To some, retirement is a chance to rest; but to former therapist Patty McCracken, 78, retirement is an opportunity to be more active and supportive in the community. “I’m a true believer in giving back,” she said. Her generous and energetic spirit inspired a 53-year-long career as a therapist and motivated her to get involved in volunteering around the Grosse Pointes. “From the time I was very, very young, I knew I wanted to be in a helping profession and… I’m still in a help

Everyday is like an adventure according to 87-year-old Grosse Pointe Woods resident Robert (Bob) Broderson. “The saying is: people retire and they die young. So many people spend their whole life working and have a hard time quitting and a lot of people can’t,” said Broderson, who’s been semi-retired for 23 years. For that reason, the former salesman stays busy. For years he’s appeared around the city: at the Farm’s park as a gate guard, as a kitchen hand at The Helm and St.V

As a child, Hannah Ayrault was blessed with the gift of music. “I’ve been singing since I could remember,” the 24-year-old, Grosse Pointe native said. “We got a piano and I was really young — maybe three years old — and I started going up to it and playing little songs by ear. “Once my mom and dad heard it, they kind of got me into piano lessons ... And that’s where it started. “I started writing my own songs when I was about 12 and then I played the guitar, learned how to co

“It’s just part of who I am. I believe in giving and giving without expectation,” hip-hop artist and producer David 'Lyricist' Young said.

By Monica Sabella, Horticulturist, Journalist The art of foraging has existed since the stone age, traveling through the centuries from the shelves of so-called witches and the pots of medicine men. Although, transcended by modern medicine, a movement has emerged to return to the old ways. One social media influencer stood out from the rest when New York gave her center stage for creating a safe space for minorities to explore wildcrafting. Dressed in frilly attire and makeu

Street art is the living breathing spirit of the city, but have you ever wanted to carry that artwork with you?

“I always strive for authenticity,” said Marco Mancinelli. “No composing or ‘setting up’ in portraits."