Every other Saturday from 10 am-12 pm Carla Smith and often Cora Duncan Foster of Grandmont sharpen their pencils, pack some snacks, and wait for neighborhood students to come to the conference room at the Chaney Branch library on Grand River. As the Grandmont Youth and Education Meeting organizers, these women offer neighborhood youth tutoring…
Thursday, June 5 from 4-8pm is the Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market Opening Day! To celebrate its ninth season and its new location at the North Rosedale Park Community House, 18445 Scarsdale, the Farmers’ Market is pulling out all the stops. Opening Day will feature an artisans’ market, live music, kids’ activities, and a raffle. In…
If you would like to learn about community improvements happening in District 1, come to the District 1 meeting with Detroit Future City and its partners on Thursday, May 22 at the Brightmoor Community Center, 14451 Burt Road from 5-8pm. This meeting is designed to inform residents about the numerous events planned to improve the…
Coffee, community, and clean-up. That was the thinking behind Trash Talkin’ when Grandmont Rosedale residents saw a need to get others involved in picking up trash in the Grandmont Rosedale community. While it may seem strange to try to make picking up litter fun, the idea worked. Last year, Trash Talkin’ met four times, collected…
This summer will be the second summer GRDC is offering a creative arts program for Grandmont Rosedale area youth ages 13-17. This free, summer-long arts program will meet twice a week, Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-5pm at the Chaney Branch Library, 16101 Grand River. Local artists from all over Detroit will work with the program…
Rosedale Recycles, the all-volunteer run recycling drop-off site at Christ the King Church celebrates its 24th year in service to the Grandmont Rosedale community! That’s 24 years of collecting such recyclables as newspapers, office paper, glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, #1 and #2 plastic, and, twice a year, hazardous waste. Rosedale Park resident Margaret Weber, who…
Beverly Frederick of North Rosedale Park saw an issue that needed to be addressed, and simply started to take care of it herself. According to Mary Lyons, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator of GRDC, Beverly noticed that several vacant houses on Stahelin Street needed to be mowed, and” just headed over there with her lawn mower”. …
On May 5, the Redford Branch of the Detroit Public Library closed for renovation. Although the library is closed for the next several months, there will be a lot of activity inside the library. According to assistant branch manager, youth librarian and Rosedale Park resident Conja Wright, there are a lot of improvements in the…
Always Brewing, 19180 Grand River, will be hosting its third pop-up market on Thursday, May 8 from 6 – 10 pm. This Springtime Market is a chance to support local crafts people and retail shops as well as a perfect opportunity to find something special for Mom. As Amanda Brewington of ABD says, this market…
Sunny daffodils are standing tall, trees are showing off their baby leaves, we can finally put our winter coats away, and the garbage along our streets that’s been hidden all winter announces itself like an unwanted guest who has stayed too long. It’s time to come together for some spring cleaning! Saturday, May 3 from…