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Detroit Public Library Author Series Presents: 2nd Annual So,You Want to be a Writer…Now What? Published authors share their experiences and advice on taking your book from concept to publication. … Keep Reading…
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81st Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition | Detroit Institute of Arts | Art Showing | Detroit Metro Times
Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition You know what they say — children are the future. This idiom is best illustrated by the 81st Detroit Public Schools Community District … Keep Reading…
Co-founder of Cornerstone Schools inducted into prestigious…
Cornerstone Schools in Detroit announced its Co-founder and former CEO of Cornerstone Schools, William Clark Durant III, was one of five people who were inducted into the prestigious association of … Keep Reading…
Former Starbucks Exec, World-Renowned Geophysicist to Speak at Commencement
Wanda Herndon, former executive of Starbucks, will speak at MSU Commencement, on Saturday, May 4th, in East Lansing. Herndon will speak at the undergraduate convocation in the Breslin Center at … Keep Reading…
Great Lakes Art Fair | GENERATION NEXT
Calling all School Art Departments! One of the main goals established by event founder, Blair M. Bowman, owner and operator of the Suburban Collection Showplace, is to encourage the participation … Keep Reading…
From Detroit To The Ivy League: One Student’s Journey [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
Driving down Waterman Street in Mexicantown in Southwest Detroit you pass boarded up houses, closed down businesses, and other things that make up too much of the city.Until you get … Keep Reading…
Metro Detroit’s Biggest And Best Used Book And Media Sale Returns!
Bookstock is back, offering unbelievable deals on used books and media Sunday, April 22 through Sunday, April 29 at Livonia’s Laurel Park Place. Bargains abound at Bookstock, metro Detroit’s biggest … Keep Reading…
18 Trusty Detroit Coffee Shops and Restaurants With Free Wi-Fi
There are a lot of advantages to working remotely. Pants are a suggestion rather than a requirement, there’s no need to pack a lunch, and the internet connections are reliable. … Keep Reading…
The night Martin Luther King Jr. came to Grosse Pointe
On May 5, 1974, the Free Press’ “Detroit” magazine published an essay by Jude Huetteman about bringing Martin Luther King Jr. to Grosse Pointe High School in March 1964. Heutteman, … Keep Reading…
A Michigan study surreptitiously snaps carnivores using candid cameras: BTN LiveBIG « Big Ten Network
A raccoon slowly and deliberately pads by on the way back to its den. A tom turkey’s wattle jiggles as he pecks at the ground for grubs and other tasty … Keep Reading…
Detroit residents will receive hundreds of books to help babies and toddlers start getting ready for school | Chalkbeat
Families in one Detroit neighborhood will soon be flooded with books for their youngest children. As part of a new program that will be officially announced Tuesday at Munger Elementary … Keep Reading…
Reading Comprehensively is Critical to Academic Success
Success can be exponential when it comes to reading. This is especially true for kids who have struggled with reading throughout their early years of schooling. For many kids, reading … Keep Reading…
A Golden Legacy By Dana Casadei
As kids, Raya Samet and Barbara Kriigel read the popular Little Golden Books series, following the adventures of Saggy Baggy Elephant, the Poky Little Puppet, Shy Little Kitten and Scuffy the Tugboat. … Keep Reading…
More Michigan high school students enrolled in Career Technical Education courses
There is a waiting list to get into Martin Ballard’s classes at Avondale High School, where students learn by getting their hands on expensive digital tools.Along with drones and 360-degree … Keep Reading…
Founder of new local news project in Detroit: ‘It’s on us … the cavalry is not coming’ | Poynter
When Ashley Woods read about an accelerator program from Jessica Lessin’s The Information, Woods applied on a whim. One hundred and 87 applicants from 33 countries applied too, and Woods, … Keep Reading…
Student Journeys: Passion for Research Began with Strawberries, “Star Trek” and “Gifted Hands”
Alexa Wade’s passion for research started with a strawberry. Michael Vivian’s started while watching “Star Trek” episodes with his dad. Cameron LaFayette’s began in eighth grade from the movie “Gifted … Keep Reading…
13 Michigan Schools Named National Blue Ribbon Winners – Bloomfield, MI Patch
A total of 13 Michigan schools are among the 342 nationwide to be named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2017. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private … Keep Reading…
Spirit of Detroit dons maize and blue as University of Michigan turns 200
The Spirit of Detroit is decked out in maize and blue for the rest of this month in honor of the University of Michigan’s bicentennial.Workers installed a commemorative UM bicentennial … Keep Reading…
Mitch Albom talks to Oprah about 20 years of life after ‘Morrie’
Twenty years after the memoir about his life was published, Morrie Schwartz is still teaching lessons about life, love, forgiveness and generosity. That, says author and Free Press columnist Mitch … Keep Reading…
Michigan leaders share their summer reading lists
The dog days of summer are winding down but there’s still time to sneak in a book or maybe two.Which is why I reached out to some high-profile folks from business, … Keep Reading…