COMMUNITY NEWS

If someone at the open house Saturday makes an offer at listing price and purchases the home, Rainbow Connection will get $100,000 from the sale.

A local tie dye shop is offering a workshop this weekend to honor a former customer who lost his battle to cancer.

One woman was gifted with a free car after an encounter with a stranger on a bus.

What originally started as a project to raise awareness about autism has blossomed into something that’s making a real difference in Downriver communities and beyond.

The Parade Company announced Thursday that NFL Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson Jr. and Detroit Bishop Edgar Vann will be Grand Marshals for the 95th annual America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner-White.

Construction is almost done at Detroit’s Chandler Skatepark, but one man is already using the place to give out free lessons in a developing community.

Not everyone has the opportunity to learn how to play an instrument or even own one. That’s why the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is holding an instrument drive to give the gift of music to students from Detroit.

The city of Warren has a new goal for the community involving butterflies.

Last month gospel singer Kuipiio Livingston was waiting for a double lung transplant. Even with breathing tubes and a life-sustaining apparatus she never lost her ability to sing.

One Detroit police officer is being praised for helping a young man who was trying to learn how to tie a tie.

Before the Stoney Creek Cougars took the field Thursday, the entire team in shirts and ties walked the perimeter of the field up to a peaceful spot on a hill that overlooks the stadium.

The predominantly Black neighborhood of Black Bottom in Detroit was demolished in the late 1950s to 1960s, later replaced with the Lafayette Park residential district and a major freeway.

A Detroit couple created a nonprofit with multiple educational and recreational activities for the kids.

Storms in late July left tree branches and limbs scattered and destroyed headstones and gates at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Pontiac. A group of volunteers came together to help clean it up.

When community members heard about the burglary of Amor Natural Way Hair Salon, they stepped into help the salon owner.

Joy Alexander said she remembers the day when she almost died in Clinton Township, where she was trapped in flood water.

The police department is asking the community’s help in deciding whether to name her Allie, Maggie or Rosie.

Philip “Phil” Mannella, 85, is retiring after working as a barber for more than 65 years.

Every day for Tiffany Draper began with a touch from her son, Preston.

It’s a message of peace and unity throughout the city of Detroit that several community activists are fighting for, but their main message is to push for no more violence, especially among the youth.

Some local activists are putting their feet to the ground in an effort to combat the recent violence in Detroit.

A peaceful neighborhood has been blind sighted by the murder of a middle aged man, allegedly killed at the hands of his own son.

One Macomb County girl did something special for her birthday to make a huge difference in the lives of countless pets.

With the help of mentors and donors, Quarter Quts is back up and running.

The Sterling Heights community is rallying around a teen after thieves stole his bike while he was at work.

Major changes are coming to the Detroit Police Department (DPD) next month.

The community came together and cleaned up the entire field in time for Friday night’s multiple Little League games with hundreds of kids.

Oakland County is expanding its reach to host community and school based COVID-19 vaccine clinics.

April is Autism Awareness Month and one of the groups educating themselves on the subject is law enforcement.

DETROIT – A Detroit ministry gave away 500 meals to anyone in need on Christmas, supporting restaurants while doing it. The Habit of Kindness Food-raiser was provided by Deo Gratias Ministries. READ: Detroit convent sets up charity that helps local businesses, families stay afloatOn Friday, the meals were given away at two locations in Detroit to anyone who needed a Christmas dinner. The ministry raised more than $30,000. And we’ll do it again when people need a good meal,” said Sister Shelley Jeffrey with Deo Gratias Ministries.

DETROIT – With so many people out of work, the need is great this holiday season. Local organizations -- like Focus: HOPE -- are trying to ease the burden one meal at a time. Loretta Brown is one of hundreds -- yes, hundreds -- of volunteers working with Focus: HOPE to bring food to low income seniors across Metro Detroit. “So we’ll have the turkey, produce, stuffing -- all things for a holiday meal -- and not just for Christmas, but hopefully a few more days before and after that,” said Focus: HOPE Food Program Director Frank Kubik,Saturday, Focus: Hope delivered 1,400 special holiday boxes. “They said, ‘No problem!’ They stepped up and said they’ll do what needs to be done.”You can donate to Focus: HOPE on its official website here.

Seasons Hospice in Metro Detroit went above and beyond the call of duty to grant a young father’s wish. Scott LaPointe is a 42-year-old father with Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He’s in home hospice care because his body is failing him, but he won’t fail his 11-year-old son, Alex. She mentioned her search to LaPointe’s music therapist with Seasons Hospice and she managed to track down a copy. Seasons Hospice Foundation, which grants wish fulfillment, had a link with the publisher and a week later, therapist Jennifer Fromius handed LaPointe what he wanted to leave his son.

DETROIT – The city of Detroit got involved to help make Doris Barnes’ birthday special on Thursday. The mother of five celebrated her 100th birthday. A car parade included family, the Detroit Police Department and Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. Watch the full report in the video above. View more: Community news

DETROIT – The Detroit Rescue Mission’s Genesis House II is doing amazing things for women and children in Detroit without a place to call home. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the shelter could have easily closed, but instead they stayed open and found new ways to help by offering job training, virtual education for children and more. The computer lab upgrade is a part of a Comcast program called Lift Zones, which aims to help bridge the digital divide in Michigan. Since 2018, more than $5 million has been put into the program, creating hundreds of Wifi-connected zones nationwide. For more information on the Detroit Rescue Mission, or to donate, click here.

Conway was a trailblazer in technology and transgender rights. She was fired from IBM in 1968 before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that transgender people are included in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “Pretty much immediately fired,” Conway recalled. “Because of what happened, the way it happened, I didn’t see my kids again until they were adults,” Conway said. In 2020, 52 years after Conway was fired, IBM awarded her with a lifetime achievement award and apologized.

DETROIT – The Motor City Match program has helped more than 13,000 businesses in Detroit, ranging from boutiques to nail salons. On Monday, a Motor City Match winner celebrated the opening of her nail salon located in the basement of an apartment building on Second Avenue. After spending years working at salons in the suburbs, she wanted to bring the luxury to the city. Vang said getting to this day took over two years, dealing with a variety of hurdles such as the coronavirus pandemic. As I always say, I want to serve the city that have raised me.

DETROIT Skateboarders are not fine with party-goers trashing a local park after a long weekend. The whole field basically filled with trash, said local skater Paolo Delapena. There were alcohol bottles and food boxes all over the skating park. Casem pointed out its not from the community that uses the park, but instead outsiders who have found a new hang out spot. While skaters are fine with sharing the park, they want visitors to do their part in keeping it clean.