Local advocates to be guest speakers at suicide awareness conference By Gina Joseph gjoseph@medianewsgroup.com; @ginaljoseph on Twitter Jan 7, 2020 KnowResolve founder Dennis Liegghio, far right, enjoys a musical moment with members of the Shed’s teen council. Liegghio will be one of the keynote speakers at the conference on suicide Jan. 23-25 in Plymouth. [...]
DRLA partners to offer free Thanksgiving meals to families in need Not everyone has something to eat or someone to eat with this Thanksgiving. That’s why — for a second year in a row — the Detroit Restaurant Lodging Association and the Detroit Shipping Company hosted the “Full Plates, Full Hearts” event. “We have to be thankful for [...]
Local man pays it forward after thriving with prosthetic The life of 56-year-old Detroit resident Chris Casteel changed completely in 1988 after a motorcycle accident made him an above the knee amputee. Now, he has dedicated his life to helping others like him. By Barb Pert Templeton For MediaNews Group 10/10/2019 Caring, supportive [...]
He’s one of Detroit’s most important chefs. It’s time you knew his name. Chef Phil Jones stirs a tray of shawarma at the Make Food Not Waste event in Detroit's Eastern Market on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. (Photo: Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press) On the day I meet Phil Jones to interview [...]
Rose Hill Center’s Daniel J. Kelly discusses a greater danger than vaping Daniel J. Kelly is a Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board, and Interim President & CEO at Rose Hill Center in Holly. Last week, Michigan became the first state in the nation to ban flavored nicotine vaping products, following numerous findings [...]
10 things to do this weekend 10 things to do this weekend: Sept. 6-8 Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo on Sept. 8 will raise funds for the Ruth Roby Glancy Animal Health Complex and veterinary care for animals at the Detroit Zoo and the Belle Isle Nature Center. 1. Head to [...]
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