Category: News + Notes
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Srinergy takes church Solar
Detroit is a city that has taken a hard hit in its history. An age-old city whose roots run deep and culture runs deeper. Despite the blizzards in the past, the landmarks of faith have taken root in such a place called Church of Messiah. For over a century, this church has helped many young…
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Raising Voices
July 5, 2018 – Bill Kubota, Detroit Public Television’s One Detroit The Church of the Messiah’s pews were packed this last Saturday morning in June. Pastor Barry Randolph prepared the crowd for the eleventh annual Silence the Violence march through Detroit’s east side Islandview neighborhood to fight gun deaths. Myya Jones and Pastor Barry Rudolph…
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Detroit gun victims feel ignored
George Hunter, The Detroit NewsPublished 12:00 a.m. ET March 19, 2018 | Updated 10:05 a.m. ET March 19, 2018 Deidra Harris-Thomas cradles the cardboard shoebox and delicately peels open the top, unveiling a pair of size 13 blue-and-white Air Jordan sneakers. She sighs. “My son was killed over these. A pair of shoes.” Corey Harris-Thomas would…
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Church business incubators
Dwight Roston got into all kinds of trouble as a teenager. “I was fighting a lot, stealing cars—a little bit of everything,” the 23-year-old admits. Eventually he got kicked out of his high school and put on probation. As part of the community service he had to do, Roston started volunteering at Church of the Messiah,…
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Pastor helps neighborhood
One man’s vision has become the mission of many more. Pastor Barry Randolph of The Church of the Messiah at East Grand Blvd and Lafayette in Detroit in committed to rebuilding the community with help from the people in the church and the neighborhood. He’s a pastor with a unique delivery, method and edge. Pastor…
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Young ‘makers’ in Detroit are ‘doing’
Metalworking, arts and crafts, robotics. All of these activities are part of the emerging makers movement sprouting up all over the world. With its do-it-your-self ethos, hobbyists, craftspeople and everyday tinkerers are getting together in old warehouses at kitchen tables and online to prototype new ideas and re-invent old ones. The Mt. Elliott Makerspace sits…
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Equitable Internet Initiative
What is EII? Since 2015, Detroit has been one of the country’s worst connected cities. In a city with a median household income of $26,249, 38% of homes have no Internet connection, 63% of low-income homes have no in-home broadband, and 70% of school-age children have no Internet access at home. Through the Equitable Internet…
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What You Need on Your Bedside Table
When you host what is arguably the most famous tennis tournament in the world – Wimbledon – it would be tempting to rest on your sporting laurels and let things tick along as they always have done.
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Three Simple Steps To The Perfect Party
With this in mind, executives from tournament operator the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), are looking at new ways to grow awareness and interest in the tournament outside their current Anglo-centric heartlands.
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Envato
Useful insights on #UX & content strategy working together from this presentation by fiorellarza to MelbourneGA.
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How To Design Stunning Interiors Around Art
When you host what is arguably the most famous tennis tournament in the world – Wimbledon – it would be tempting to rest on your sporting laurels and let things tick along as they always have done.