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Beyond ‘ruin porn’ Cities 2010 |  by:  Susan Olasky  DETROIT—It’s a challenge to tell stories about people in this city who see its problems and are working hard to be part of its rebirth.READ MORE
 
Curing Detroit’s Obesity Crisis: Oasis in a Food Desert: By Cynthia Gordy
Marilyn Martin knew things were bad when a typical dinner for kids in her neighborhood consisted of chips, a honey bun and soda. With no full-service supermarkets in Central Detroit… READ MORE

In One Home, a Mighty City’s Rise and Fall Price of Typical
Detroit House: $7,100, By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS
DETROIT — On a grassy lot on a quiet block on a graceful boulevard stands the answer to a perplexing question: Why does the typical house in Detroit sell for $7,100? READ MORE

Seeds of Change: How 3 Moms Provide Produce to Needy Families,
By Shelley Levitt
When Lisa was a teen, she volunteered in Detroit’s ailing inner city—and that’s where she and her husband, Dan, decided to live when they got married. “We believe the best way to help is to find out firsthand what’s needed,” she explains…READ MORE

Offering a healthy choice: By Peter Alexander, NBC News correspondent
Central Detroit is the type of neighborhood too often in the headlines for the wrong reasons — crime, drugs and poverty. READ MORE

Bringing Fresh Food to Areas that Get None By: CBS | News (CBS) Apples and oranges, peaches and green vegetable: they may be ordinary items in most of America, but in some poor inner cities they’re hard to find – and sorely missed. READ MORE or WATCH VIDEO

One Solution to Health Care – Healthy Food Where It’s Needed By: Dean Reynolds | Small pilot program in Detroit that directly attacks one of the problems that makes health insurance so expensive for all of us…READ MORE

Detroit Truck Responds To City’s Food Desert Crisis: “Peaches & Greens” was born to help residents access good produce right where they live. Host Michel Martin speaks with , executive director of Peaches & Greens, and Marvin Jenkins, a truck driver for Peaches & GreensLISTEN TO INTERVIEW

Mission Accomplished:By Lisa Rose | ’s Peaches and Greens Organization offers healthy food to underserved Detroit neighborhoods. Where are the peaches? That’s what many Detroit residents asked before founded Peaches & Greens, an organization that places mini-produce stations throughout the city. READ MORE

BOSTON-EDISON HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD COMING BACK:Aggressive public-private effort to save, sell vacant homes underway.DETROIT, MI – A native Detroiter who’d long since shunned suburban living, Erica Hill had already established that when she finally invested in home ownership, it would be in Detroit’s historic Boston-Edison neighborhood. READ MORE