East side climate focus: Times are changing on the east side of Detroit where the 37-year-old Eastside Community Network (ECN) and other organizations are increasingly focused on sustainability initiatives to create economic opportunity, improve quality of life and deal with stormwater problems made worse by climate change. “Every time there’s a heavy rain, and the rains are heavier […]
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PARKS REPORT: Stoepel Park
View on Instagram >>> Find your way to this park! Stoepel Park Coming to Stoepel Park, visitors will notice the prevailing theme of baseball and unity which is captured beautifully in the mosaic tile murals constructed by Hubert Massey. Massey has crafted various murals in Metro Detroit and his work here will inspire the next […]
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Travis Peters’ ‘Green Boots’ feeds the community, provides horticultural therapy for disabled veterans
On Juneteenth 2020, a coalition of Black farmers banned together in a major way to form the Black Farmer Land Fund. The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network ), along with Keep Detroit Growing and the Oakland Avenue Urban Farm, launched a GoFundMe campaign intending to raise $5,000 to help Black local farmers buy land. In just one week, they raised more than […]
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From the Headlines – April 19-23, 2021
Emissions matter: Environmental activists and Enbridge Energy expressed approval for aspects of a decision by the Michigan Public Service Commission concerning the company’s plans to relocate a portion of its Line 5 pipeline into a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. The MPSC will not consider whether or not there is a need for the project, but they […]
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Reactivating Scout Hollow, Detroit’s only campground
For 19-year old Uriel Llanas, it was the starry, quiet night and clean air on a camping trip with Detroit Outdoors back in 2019 that continues to draw him into nature today. “I felt very calm and very at peace when I first went there,” Llanas told Planet Detroit. “Living my entire life (in Detroit), […]
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PARKS REPORT: Palmer Park
View on Instagram >>> Find your way to this park! Palmer Park Just when we thought the sunshine was on the way, mother nature decided to send us some winter weather. No worries Detroit! Palmer Park, located at 910 Merrill Plaisance, boasts a 296-acre complex teeming with historic woodlands which gives visitors a shady cover […]
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From the Headlines – April 12 – 16, 2021
Food co-op has a home: The Detroit People’s Food Co-op is one step closer to becoming a reality in Detroit’s North End. The Black-led, community-owned grocery store signed a purchase agreement and made a down payment for the land at 8324 Woodward Avenue. So far, more than 1,100 people have purchased $200 memberships in the cooperative, […]
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Detroiter Antonio Rafael aims to get kids to see leaders of color in the outdoors
One of the main cries during the COVID-19 pandemic has been to enjoy the healing benefits of nature, but for many urban Black and Brown youths, immersing themselves in nature beyond asphalt is not a real option. At one time, people could count on schools to provide nature options beyond the neighborhood, but school budget […]
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PARKS REPORT: Forest Park offers visitors an escape from the city life
View on Instagram >>> Find your way to this park! Forest Park Ready to get outside? So are we. Come along with Planet Detroit’s new parks reporter, Zaïré Daniels, as he embarks on a quest to visit a new Detroit park every week. There are 359 parks within the city limits according to SEMCOG, so we’ve got […]
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From the Headlines – April 5 – April 9, 2021
Put the money in the ground: Michigan counties and municipalities are set to receive an estimated $4.4 billion as a part of the COVID-19 stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden last month. What should they do with all that cash? Justin Onwenu, an organizer for the Michigan Sierra Club, said this is a “huge opportunity to focus on clean water,” […]