Always Brewing Detroit
KIVA SOUP Winner – January 2013
Always Brewing Detroit is a coffee shop in Grandmont-Rosedale, but it is so much more than that as well. Amanda Brewington sought to create […]
Maggie Lee’s Community Center
Livernois Corridor SOUP Winner – June 2013
When Gaston Nash moved to the Livernois area back in 2011, he had no idea there was a community center right there in […]
Food Field
CAMP Ponyride SOUP Winner – August 2012
Created in 2011, Food Field is an urban farm occupying four acres in the BostonEdison neighborhood of Detroit. Business partners Noah Link and […]
Princess Pamper Palace
Highland Park SOUP Winner – March 2013
Whether it’s an education in consulting and social work, teaching elementary school students, or in her current capacity as owner of the Princess […]
Rebel Nell
Citywide SOUP Winner – July 2013
Ponyride SOUP Winner – September 2013
Graffiti has become an iconic gem throughout the city for the past couple of years, bringing in artists from […]
D.A.N.C.E. Inc.
Brightmoor SOUP Winner – September 2013
Next Step SOUP Winner – May 2014
When Roslyn English isn’t handling cases for the Department of Human Services or coaching varsity cheerleading, you’ll probably […]
Lots of Love: Mobile Tool Share
Citywide SOUP Winner – April 2014
Blighted lots and abandoned homes, overgrown with unkept grass and vegetation are spread throughout the city of Detroit. Communities have a slew of eager […]
Good Tyme Writers’ Buffet
Hamtramck SOUP Winner – October 2014
The Good Tyme Writers’ Buffet embodies the industrious, inclusive, community-driven attitude which makes Hamtramck unique. Steve Hughes, one of the masterminds behind the Hamtramck […]
WNUC North End Radio
North End SOUP Winner – August 2014
Reverend Joan Ross has committed much of her life to giving the residents of the North End community a voice. She’s the director […]
The Empowerment Plan
Citywide SOUP Winner – November 2010
Climbing the stairs to the second floor of the Hernandez Bakery in Southwest Detroit, Veronika Scott had a nervous feeling. At the time, Scott […]
Bounce Back Detroit
Central Communities SOUP Winner – March 2014
Jeffery Jones is beaming at me. Positively beaming. It is rare that I see such a look of immediate and utter inclusion proffered […]
Shakespeare in Detroit
Citywide SOUP Winner – January 2014
Have you ever watched A Midsummer Night’s Dream while sitting in a lawn chair with the threat of a rainstorm looming overhead and classic […]
Burners Without Borders
Citywide SOUP Winner – December 2011
Each year, tens of thousands of people make a pilgrimage to northern Nevada’s Black Rock Desert and build a city from scratch. Then they […]
Sit On It Detroit
Citywide SOUP Winner – November 2013
Downtown SOUP Winner – November 2013
Waiting for the bus can be a drag, especially if they’re behind schedule, but what can be even more […]
Spaulding Court
Citywide SOUP Winner – November 2012
One great aspect about this city is the community engagement and the people that are involved with it on a daily basis. Day in […]
Kids’ Summer Adventure
East Jefferson SOUP Winner – June 2014
Each of the neighborhood SOUPs focus on the specific needs of that area. The East Jefferson SOUP is no different, as it […]
Detroit Food Academy
Citywide SOUP Winner – June 2012
Ponyride SOUP Winner – September 2013
The Detroit Food Academy (DFA) uses butternut squash and purple carrots to involve young people in weighty conversations […]
The Atonement Project
Ponyride SOUP Winner – September 2013
“Transformation is possible,” begins the website of author, activist, speaker, and mentor Shaka Senghor. The Atonement Project was started as a means […]
Fresh Corner Café
Citywide SOUP winner – October 2010
Noam Kimmelman has learned a lot in the four years since he founded Fresh Corner Café, a mission-driven fresh food delivery and […]