Brighton Coffee House and Theater Opens
January 31, 2019Brighton Coffee House and Theater received a warm welcome from the community when it opened its doors recently, buzzing with business from early morning until late evening. More than a coffee house, they offer baked goods, sandwiches, and salads as well as an array of coffees, espresso drinks, and teas. Brighton Coffee House and Theater,
Go Play Outside
December 31, 2018Could a lack of playtime, particularly outdoors in nature, be detrimental to children’s well being?
The Fuller Cut Barbershop Literacy Program: A Lesson in Community Education
May 31, 2018The Fuller Cut Barbershop is deep local. This section of Ecorse Street in Ypsilanti doesn’t have a sign, so if you could miss it. But lack of signage doesn’t impact this thriving family-owned business. The waiting room is full of customers, many of them black boys, patiently awaiting their frohawks and high skin fades with curly tops. Reading is a trend among this clientele, thanks to Alex Fuller.
Pediatric nurse and single mom, Elisha Talley, creates her own success story
April 30, 2018Elisha Talley is more comfortable with impermanence than the average person. She knows that life can change directions or come screeching to a halt, at any time. That stoutness of heart is part of what makes her uniquely qualified for two of the hardest jobs on Earth: single mom and pediatric nurse in the Congenital Heart Center at the C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
