12 Days of December Brought Too Many Strays into Dearborn Animal Shelter
The holidays are delivering mixed experiences at the Dearborn Animal Shelter this year. Following a successful cat and kitten adoption event at the beginning of the month, the subsequent 10 days brought in an overflow of homeless animals.More

Recycle Here is looking for creative ways to use the proceeds from Detroit’s recycled goods to benefit the community.
Contact Michael Finney, Chair of MEGA by Monday Dec. 12.
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) Wholesale Customer Outreach Public Education Work Group is continuing to monitor and share information about the performance of the wastewater and storm water infrastructure system tributary to the Detroit Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
WARM Training Center is excited to announce the first annual WARMing Detroit event on Saturday, December 17th, at the Mexican mercado. WARMing Detroit is an opportunity for low income families to receive handmade wooden toys for the holidays, energy education, and ign up for a free home energy visit that includes energy saving materials.
President Obama announced nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next 2 years. These investments will save billions in energy costs, promote energy independence, and, according to independent estimates, create tens of thousands of jobs in the hard-hit construction sector. The $4 billion investment announced today includes a $2 billion commitment, made through the issuance of a Presidential Memorandum, to energy upgrades of federal buildings using long term energy savings to pay for up-front costs, at no cost to taxpayers.
A Michigan company, “CycleSafe”, is now offering municipal discounts on their Michigan-made bicycle parking products to communities with either a Complete Streets resolution, Complete Streets ordinance, and/or a bike parking ordinance.
Do you really want to green your home? You can’t do it alone. Here’s how to get the sort of family buy-in you need to make it work.
Conducting routine business with the secretary of state just got easier with the launch of a new online, no wait service.
Phylicia Rashad, better known as “Claire Huxtable” from the long running TV hit series, The Cosby Show, will serve as host of the 16th Annual Urban Wheel Awards, January 8, 2012, at the Motor City Casino Hotel inside the Sound Board theatre, during the North American International Auto Show’s (NAIAS) press preview week.