One Detroit Credit Union
One Detroit Credit Union celebrated its newly opened River Rouge branch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and Community Resource Fair, marking a significant investment in the community and the return of convenient, relationship-based financial services for residents and businesses. One Detroit Credit Union is a certified Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) and a member of the […]
Honey Haven Baking Co.
Bailey Knight is a lifelong baker and trailblazer for gluten-free baking in the Upper Peninsula. What started as a creative hobby since childhood quickly became something much more valuable with Bailey’s diagnosis of celiac disease. It wasn’t until 2023, however, when Bailey’s son was diagnosed with a dairy allergy, that she decided to switch to […]
Café Clark
Café Clark is an upcoming coffee shop located along Vernor Highway in Southwest Detroit, dedicated to enhancing neighborhood vibrancy through artisanal coffee, locally inspired food, and a welcoming, community-centered experience. As the first retail tenant at La Joya Gardens, Café Clark is led by longtime Southwest Detroit residents Melisa Hernandez and Eduardo Salas, who have […]
Little Liberia
Little Liberia is Michigan’s only dedicated Liberian restaurant, located in Detroit’s East English Village neighborhood along the East Warren corridor. Originally launched as a pop-up, the business has grown into a full-service brick-and-mortar restaurant introducing the city to Liberian and West African cuisine. Owned and led by Chef Ameneh Marhaba, Little Liberia is one of […]
Alverson’s Little Forks
Spencer Alverson learned to fish on the rivers around Midland—wading into the Titabawassee and Chippewa as a kid, casting lines where curiosity mattered more than technique. Years later, those same rivers pulled him downtown to Little Forks Outfitters, a fly-fishing shop just a block from their confluence. At first, he came for the camaraderie: the […]
Trust
If you trace Trimell Hawkins’ path to this moment, it reads less like a résumé and more like a carefully composed menu—each step deliberate, each experience building toward something bigger. That vision comes to life with the opening of Trust, his long-awaited dream restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids. Born in Chicago and shaped by his […]
Fresh Coast Inspections
As Scott Kiaunis built a career in construction and building inspection, he kept noticing something important—every time he stepped into a compromised building, he stepped into a much bigger story. As a Municipal Dangerous Buildings Inspector, his work regularly brought him into contact with community and neighborhood services, the Red Cross, Child Protective Services, and […]
Dos Locals
Dos Locals is a proudly woman-owned, tribally owned food truck created by a citizen of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Maritza Fuerte Lopez and her husband Joel Lopez. Their story began with a vision born out of resilience, cultural pride, and the desire to build something meaningful for their family. After years […]
Mitts 2 Pits
Benny Young grew up cooking. He cooked at the church where his dad was the pastor and he cooked at home for his family of five brothers. Cooking was never an issue. But business? Business was kind of an issue. During Covid, Benny and Denise Young decided to learn how to run a business, and […]
Wormies
Luis Chen-Aguilera is turning Kent County’s food and yard waste into fertile soil, with the help of 166 million worms. He’s also changing hearts and minds about agriculture in the process. While Wormie’s specializes in vermicomposting, its roots are in sustainable and organic farming, with a priority on helping the planet. “Composting is basically recycling,” […]