Tag: Community
Boutique clothing charity celebrates $40K gift ahead of summer fashion show
TenThirtyFive Grey-Bruce helps at-risk women and youth rebuild confidence through $150 shopping trips at its boutique thrift store in Hepworth.
How Downriver Detroit’s working communities fought for their region’s environment
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
Downriver Detroit developed during the 20th century as an industrial region, but it was never just an industrial space. Alongside factories and working-class neighborhoods, there were wetlands, waterfront areas, nature preserves, farms and residential communities with different types of environments that shaped the region. This relationship lies at the heart of Lisa Fine’s new book, “Downriver Detroit: The Working Class, the Environment and the Bonds of Place.”
Cinergy Mobile Power Debuts Smart, Clean Mobile Energy Solutions for South Africa’s Film and Live Events Industries
Battery prices have fallen significantly over the past 15 years, making battery electric vehicles more competitive. Maarten Vinkhuyzen wrote that he still expects that battery prices will drop even further, by 70% in the next five years. This will have an effect on the retail prices the carmakers set to … [continued]
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Pedestrians take over downtown Owen Sound for Hottest Street Sale
The lemonade vendors were kept busy on a steamy Saturday during the Hottest Street Sale in Owen Sound. The city’s open-air vendor market took place along 2nd Avenue between 7th Street East and 11th Street East in the River District. Vendors lined the streets, and hundreds of people strolled down Owen Sound’s main street, which […]
Ford’s New EV Needs A Name…What Will It Be?
Ford has yet to name its much-anticipated 100% electric mid-sized pickup truck for the US market, but the company’s hybrid EV activity in Europe could provide a clue.
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