Wow, I cannot believe Challenge Detroit is over. This past year has been a wonderfully transformative experience and I know that Challenge Detroit was the best choice I could have made for myself. I have grown personally and professionally, deepened my love and appreciation for the city, made many amazing friends, build a diverse network, […]
How often do you challenge your own beliefs? My mother always said, “everything you want is on the other side of fear.” I never realized the impact that had on my life until these past few years. Through the end of college I started to realize how frequently I challenge myself physically, emotionally, and mentally. […]
This past month I had a wonderful time volunteering at the Cody Rouge High School. The students planned an entire day of work for us and managed all of volunteers as we planted trees, built an outdoor stage, constructed a spiral garden and more. The students were excited and a joy to work with. I […]
Our fifth challenge is in partnership with the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy (DRFC), the custodians of the Detroit River Walk and the Dequindre Cut. Before our challenge started, I knew the River walk was a special place for me. I grew up sailing on the water and knew I would need to spend time near the […]
Have you ever wondered where construction materials come from? In Michigan, the mining of sand and gravel is essential to the successful completion of any development involving cement and asphalt. Streets, homes, parks – the sand and gravel harvested from our great state is in almost everything we see, but the process through which we […]
Dear Sandra,
I’m so happy I met you today. I like to say hello to everyone I pass on the street, but I do get nervous when someone approaches me. It can be scary as a young woman in a big city to be approached by a stranger, but it takes so much more courage to fight […]
Have you ever considered how close you could be to becoming homeless?…
Our third Challenge is with The Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS). COTS is a homeless shelter that has changed so many lives. Not only does this organization provide shelter, it provides a child care and learning center as well as access to invaluable resources […]
December 20th marked the end of Challenge Detroit’s second challenge: Multi-Modal Transportation. For this challenge we partnered with Jessica Soulliere, the editor and program director of Mode Shift: Move Together (wearemodeshift.org). Our design challenge with Mode Shift was divided into three parts all related to Mode Shift’s focus on biking and bikeability in the city […]
Ever notice how food brings people together?
Every year my family gets together for Thanksgiving. 28+ of us sit down together and share stories and laughter. But what is truly amazing is how far we all travel to be together; most of us live in Michigan & Colorado, others hail from Texas, Montana, New York, and […]
October
by: Robert Frost
“O hushed October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;
Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild,
Should waste them all.
The crows above the forest call;
Tomorrow they may form and go.
O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow.
Make the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts not averse to being beguiled,
Beguile us in […]