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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.
Davon is one of Morningside’s rising talents in the city of Detroit. Davon is a triple-threat (really a quadruple threat) photographer, videographer, and a producer.
Although Morningside is in much better condition than it was a few years ago, there are still some blighted vacant houses scattered throughout the neighborhood that need to be dealt with. That’s why we restarted the Blight Brigade. Our first task is to identify the dozen mostblighted vacant properties in Morningside, aka the “Dirty Dozen.”
A transformative organization is redefining young adult services and support by providing more than a group home shelter in Morningside. Just Because We Care (JBWC) was founded on faith and compassion by Demetris and Jessica King.
After overcoming early roadblocks, owner and chef Ameneh Marhaba is bringing her Afro-fusion cuisine from pop-up to a permanent location on the ground floor of The Ribbon, located at 16530 E Warren Ave.
On the morning of Saturday, March 29, nearly 200 volunteers of all ages—including neighbors, local businesses, community organizations, and religious groups—gathered to plant trees along Alter, Wayburn, and Maryland between E Warren and E Outer Drive.
If you have driven down E. Warren recently, you may have noticed some exciting work happening on the corner of Bedford and E. Warren. The building at 16631 E Warren is being redeveloped, and more details about the project were revealed at the March 26 community meeting the owners held.
In May Brilliant Detroit is pleased to offer a wide array of programming to our Morningside community!
A sampling of activities that the Morningside Community Organization board has planned for residents — mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more!
Growing up on the east side of Detroit, Ofc. Pitts considers himself a helper, especially when it comes to mentoring the next generation of Detroiters.
Bring out the kids for a fun time on April 19 as Emerald Isles will be the host of an Easter egg hunt at 4716 Haverhill!
This month the city begins drilling down on four different policy areas. Public in-person meetings are being held at the Joseph Walker Williams Community Center at 8431 Rosa Parks Blvd. Each meeting is expected to last about two hours.
For a variety of preventable reasons, measles is coming back with a vengeance in some parts of the country, and it’s only a matter of time before it comes for Detroit’s children if our vaccination rates don’t improve.
Every April, at the Morningside Community Organization general meeting, we take nominations for the Board of Directors. Nominations are also open just before the election is run at the May general meeting.
Here is a list of addresses in Morningside that we know once had homeowners likely eligible for these funds.
Join us for a spring tree planting in northwest Morningside on Saturday, March 29, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m!
We welcome your help to make it a success by participating in one or more of our Summer Sizzler committees: Food, Logistics, Outreach, Publicity, Kids’ Activities, Activities for Adults, Sponsorships/Donations, and Registration.
Share the Warmth was born from a concern after Twiana Odom just happened to see a child walking outside without proper clothing in the deep winter months.
The Blight Brigade will take on reporting owners of derelict properties and holding them responsible for clean up and maintenance.
One of the brightest and best students at East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney is 12th grade scholar Maressa Rich.
Over the years Habitat has built and rehabbed over 150 homes in the area, and their work continues today. Much of the organization’s work in Morningside can be seen on Lakepointe.
The good work occuring in our neighborhood is being recognized nationally! Check out the video here, which features footage from Featherstone Garden and the East Warren Tool Library.
We hope you all enjoyed happy holidays and are ready to get happy again at MCO’s first TGI Thursday of 2025. Share food and drinks and New Years’ resolutions with your eastside neighbors from 6-8 p.m. on February 6 at the Warren Café, 16314 E. Warren.
Morningside's 4th annual Holiday Lights Contest brought a dazzling display of festive cheer to the neighborhood this winter. Homes, businesses, and entire blocks transformed into winter wonderlands, resulting in over 30 nominations for our contest – many receiving multiple entries!
As unfortunate as this situation was, so many people have showed the power and importance of what community is all about.
If you’re a regular customer at Kroger, you can automatically make a donation to Morningside Community Organization every time you shop.
If you're on Facebook and live in Morningside, East English Village, or Cornerstone Village, consider joining our local “Buy Nothing” group - a grassroots initiative where neighbors share, give, and receive goods for free.
It’s a sign of Detroit’s improving financial health that the $3 billion budget that City Council unanimously approved in early April for the 2025-26 fiscal year includes more funding for many critical services and cultural institutions. This is the twelfth straight year that Detroit has balanced the budget since it went through bankruptcy in 2014.