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Author Archives: Angela Lugo-Thomas

Garden Development Manager at Keep Growing Detroit, overseeing urban agriculture initiatives and food sovereignty programs in Detroit.

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New community center provides Jefferson Chalmers with a climate refuge

Avatar photo by Angela Lugo-Thomas October 30, 2023January 19, 2024

A flood-prone community center was replaced by a solar-powered facility on higher ground that aims to serve as a climate ‘resiliency hub’.

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‘Blight to bright’: Detroit design program focuses on creating spaces to get kids outdoors for health

Avatar photo by Angela Lugo-Thomas October 12, 2023January 19, 2024
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Environmental justice activists issue a call to ‘wage love,’ work toward building an environmentally just Detroit

Avatar photo by Angela Lugo-Thomas September 27, 2023January 19, 2024
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‘Boomerang’ Detroiter launches workshop to help residents activate vacant land

Avatar photo by Angela Lugo-Thomas September 14, 2023January 19, 2024
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How a climate-fueled disaster led a native Detroiter to a career helping her neighbors

Avatar photo by Angela Lugo-Thomas August 25, 2023January 19, 2024
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Hempcrete shows promise for healthy housing rehabilitation

Avatar photo by Angela Lugo-Thomas August 23, 2023January 19, 2024
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Wright Museum, College for Creative Studies partner on ‘d.Tree’ exhibit

Avatar photo by Angela Lugo-Thomas July 24, 2023January 19, 2024
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Coalition unveils initiative to build a network of community resilience hubs on Detroit’s east side

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Angela Lugo-Thomas and Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 26, 2023January 19, 2024
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 ‘Leading with love’: East side resident lays the foundation for neighborhood climate resiliency

Avatar photo by Angela Lugo-Thomas May 25, 2023January 19, 2024
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Equitable building bus tour highlights bright spots in sustainable local development

Avatar photo by Angela Lugo-Thomas May 24, 2023January 19, 2024

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