Grandmont Rosedale SOUP is coming to the Grand River WorkPlace on Thursday, October 20th, at 7:00pm. But your role in the community fun begins now. GR SOUP is a democratic crowdfunding event aimed to support projects beneficial to our community. Four creative thinkers pitch their project proposals to the audience, hoping to receive the majority…
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) has again supported renovation efforts for the North Rosedale Park Community House and park grounds with a $33,991 award towards replacement of the parking lot. As anyone knows who has visited the Community House recently, the parking lot is badly deteriorated from age and the recently…
DIA Masterpieces Come to Grandmont Rosedale The Detroit Institute of Art’s (DIA) Inside Out program has already brought art to more than 100 Metro Detroit communities over the past six years… and now it’s here in Grandmont Rosedale! In an effort to make the museum more accessible to the public, the Inside Out program brings…
Well it is officially fall! There are a few things that signify the exit of summer and the entrance of fall — the days get shorter, leaves begin to drop, birds began to migrate, and soon it will be winter. For the Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market the start of fall means the Market season is…
Two Grandmont Rosedale Businesses have been chosen as the top 10 semifinalists for Comerica’s Hatch Detroit Contest. The Natural Market (Grand River WorkPlace’s current pop-up shop) and Brut Detroit ( Grandmont Rosedale’s pop-up wine bar) have both been selected as semifinalists for the 2016 Hatch Detroit Contest, which was announced Thursday, August 11th. The Hatch…
Saturday, August 6, 2016 marks the Grand Opening celebration for the Grandmont Rosedale NeighborWay, a five mile walking/biking route throughout the community. Residents are encouraged to join us from 11 am to 12:30 pm at 16859 Stahelin (near McNichols) to partake in a series of free festivities described below. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Catered Lunch…
For the past few weeks, local youth ages 5 to 12 have been gathering in Minock Park to participate in a ten week summer camp, hosted by Summer in the City. During weekly sessions, the students receive tutoring help, read stories aloud, make arts and crafts and learn about urban gardening. Healthy breakfast and lunch…
The landscape of Stahelin Avenue between Puritan and McNichols has changed dramatically since North Rosedale Park resident Beverly Frederick first began volunteering to clean-up the area in 2004. Since that time, abandoned homes have been demolished, thousands of pounds of dumped trash has been removed and drug houses have been eliminated with the help of…
“Eyes on the street” is an old concept. Urbanist Jane Jacobs wrote about it 50 years ago in The Life and Death of Great American Cities. The value is that we can all be the natural proprietors of the street and take responsibility for what types of activities happen and which do not. A campaign…
On Saturday, June 25th, Rosedale Park Improvement Association hosted its annual neighborhood-wide garage sale. The event covers 60 city blocks between Grand River and Lyndon, Evergreen and Ashton, with many residents from the nearby Grandmont #1 neighborhood also participating. Dozens of neighbors join in each year, offering up their household wares and gently used items…