, but we need you to step forward to help.
On May 10th, we hosted a tremendously successful Motor City Makeover event at Emerald Gardens in Morningside. The atmosphere was filled with enthusiasm as a diverse group of volunteers came together to breathe new life into our community.
May was a big month for The Residences at St. Matthew. The 46 newly renovated housing units were finally completed and officially opened on May 7 with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by many in the Morningside neighborhood, Detroit, and beyond.
At the May general meeting on May 13, we elected new leadership, which includes a mix of new faces and familiar ones. Officers serve two-year terms in staggered elections, and the six at-large board members serve one-year terms.
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.