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What Seeds to Plant Where: February
One of my tomato seeds has already sprouted The other morning I woke up to a full-on blizzard. Just when you think spring is right around the corner, you’re outside using the snow blower. So I sadly...
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Challenge Detroit: Bringing Youth and Leadership to Detroit
Ever notice that a lot of your peers are making the dash to other cities and you just wish there was some sort of incentive that could keep them here to experience the beauty that Detroit and the...
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Black Entrepreneurs Demonstrating Modern Black History
February holds more eclectic holidays, events, and noteworthy happenings than any other month on the calendar. Presidents, Valentine’s, and Groundhog Day all reside in February, as well as Mardi Gras,...
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5 Green Apps for Your On-the-Go Lifestyle
Living a more earth-friendly lifestyle can take a lot of time and research. I know not everyone has a couple of hours in their day and may want some quick easy references. Thank goodness for the...
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Opportunity Detroit: The Motor City is a Great Place to Be
Change takes time, but Detroit’s looking better every day. With new businesses popping up like dandelions and Detroiters coming together to help each other out, we can’t think of any place we’d rather...
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This Week in Financial Blunders: Squatters, Football and Job Cuts
After an economy-focused State of the Union address and talks for a possible fair-trade deal between the United States and European Union, things are looking pretty bright on the financial forecast,...
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8 Ways to Green Your Workday
I’ve talked a lot about how to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle at home, but I’ve totally spaced on another place most of us spend a lot of time – the office. Making a few simple changes can easily...
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This Week in Financial Blunders: Ketchup, Yen, and an Unlucky Lottery
It ain’t easy being financially responsible. Just last week I told myself I was not going to eat out for the next seven days, and two days in I had spontaneously bought and eaten Taco Bell before I...
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The Benefits of the New M-1 Rail
If you’re like me you are constantly grilled to every RSS feed, every blog post and every news article regarding the M-1 Rail. For the last few years I have been eagerly anticipating the sight of...
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Putting the Soul in Fathead
There’s a lot of work that goes into filming a commercial, or anything for that matter. There’s all the planning that goes into pre-production: script writing, scouting for shooting locations, casting,...
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Rodriguez and Searching for Sugarman – a Motor City Musician’s Oscar-Winning...
Imagine achieving rockstar status and being completely unaware of your fame. In today’s Google-crazed world this would seem unheard of. However, this unlikely situation was not only the reality for a...
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Opportunity Detroit: Cherishing New Businesses, and Old Ones Too!
Did you miss us, Detroit? Well, your favorite radio show, Opportunity Detroit, is finally back after a week-long break and we’re bringing even more good news. From Detroit’s newest businesses to...
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This Week in Financial Blunders: Coal, Beers, and Coke
Not to sound like a downer, but the end of February is the hardest part of the year to get through. It’s at that tail end of winter, cabin fever is in full effect, and your body desperately craves any...
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The Rise of Michigan Microbreweries
When I first began to responsibly enjoy alcohol, I was eager to try every different type of wine, liquor and beer I could find. Okay, that makes me sound like a raging alcoholic; what I mean to say is...
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Sick of Brown Rice? Try These 3 (Healthy!) Whole Grains Instead
If you’re like me, you’ve finally accepted that it’s time to step away from the overly cheesy pasta dishes and greasy main courses – swimsuit season is fast approaching! You’ve loaded up the fridge...
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The Detroit St. Patrick’s Day Parade Celebrates Both the Past and Present
On Sunday, March 10, the historic neighborhood of Corktown will be full of green-clad individuals when the 55th annual Detroit St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes to the streets. The Parade This year’s...
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5 Wine Cork Crafts Even YOU Can Do
As I’ve mentioned in about 50 other posts, I’m not the craftiest of the bunch. In art class, I was the kid in the corner who was afraid to get dirty hands from the pottery clay. And finger painting?...
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Eco-Friendly Clothing: Where to Buy It
The other day, my boyfriend got a new belt in the mail, but it wasn’t woven or made of leather. It was made completely from recycled bicycle tires. Honestly, I wouldn’t have even known that either had...
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Is Daylight Savings Time Worth it?
I’m in the haze, the funk, the unshakeable drowsiness that follows you after daylight savings time. So far two Zing Blog writers, that will remain nameless, have arrived late from oversleeping. I, too,...
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Opportunity Detroit: Work, Live, Play and Get FREE Art in the D
Happy St Paddy’s Day Detroit! We hope you got a chance to experience the Detroit St Patrick’s Day Parade, but if you missed out, there will be lots of fun events this weekend all around the metro...
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