The Green Garage

05/22/2026

Jennifer Washington is committed to celebrating Detroit’s legacy as the birthplace of techno. What better time than Movement weekend to welcome her as the newest member of the Green Garage virtual office community?! 🎧🎛️🎹

Check out her film “God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines” this Friday night at Campus Martius! It’s being screened during a free pre-Movement event that includes speakers, guided movement, a mindfulness session, a DJ set, and more.

Tonight’s event is all part of the Electric Roots Film, Music and Arts Festival, a global celebration of Black electronic music, cinema, and culture, with in-person and online events taking place through June! Check out the link below for more—and happy Movement! ⚡️

https://electricrootsfilmfestival.org/

05/14/2026

Join us for community lunch this Friday, May 15 to hear a short talk by Diana Graham of Detroit Repair Cafe! 🛠️🪛🧰

They help keep broken household appliances and other items out of landfills by fixing them for free and teaching repair skills in the process. Join us from 12:00-1:00 at 4444 2nd Ave. to learn more and hear about their upcoming pop-up repair meetings! Light lunch courtesy of Seasons Market & Cafe.

05/13/2026

Is there anything better than when your friends show up bearing books?! Thanks to our dear friend Arthur Lone Bear Young from Seasons Market & Cafe for dropping by and gifting us a copy of the legendary Buildings of Detroit by W. Hawkins Ferry! 😍

It’s a perfect fit for the Green Garage library, which is focused on local culture and history as well as sustainability. Most of the books are available to members of our coworking community and visitors to borrow, though we think we’re going to reserve this baby for in-house use only…. 📖🏢

Thank you, Arthur! 🙏💚

05/08/2026

So proud of this grad! 🧑‍🎓 Congratulations to Andrina from our virtual office & operations team on earning her BA in Spanish and International Studies from Wayne State!

We’re so grateful to Andrina for her many ongoing contributions to our community, and to our friends at WSU for introducing us to her! We first met during a visit to her climate, environment, and media class two years ago and the rest, as they say, is history. Congrats to her, and to all the grads celebrating this milestone this season! 🙌👏📚

05/06/2026

Can’t believe spring is already half over! 🌱 We’re grateful for the abundance of new growth and connections this season has brought us so far, including:

1. Visit and building tour with the Sustainability Innovation Group at ROSSETTI🏢♻️

2. Conversation between Planet Detroit and journalism students at University of Michigan's Program in the Environment📰🌎

3. Trivia night happy hour for our businesses-in-residence with Maureen from Seasons Market & Cafe🍻❔

4. Sustainability bike tour with Warrior Sustainability🧑‍🎓🚴‍♂️

5. Community lunch visit by Jacob of Cher Ami Courier, a new bike courier service in Detroit! 🚲📦

Join us for lunch, learning, and community connections every first and third Friday at noon!

04/30/2026

Looking forward to seeing some of you for community lunch this Friday, May 1! Our speaker will be our old friend Ashley Atkinson of Keep Growing Detroit 🫜

She’ll speak about their work supporting local gardeners and farmers in Detroit and advocating for green land use strategies to cultivate a more sustainable, food sovereign city. 12:00-1:00 at 4444 2nd Ave, light lunch provided by Seasons Market & Cafe. All are welcome!

04/24/2026

What could be a better way to close out Earth Week than hearing about a recent clean air victory for Detroit? 🌎

Check out our latest blog post and listen to last week's community lunch talk by Nick Leonard, executive director of Great Lakes Environmental Law Center and longtime member of our coworking community.

He spoke about the recent federal court decision to hold DTE Energy liable for increased air pollution coming from their EES Coke Battery Zug Island plant—a case he's been working on since 2022. This is a HUGE win for the Southwest Detroit, Ecorse, and River Rouge communities. We are so proud of Nick and the work he has done to make our corner of the world a healthier place! 🙌⚖️

At April 17th’s Community Lunch, Nick Leonard spoke on winning a landmark $120 million judgment against DTE to protect the air quality of communities along the Detroit River.

04/22/2026

🌎 Happy Earth Day! In celebration of this global celebration of ecological awareness and action, our latest blog post looks at some of the design and operational principles that keep our historic Detroit coworking space operating at about 10% of the waste, water, and energy of a traditional office building.

How we keep our historic Detroit coworking space operating at about 10% of the waste, water, and energy of a traditional office building.

04/01/2026

Join us for community lunch this Friday, April 3! We’re looking forward to catching up over a light lunch from Seasons Market & Cafe and hearing a spring-themed talk by our friend Dave Roberts 🌱

Dave is the proprietor of Dave Roberts Landscapes and the longtime community garden manager for the North Cass Community Garden right here in the neighborhood! He’ll talk about sustainable and eco friendly urban gardening. Bring your garden questions and plans and join us! All are welcome. 12:00-1:00 at 4444 2nd Ave.

02/04/2026

Cheers to Motor City Brewing Works! 🍻 Our good friends and neighbors are pausing business operations at the end of this week after more than 30 years in the Cass Corridor 🫶

We’ve worked closely together for more than 18 of those years, most notably when we co-created the our shared green alley in 2009 with support from Midtown Detroit, Inc.✍️🪏🌱

During community lunch this Friday, Feb 6, we’ll be hosting MCBW founder John Linardos for a look back at their early days and at some of the work we’ve done together. Join us to help celebrate a true Cass Corridor institution. All are welcome! Lunch provided by MCBW 😋

12:00-1:00 at 4444 2nd Ave.