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Detroit Students Receive Free Bike, Books For School Achievement
DETROIT—This month, 530 students from Detroit Public Schools, the Education Achievement Authority and the Pontiac School District will receive a new bicycle, helmet and three ... -
5 Ways Commuting Ruins Your Life
Hours spent driving can wreck finances, health, and marriage. Gas prices have risen 16 cents per gallon this month, according to GasBuddy.com, a site and ... -
Midtown Bike Patrol Fighting Crime
If you happen to see groups of bright, safety-vest-wearing cyclists riding about Midtown, they’re not just out there for their health. -
Cut The Winter Blues By 'Networking Out'
DETROIT—I am determined to beat the winter blues and the best way I know how is through good, old-fashioned exercise. This can be tricky here, ... -
Transportation inequity Part II
DETROIT—This is a continuation of last week’s piece on transportation inequity with excerpts from an interview with two Marygrove College Social Justice Program colleagues: Dr. ... -
Canadian-born entrepreneur building bicycles in Detroit
One entrepreneur in the city of Detroit, among countless, really understands the need for weaning ourselves off the reliance of fossil fuels and mega-corps for ... -
Bike Doc: An Endangered Species
Hazel Park, Mich. — Surrounded by tools and vintage bicycles, Continental Bike Shop has a welcoming feel. Randy Martin, the shop’s owner since 1996, greets ... -
Districts that ban bicycling to school: A sign of the times
Sarasota Springs, NY -- According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, only 13 percent of all children walked or biked to school in 2009. In ... -
Shout for Freedom
Day of the Dead art exhibit to benefit refugees, asylum seekers in SW Detroit -
R&B Singer Kem to give back to homeless
DETROIT — R&B singer and star KEM, who in his 20s spent time on Detroit's streets, is giving back to the city's homeless with a ...
