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Melinda Clynes

Melinda Clynes is a Metro Detroit freelance writer and editor of Michigan Nightlight.

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Craig Nowak
Creating art with and among the community

After participating in Creative Expressions’ art and writing classes, some participants have gone on to achieve personal accolades as artists and writers. This Gesher Human Services’ program serves adults with mental health challenges or intellectual and developmental disabilities.  

Phil Gilchrist of Anton Art Center
A more equitable art scene in Macomb County

Anton Art Center’s IDEA Council called for a work of public art that would represent Macomb County communities of color – and the center made it happen in the heart of downtown Mount Clemens.

Phil Gilcrest of Anton Art Center
A more equitable art scene in Macomb County

Anton Art Center’s IDEA Council called for a work of public art that would represent Macomb County communities of color – and the center made it happen in the heart of downtown Mount Clemens.

Kirk Mayes
A smarter food security system

Kirk Mayes is the outgoing CEO of Forgotten Harvest. We talked with him about changes the organization has experienced and new models for combatting food security. 

Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan host "Camp CEO" each September.
Camp CEO: Forging connections between industry leaders and Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts research is key to building today’s leaders

Want to know about girls in business startups, high tech, and cybersecurity? How about where girls stand on issues of equal pay and gender equality? Ask the Girl Scouts.

Art & Words: City of Royal Oak connects kids and seniors isolated by COVID-19 pandemic

“Love needed; drawings wanted,” was a plea put out in late March by the City of Royal Oak.

CHASS helps vulnerable patient populations access specialty health care in Detroit

CHASS, which turns 50 this year, is a community-based, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in southwest Detroit that provides care to underserved African American and Latino populations. It serves close to 11,000 patients a year, 70 percent of whom are Spanish speaking.

Ferndale’s SheHive offers new model of support for today’s intrepid women

Old boys’ clubs beware! There's a new club in town—and it's all about the ladies.

5 places to find authentic Latin American cuisine in metro Detroit

Pupusas, chicarones, pastelitos anyone? Pull up a chair at metro Detroit’s Guatemalan, Honduran and Salvadorean restaurants.

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