“Child-care centers improvised during the pandemic, scrambling to stay open with razor-thin budgets and little government guidance. How long will the short-term solutions last?” // New York Times, online.
“Fentanyl deaths are soaring in Texas, and officials aren’t taking key steps to stop them” // Houston Chronicle
Abigail LeTournau (holding her daughter Eliyanna) sits with her little sister, Adreana Zavala and the senior portrait of Austin LeTournau (their older brother) who died at the tragically young age of 21 from an accidental overdose caused by a fentanyl-laced Xanax.
Rebecca LeTournau, Austin’s Mother
A beaded bracelet Rebecca wears everyday made with the flowers from Austin’s funeral.
“Finding faith in trauma: Oxford student sees God's promise shine through darkness”. For Oxford High School senior LeeAnn Johnson, 17, the tragedy of Nov. 30, 2021, became an occasion to share her faith in God with others. In the months since the school shooting, Johnson says she’s seen the Holy Spirit working in the public high school, where she says prayer is becoming “a normal thing” for students looking for a mental, spiritual and emotional refuge // Detroit Catholic
“Once a state hotspot, Detroit has one of the lowest rates of coronavirus in Michigan” // Bridge Detroit
“Local chefs and urban farmers recently took center stage for the Detroit Dream Café pop-up during the Allied Media Conference.” // Edible Brooklyn, online & in print
“Aaron Wilkerson, 34, fueled up on faith and perseverance to take on the Detroit Free Press/ Chemical Bank marathon, finishing the Sunday, Oct. 21, race in about six hours.” // Detroit Catholic
“Photos: Scenes from Hotter than July” // Model D
“Door by door, two by two, volunteers from Detroit’s St. Augustine and St. Monica Parish are marching through their neighborhood streets proclaiming the Gospel to each home — and sometimes even gas stations and liquor stores.” // Detroit Catholic
“These North End shops are turning a John R block into a retail destination” // Model D
Urban Consulate, James Beard Panel // Foodlab Detroit
“Barbara Williams sits among the clothes and personal items that are donated, sorted and delivered by hundreds of volunteers with the Catholic Community Response Team in Pontiac // Detroit Catholic
“Home to an often-unsung network of women and non-binary leaders, the city was a backdrop for a recent dinner series that put them in the spotlight”. // Brittany Hutson for Civil Eats.
“St. Charles Lwanga parishioners take to the streets of northwest Detroit to share the Gospel with bystanders, commuters” // Detroit Catholic