Fixins Soul Kitchen opens new Detroit restaurant in Paradise Valley district

"(They're) going to be cooking my grandma's recipes from scratch and they’re from the deep South," said owner Kevin Johnson. "We’re not perpetrating, we're bringing it to Detroit in a real way."

Grosse Pointe teen honored by Detroit Lions for saving woman who drove into water

The jersey John Agnello wore to meet Amon-Ra St. Brown is the very one he just happened to be wearing when he saved an elderly woman from drowning in her vehicle in St. Clair Shores last month.

Rare 1928 Ford Trimotor in Michigan for Festival of Flight

The Ford Trimotor is a three-engine transport aircraft produced by Ford Motor Co. from 1925 to 1933. Only 199 were made.

Nonprofit's 'Shoot cameras not guns' program opens minds, changes culture

Calvin Colbert is the executive director of Detroit Impact. For more than 30 years, they've been working with young people, fighting back against gun violence and a culture that glorifies it.

Malcolm X's childhood Inkster house gets $80K from state to finish rehab

The house on Williams Street is where the famous Civil Rights leader Malcolm X once lived and restoring it has been a lot of work - but help is on the way.

Idlewild, the 'Black Eden' of northern Michigan, begins paving its comeback

Once a haven for minorities, Idlewild was the only resort town open to African Americans in the early and mid-1900s. The sleepy town is hoping to make a comeback.

Detroit tranquility garden provides place for holistic wellness, community empowerment

“The garden is really symbolic," said Dexter Sullivan. "Anything in life that’s thriving has to be tended to. That garden gives us the human dynamic to connect with the earth, connect with the soil."

Veterans, homeless given food, toiletries on Fourth of July

Feeding the Veterans and the Homeless, a charity founded by Michael C. Jones, did just that on the Fourth of July, donating food and toiletries to more than 300 of those in need.

Star adaptive golfer from Rochester Hills on brink of competing for national title

He paralyzed from the waste down after a car accident 18 years ago. He was a gifted athlete before the crash, and is determined not to let his disability get in the way of living a full life.

Macomb County court opens first staffed self-help center

The 16th District Court in Mount Clemens recently opened a staffed self-help center, the first of its kind in Macomb County.

'Flip the Script' program transforms 26-year-old Detroit father's life

After years of living in foster care and being in-and-out of jail, Jamal Clemons finally has a place to call home – thanks to Goodwill of Greater Detroit’s Flip the Script program and Humble Design. Clemons has put in the work to ensure himself and his son a better future.

Oakland County man wins $446,000 in Michigan Lottery

An anonymous 43-year-old player from Oakland County won nearly a half million dollars from a last second lottery ticket purchase in May.

Ferndale man receives first beating-heart transplant in Michigan

On his 58th birthday, Ken Miller of Ferndale was given the news that he would be undergoing the first-ever beating-heart transplant in Michigan.

Dearborn's Friends for Animals 'Pawchella' adoption festival has music, games this weekend

They are also asking for donations - because this fundraiser helps with all of the services this shelter provides for all the strays in the city - so many, that they're over capacity.