One of the ongoing services Grand River WorkPlace offers is free, one-on-one meetings with TechTown consultants for small business owners. Heather Levine is the TechTown consultant, or portfolio manager at Grand River WorkPlace, and she comes with a great deal of experience in small business. A business owner herself, Heather knows well the challenges and…
When George Perdue, owner of Bakefiniti and Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market vendor was a boy growing up in Detroit, he often tried to hang around in the kitchen to watch his mom, aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother bake. “They all baked,” he remembers, “and I’d wait for that spatula, that bowl, that bit of batter…
It was during his junior year in high school that Maxcel Hardy got his first taste of what would become his passion and livelihood. Max was a gifted basketball player at his school, but hurt his knee that year. That same year his school switched their home ec classes to culinary arts classes and there…
No matter where you are in your plans to start a small business, whether you’ve got a good business idea that you feel the Grandmont Rosedale community needs, or you’re ready to move into a building in the Grandmont Rosedale business community, your next great idea might be to seek out Larissa Carr’s input. As…
Was there a house on the block where you grew up where the kids hung out, played basketball, jumped rope, and maybe even had a popsicle provided by the mom who lived in that house? Were there rules to hanging out at that house, like “There’s no cussing in my yard,” or “You call me…
At the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, several Vietnamese families came to the United States as refugees to start anew. One of those families came to Christ the King parish on Grand River. The parishioners welcomed the Tran family and helped them become established in their new home in Detroit. The Trans were…
Eddie Hejka sits in his car to warm up after playing a laid back game of hockey on a large ice skating rink. His relatives just walked back home, to the house he has resided in for 25 years, located within blocks of the skating rink. He watches from his car as his granddaughter, dressed…
A good way to learn about someone is to check out the titles on their bookshelves. Charles McGee’s crowded bookshelves have titles like Chinese Cooking. Metal Working, Picasso, Ancient Egyptian History, and Gardening. In short, Charles’ interests vary widely and he has been curious his entire life. A life-long study has been how nature, the…
Before coming to Detroit, Robert Onnes, or Rob, was an established sculptor of steel and copper in Whangaparaoa, outside of Aukland, New Zealand. He had group and solo shows that featured his graceful, solid, and organic sculptures of skua birds, kiwi, large aboriginal profiles, and other sculptures that echoed the features and treasures of New…
An informed, involved community is a safe, strong community, and it is GRDC’s Community Security Program’s goal to inform and involve as many residents of Grandmont Rosedale as possible in keeping Grandmont Rosedale a great place to live. One of the main concerns for any community is safety. The most effective strategy for addressing any…