Pictured: Muhsin Muhammad, Mary Muhammad, Renee Ferguson, Investigator Brian Fountain, Clarenda Webb, Bryan Ferguson In response to concerns about carjacking in Detroit, Detroit Police Department (DPD) Investigator Brian Fountain, US Attorney Jeanine Brunson, and DPD Sergeant Vernal Newson gave a very insightful carjacking prevention presentation at the February Neighborhood Safety Meeting. More than 100 community…
Do you have money sitting in a bank account or CD earning less than 1% interest? Ever wish you could put that money to work supporting the growth and development of businesses in your community? GRDC and the Opportunity Resource Fund (OppFund) may have an opportunity for you. GRDC, with OppFund, has created the GRDC…
Submitted by Kathy Garrett The 6th and 8th Precinct police officers have called a meeting of local business owners with neighborhood police officers for Saturday, March 15 from 10 -12 pm at the 6th and 8th Police Precinct, located at 11450 Warwick. Officer Tanda Owens sees this meeting as an opportunity for business owners to voice their…
Submitted by Amy Kuras If you’re a resident of Rosedale Park, you know Jill Laufer – or at least her work. She’s been volunteering with the Vacant Property Task Force since 2010, monitoring the condition of vacant properties in the neighborhood, researching the owners of vacant homes in order to put pressure on them to…
Submitted by Kathy Garrett The First Annual Positive Youth Development Family Fun Day took place on Saturday, February 22, at the GRDC Offices. Oliver Cole, president of the Grandmont #1 community, hopes that this is the first of many years of PYD Family Fun Day. “The purpose of the day was to just provide an…
Submitted by Kathy Garrett One of Hubert Sawyers’ earliest memories is of his fifth birthday party at his parents’ house on Warwick. Soon, Hubert was getting up early to make it to Cooke School, then Murphy Middle School, then Cass Tech. Inspired by a trip to Japan in 1995, Hubert majored in International Studies at MSU.…