Joe currently works in business development and has had a passion for painting ever since he was 10 years old. At first, he pursued a career in painting but had a tough time making a ...

When Melanie first started mortuary school, she loved it right away. At her first embalming class, she thought to herself, “I can do this.” Most of what Melanie does is behind the scenes. This would ...

Paddy is the proud owner of the Schvitz in Detroit, which is an old-world Eastern European-style bathhouse. The Meltzer family took control of the building in late 1920’s. They were affiliated with the infamous Purple ...

Paula Guthat is the co-founder of Cinema Detroit, which is the only truly independent movie theater in the Metro Detroit area. Paula has had a dream of owning a movie theater since she was 16 ...

Paula Guthat is the co-founder of Cinema Detroit, which is the only truly independent movie theater in the Metro Detroit area. Paula has had a dream of owning a movie theater since she was 16 ...

Martha Pease has been doing knitting, crocheting, and handwork most of her life at 91 years old. She knits and crochets for the Neighborhood Club group has been going for many years. The group makes ...

Brad Petrinec is the founder of Murder City Facial Hair Crew and the Circus of Whiskers. He founded these groups because as a recovering heroin addict, one of the steps is to give back and ...

Henry Birdseye is a synthesizer obsessive and he enjoys making sounds. There are a lot of approaches to electronic music. There are different synthesizers, keyboards, or you can do it all on a computer. Henry ...

Scott Gelaski is a retired police detective who wanted to provide students with the ability to make awesome independent films. He founded Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium which recruits students from Downriver Detroit area schools. ...

Heather Merritt worked as a therapist for substance abusing offenders in jail. When she would get home at night, her artwork became her own therapy. She has been creating zipper art for 9 years and ...