Seven years ago Commissioner Alisha Bell had a great idea. Commissioner Bell was talking with her mother about all the dresses so many women have in their closets that they’ve worn only once, and Commissioner Bell decided that those dresses shouldn’t just hang there unused. “At the time the economy was bad and many people…
Submitted by Kathy Garrett There was music, laughter, food, coffee, and even dancing at the Saturday, March 22 Spring Equinox Art Show II at Always Brewing Detroit. Babies and grownups, residents of the neighborhood and people for whom this was their first trip to northwest Detroit gathered to look at the art and meet the…
The Grandmont Rosedale community will team up with University of Michigan students this Saturday, March 29th from 10 – 2 PM for the 15th Annual Detroit Partnership Day, (DP Day for short). DP Day is a student-run organization that pairs student volunteers from Ann Arbor with schools and non-profit organizations in Detroit. DP Day is…
Submitted by Kathy Garrett When Grandmont #1 resident Annie Mae Holt retired three years ago from her position as an eighth grade English Language Arts teacher in the Detroit Public Schools, she “was concerned that there wouldn’t be enough to do.” Today, her days are filled with volunteering with the Wayne County Health Care Authority…
The Knight Arts Challenge will hold its final town hall meeting on Friday, March 28 from 6-8pm at GRDC, 19120 Grand River, for those interested in applying for the Knight Arts Challenge grant. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is seeking to gather the best and most innovative ideas from local organizations and…
Submitted by Kathy Garret For a couple of days during the first summer of GRDC’s Beautification Task Force, Vicki Holmes’ backyard looked like a wedding was about to take place. There were 50 rose bushes and “I don’t know how many flats of flowers” waiting on her back porch. Volunteers from all five neighborhoods came…
The Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation is no stranger to the volunteer culture of the Ford Motor Company. Ford’s Accelerated Action Days, a companywide employee volunteer program, has been supporting the Grandmont Rosedale community for years. Last year, Ford helped to install outfield fencing around the Rosedale Grandmont Little League Fields at Stoepel Park. This past…
Submitted by Kathy Garrett The Park Players’ production of “Guys and Dolls” opens Friday, March 21 at the North Rosedale Park Community House, 18445 Scarsdale, for eight performances. The cast of over 20 have been rehearsing for weeks to bring you an evening of song and silliness. Come see Detroit’s oldest community theater put on…
Submitted by Kathy Garrett Spring Equinox: A Detroit Art Show Vol. II will take place at Always Brewing Detroit, 19180 Grand River, on Friday, March 21 from 7-10 PM. Over six Detroit artists will be showing their work, DJ Chadroto will share his music, and light refreshments will be served. The featured artists frequently use…
Submitted by Kathy Garrett Rosedale Park resident Stephanie Young has been appointed by Mayor Mike Duggan to the position of District Manager for Council District 1. The District Managers are part of a newly-created Department of Neighborhoods and serve as the City’s community liaison in each of the seven council districts. Stephanie is no stranger…