DETROIT – On this week’s Heart of Detroit, Mitch Albom gives an inside look at a group of neighbors whose efforts are turning vacant lots into vibrant parks on Detroit’s east side.
Bailey Park is a core group of residents that are working to create change in needy communities like the McDougall-Hunt neighborhood where Executive Director Katrina Keeby-Watkins grew up.
Her mission is to turn overgrown vacant lots into beautiful community parts.
Brandon Carr is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit and has been with WDIV Local 4 since November 2021. Brandon is the 2015 Solomon Kinloch Humanitarian award recipient for Community Service.