Thank you Florida and Wisconsin. Your loss is our gain. Michigan will receive nearly $400 million to improve its rail system, and Dearborn is planning for and anticipating the potential benefits to its downtown, its U-M campus, and The Henry Ford.
April Meyers is from here, wanted to stay here, and wanted to make a difference. But that's harder than it sounds when you're a recent college grad in search of work. Luckily, VISTA offered her an opportunity to do good and do it in Metro Detroit. Now, Meyers is helping establish a food pantry and community garden program at Schoolcraft College.
You've heard about movie stars flocking to the Mitten. And local production crews being snapped up for jobs. And the thousands of hotel rooms rented for visiting shoots. But what about those anonymous, unsung heroes who give Michigan-made movies their sense of place? We're talking, of course, about the extras. This is the story of one Metro Detroiter who's found his calling on Hollywood sets.
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