Short Story Sign here Long Story In my short time in Detroit, I have become aware of a problem that Detroiters unfortunately have to take for granted: scrap metal theft. Catalytic convertors, air conditioners, and piping are stolen daily. This causes residents’ homeowners’ insurance to go up and much bigger problems if they cannot afford […]
I absolutely LOVE food! I love cooking it, eating it, mixing it, and etcetera, so this cooking class was right up my alley! Today was the first day of Friends of Parkside’s “Cooking Matters for Adults” class. Gleaners Community Food Bank offers about 7 different cooking classes, each focuses on a different dynamic. Cooking Matters
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So this week is only half over (not even?) but tonight was too much fun not to share! Wednesdays are Jazz & Stage at Grand Circus Park and I went tonight as part of my work. It was a spectacular experience! The music was fantastic, the park is gorgeous and provides a beautiful perspective of
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Looking back over a few of my work plans, I couldn’t help but shake my head. I noticed that some of the same action action steps appeared for each week because I had still yet to complete them. I am realizing that my perception of time is skewed; 8 hours a day sounds like a
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GRDC has been trying to get the special assessment district ordinance passed for the past two years. They first had to lobby the Michigan state legislature to authorize the city of Detroit to pass such an ordinance. This leg of the campaign was relatively painless, and Governor Snyder signed the amended legislation in 2011. Ever
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On Wednesday I was able to cross paths with Jasmyne at her Health Fair. Congrats to Jasmyne for putting together an awesome Health Fair for Friends of Parkside!!! It was super well organized and run! I was at the health fair to raise awareness of our Good Food Good Jobs campaign- which is currently stuck
I know I’ve mentioned before about the church I work in. I occupy a tiny, windowless back office, and I used to often spend my days there never seeing another soul. Well, I see a lot of people now. Small people. Genesis Lutheran Church began its summer program last week, so now, instead of the
Working to the endless chorus of childrens’ laughter. Read More »
Last Wednesday and/or Thursday, between the hours of 17:00 and 8:30, my bicycle was stolen off of the rack outside of the entrance to Atchison Hall Raleigh Avenir Aka David’s Baby December 25th, 2010 – July 18th, 2013 Boloved Mode of Transit, Recreation, Horror of Pedestrians and Savior of the Environment. She/He/It saw many leagues
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With three-ish weeks left, I’m starting to feel the pinch. Now, not only do I need to finish my project, but I need to prepare for the symposium as well. So between designing the survey tools, trying to analyze the data, starting on the report, starting on the poster, and trying to do so with
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Hello all, So just when I thought I was finished with my project, my supervisor said “Hey can you do this for english too!” I have already reduced the states content curriculum requirements for science and social studies, grades 2-8 into something I writer can easily access and base lesson plans off of. Now she
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