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Tiny Dancers, Big Goals
Developing and empowering young people to be active and productive citizens. That’s the mission of DANCE Inc, a nonprofit peforming arts and athletics organization co-founded by Roslyn…
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Raising a Family, Fueling Passions
Nou Yang is co-founder of Go! Sy Thai, a restaurant serving Thai cuisine in Midtown Detroit. While the 29-year-old Yang works in the food industry, she has also ventured into the world of…
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Overcoming Grief by Forcing Joy
We first discovered Dana Frost on Instagram a few years back when she was running the Closet Confessional, a Detroit fashion/lifestyle blog. Frost, 34, captured our attention not only with her…
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Potluck and Pitches
‘It was a broken city, and I was pretty broken myself.’ Amy Kaherl, 34, found herself back home in Michigan in 2008, the year her mother passed away after battling cancer for 14 years.…
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Little Animal, Big Ambitions
“It sounds like ghosts are having a dance party.” Rachelle Baker, 23, says that’s how one of her friends describes her music. Baker is one-half of the Detroit-based…
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Treasure Hunting in Corktown
Erin Gavle left behind the corporate world and the Big Apple to open Eldorado General Store — a vintage shop in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. The store, which opened in July, occupies the…
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Move Over NYC, Detroit Means Fashion
Karen Buscemi, 46, is the founder of Detroit Garment Group, a nonprofit that aims to provide business education and opportunities for the local fashion community. Some of the group’s efforts:…
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Detroit’s Own Willy Wonka
Alexandra Clark, 26, invested her own money to open Bon Bon Bon in Hamtramck, Mich. in July of last year. “Bon Bon Bon” loosely translates from a couple languages to meaning, “good goodies,”…
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Daily Motivations at Your Fingertips
From the death of multiple family members to falling extremely ill, Shelby Tinsley faced a trying time last year. The now 26-year-old also was unable to find employment after receiving her…
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Detroit Housing Advocate in the Running
It’s the day after winter storm Mateo hurled up to a foot of snow on Metro Detroit. The white stuff continues to fall, but that’s not stopping Michelle Oberholtzer from participating in the…
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