A ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by Wayne County will be held on Wednesday, June 26th at 5:30 PM to mark the completion of Phase One of ongoing improvements to Stoepel Park No.1 in the Grandmont Rosedale community. This project has been extremely successful so far and there is a lot to celebrate! Improvements to date…
We are very excited about this summer’s program and this is why you should be too! Field trips to the Detroit Institute of Art, The Heidelberg Project, Hilberry Theatre and Redford’s Artist Village, as well as to a local photography dark room (transportation will be provided) Youth will write and perform a play under the…
On Saturday, June 15, GRDC will be launching a new program called Trash Talkin’ – a twice-a-month series of volunteer activities that is part of the “Love Where You Live” anti-litter campaign. These events will bring together community-minded residents to meet, share a free cup of coffee, and go out into the neighborhood to pick…
Karen Moore, Community Security Program Manager with the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation, received special recognition for her exemplary work in leading public safety initiatives in the Grandmont Rosedale community at the Neighborhood Safety Meeting held on Thursday, May 9th. The well-deserved recognition included a Spirit of Detroit Award from the Detroit City Council, a Resolution…
Hundreds of visitors crowded the North Rosedale Park Community House on Sunday, May 5 for the 8th Annual Neighborhood Open House. Visitors were able to view 12 homes for sale, ranging in price from $45,000 to $137,000, as well as one home for rent. Bikers from Wheelhouse Detroit joined neighborhood residents for a bike tour…
The Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation (GRDC) works to preserve and revitalize the Grandmont Rosedale communities of northwest Detroit. We are a non-profit organization formed and operated by neighborhood residents who care about our community and want to see it maintained as a great place to live and do business. We are currently searching for a…
Over 200 volunteers – including neighborhood residents and students from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan — pitched in to clean-up 8 sites in the Grandmont Rosedale community on Saturday, March 23rd as part of an annual event known as Detroit Partnership Day. Clean up sites included the Grandmont Rosedale Community Garden, Northwest…
The current Hilberry Theatre season includes the Michigan premiere of Detroit, an eccentric new comedy by award-winning playwright Lisa D’Amour. On Saturday, March 23rd, the 8:00 PM performance will be followed by a discussion about Detroit neighborhoods featuring Tom Goddeeris, Executive Director of the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation (GRDC). Special Offer The Maggie Allesee Department…
Submission from Kevin Johnson: by Marnie Van Hoy- Reprinted from July 1985 Grandmonitor (original title- The History of Grandmont Continued…) A former resident and older friend of mine who lived on Rutland was always telling me, “If you’re interested in the history of Grandmont, you should go talk to Mr. Erwin! He’s lived here…
GRDC has two new team members this year – Liz Wroughton and Chelsea Neblett. Both Liz and Chelsea are AmeriCorp Vista members and will serve a year with GRDC. We are very excited to have them and hope everyone sees them out in the community soon. Liz Wroughton is a 2010 graduate of Calvin College,…