Tell us about your company and what you do.
Mans Lumber & Millwork is a home improvement and building company. To clear any assumptions though, Mans is not Home Depot. They’re quite different. And also, the name “Mans Lumber” is not a proclamation that lumber is manly. Mans Lumber has been a family owned and operated […]
Mary Ann’s Detroit Video Montage
As part of the service and sustainability committee, I get to help organize some of the volunteer events that we
do for Challenge Detroit. The giving aspect of Challenge Detroit is important to me, because it’s crucial to become integrated into Detroit. Furthermore, in a society (and city) that breeds unequal opportunity and living standards giving back […]
Detroit keeps it real. There’s no covering up the unrelenting miles of blight or trying to hide behind a political farce. It’s all out in the open whether it’s intentional or not. On the bright side, real breeds real. Detroit is filled with real people, real problems, real solutions, real heroes, real art, and real food. […]
The holiday season has a way of stripping away all the noise and showing us what we have to be grateful for. It’s a time for giving. That is why this holiday season I organized the Adopt a Family for Challenge Detroit. With gracious support from the fellows, I bought gifts for two families, three children […]
Why I love living in Detroit (10 really great reasons)
1. I can genuinely say that my city hustles harder than yours.
2. Eastern Market. It’s the best farmers market in America. Hands down. The market has 5 large sheds and is surrounded by awesome local shops like Russell Street Deli (the best breakfast diner), Supino’s (the best […]
If I were to suggest just one place to take a Detroit skeptic, it would be the Detroit Institute of Art. The architectural and cultural gem in Detroit symbolizes the importance of honoring history and culture. Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, I view cultural institutions like the DIA as anchors for the city. […]
There’s a joyful view in my backyard, a colorful mural that reads “WAKE UP START DREAMING”. This kind of street art is more than a cool backdrop for Instagram photos. It’s more than a trend. It’s more than a trade-off for the inconvenient potholes in my backyard alley way. Part of a series by MANTRACITY, […]
