From 3D-printed homes to “pocket neighborhood”: New approaches to affordable housing in Metro Detroit
Across the Metro Detroit area, innovators are finding new ways to develop the affordable housing that the community desperately needs.
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New system makes it easier for low-income Oakland County residents to find housing
The Pontiac-based Alliance for Housing has implemented new technology to better connect homeless services organizations, landlords, and people exiting homelessness.
Initiatives seek to connect Metro Detroit parks via trails and greenways
Multiple efforts across the Metro Detroit area are creating non-motorized paths connecting the region's many parks.
Homelessness after 50: Oakland County’s older adults face unique challenges while unhoused
Homelessness brings extra challenges for the many middle-aged and older adults who experience it in Oakland County.
PHOTOS: See inside Detroit’s new Wilson Park before it opens this weekend
We got an early tour of the new 22-acre Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park, which will open to the public on Oct. 25.
Metro Detroit parks’ economic benefits boost businesses, tourism, property values, and more
Parks have demonstrable positive impacts on local businesses, property values, tourism, environmental management costs, and even medical bills.
8 new affordable housing developments coming soon to Oakland County
Oakland County is in the midst of a housing crisis, as rents rise and available housing supply dwindles, but at least some relief is on the way.
How one camping trip changed a Hamtramck high schooler’s life
Immigrating from Bangladesh to Hamtramck, Nazma Begum had no friends, no English language skills, and no experience with outdoor activities. But all of that changed when she went on her first camping trip.
Federal policy brings challenges “from all directions” for housing in Oakland County
Affordable housing developers and advocates for the housing-insecure fear a negative domino effect from federal funding cuts and other policy changes.
Detroit set to open 3 new rec centers, thanks to “unprecedented” funding influx
The city of Detroit recently opened a new recreation center, will open another soon, and is about to break ground on a third.
