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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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Wearable Art for a Good Cause
“Take your goal and make it big and uncomfortable. But act like that’s exactly what’s going to happen.” That’s advice from Kate Lind, 32, co-founder of Pincause. Lind and her partner, Nate…
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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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Planting New Life into Abandoned Home
New life will be breathe into an abandoned Detroit home this fall. Lisa Waud, 37, owner of Pot & Box, a floral design company with locations in Ann Arbor and Hamtramck, is the creator of…
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Mastering Your Own Lifestyle
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 candles, as well as skin…
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She’s a CEO and 11-Years-Old
At 11-years-old, Asia Newson has been running her business for more than half her life. She makes and sells candles under her company, Super Business Girl. Part of her mission is to inspire…
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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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Human Connection With Strangers
“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…
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Entrepreneur Trades Brooklyn For Detroit
Meghan Navoy, 23, quit her job in the fast fashion industry in Brooklyn and moved to Detroit in August looking for opportunity. She’s aiming to grow her small business, A Wool Story, in the…
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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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