Meet Adela Bejo • Owner, Hip Hop Bake Shop
Dr. Dre and Lauryn Hill taught Adela Bejo how to speak English. Not personally — rather through their lyrics. Bejo moved with her family to Metro Detroit from Albania at age 12. She found herself learning the language during car rides to school.
Meet Lateshia Dowell • Founder, Flaky Bakes
DETROIT – Sometimes being impatient pays off. For Lateshia Dowell, 31, that feeling spawned an idea that has grown into a full-fledged online small business. Dowell is the owner of…
Meet Alyonka Larionov • Founder, Wo/Men Workshop
DETROIT – “Everyone’s scars and bruises are manifested in their childhood.” Those words are from Alyonka Larionov, 31, who speaks candidly about her experience. Indeed, to understand Larionov’s story you…
Meet Deirdre Skiles • Founder, Detroit Rose
DETROIT – Trust your gut. Listen to your heart. Follow your intuition. Deirdre Skiles did all those things, which led her to start Detroit Rose. Her company creates and sells…
Meet Michele Oberholtzer • Community Advocate, State Rep. candidate
HAMTRAMCK — 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…
Lady of the House
CORKTOWN, DETROIT – Ryan Gosling might reel you in, but the food will make you stay. Detroit’s historic Corktown neighborhood welcomed a new member last fall. She goes by the…
Meet Dana Frost • The Forced Joy Project
RIVERTOWN, DETROIT – 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…
Explore the Z Garage
DOWNTOWN DETROIT – Let’s face it. A trip to a parking garage isn’t on the list of must-visit places in one’s lifetime. But, hear us out. It’s been referred to…
