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Community Feast Focuses on Sustainability 1200 800 sccadmin

Community Feast Focuses on Sustainability

The importance of eliminating food-related waste was the theme during Southfield’s “Community Feast” hosted by Make Food Not Waste. The free educational event, held April 13th at the Southfield Pavilion,…

Mid-Century Modern Architecture Bus Tour – June 9 1200 800 sccadmin

Mid-Century Modern Architecture Bus Tour – June 9

Mid-century modern enthusiasts are invited to join us June 9th as we tour homes, neighborhoods, commercial buildings and religious institutions throughout the Southfield City Centre and citywide. The 2.5-hour tour…

Southfield Gets Top Recognition 1200 800 sccadmin

Southfield Gets Top Recognition

When the City of Southfield earned the title, “Top City in the U.S. for Black Women to Flourish Financially,” for the second year by MoneyGeek.com, Sherry Swift and Tina Catron…

RESTART Program a Win-Win-Win for Retirees, Businesses and Students 1200 800 sccadmin

RESTART Program a Win-Win-Win for Retirees, Businesses and Students

Southfield’s Lawrence Technology University (LTU) is home to a Michigan program that offers complimentary waste reduction and sustainability expertise to companies interested in pursuing a lower carbon footprint. Known as…

City Centre Event Recap 1200 800 sccadmin

City Centre Event Recap

Warm Winter Fest 2024 Adults and children enjoyed a warmer-than-normal Winter Fest Sunday, March 3, at the Southfield Sports Arena. With temperatures hovering near 60 degrees, the event drew a…

Gearing Up for Spring 1200 800 sccadmin

Gearing Up for Spring

With spring in the air and warm weather on the horizon, now’s the perfect time to look in to the many outdoor activities Southfield City Centre has to offer. Whether…

Southfield-Based Marelli Shines at CES 2024 1200 800 sccadmin

Southfield-Based Marelli Shines at CES 2024

When German automaker BMW requested a distinctive rear taillight for an upcoming model, Marelli — a leading mobility technology supplier to the automotive sector — rose to the occasion. As…

Pollinator-Friendly Demonstration Garden 1200 800 sccadmin

Pollinator-Friendly Demonstration Garden

In July 2022, the Monarch butterfly was put on the endangered species list by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. But now, thanks to efforts by concerned communities…

Spotlight on Solar-Powered Lighting 1200 800 sccadmin

Spotlight on Solar-Powered Lighting

Those walking the Southfield City Centre Trail near Red Pole Park in the evenings are finding things a little brighter, the result of a new solar-powered, motion-activated lighting system recently…

LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Awarded $150,000 SBA Grant with Partners in the UP 1200 800 sccadmin

LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Awarded $150,000 SBA Grant with Partners in the UP

The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has won a $150,000 Stage Two Growth Accelerator Fund grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Investment and Innovation. Centrepolis was…

Landscape Design Camp Woos Students to Profession 1200 800 sccadmin

Landscape Design Camp Woos Students to Profession

Nine students from Southeast Michigan, Chicago and Brooklyn, New York, registered for “Placemaking through Landscape Design” a week-long summer camp organized by Lawrence Technological University, the Michigan Chapter of the…

Southfield Is Participating in Pilot Program for New Solar-Powered Lighting 1200 800 sccadmin

Southfield Is Participating in Pilot Program for New Solar-Powered Lighting

Southfield is one of 12 locations across the state chosen to test a new solar-powered lighting system developed by APT Solar Solutions, an Ann Arbor-based start-up company. A 400-foot stretch…