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KUDOS - The Green Company

The Green Company, an eco-friendly, fully bonded and insured service provider located in Midtown Detroit, offering both commercial and residential cleanings organically, has been rated as Detroit's number-one cleaning company online.

The Green Company works only with local vendors. Solutions, recycled goods and supplies come from vendors located in the Metro Detroit area. They understand that Detroit’s success will be based on responsibility and accountability. The Green Company supports a blossoming local economic ecosystem resulting from companies re-investing in the city.

They offer award-winning landscape services in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, including weekly lawn maintenance, landscape design and installation, snow and ice management, tree trimming, organic fertilization and more.

Location: 7310 Woodward Ave., Detroit. For more information, call 313-769-3183, email [email protected] or visit  TheGreenCompanyInc.com.

Indoor Sale for the Antique Mall
Chelsea Antiques Mall is an Indoor Sale Event. This event will be a store wide sale of 25% off on items over $20 with 50% off on basement items, unless items are priced as firm. Read More »
Charlie King & Annie Patterson ICPJ Benefit Concert
Charlie King is a musical storyteller and political satirist who sings and writes passionately about the extraordinary lives of ordinary people, in the tradition of Woody Guthrie Read More »
Ann Arbor Edition - October 2022
Welcome to our October 2022 Issue. Printed copy now available at your local stands. Read More »
Detroit / Wayne Edition - October 2022
Welcome to our October 2022 Issue. Printed copy now available at your local stands. Read More »
Traverse City Edition - October 2022
Welcome to our October 2022 Issue. Printed copy now available at your local stands. Read More »
Thermography Detects Breast Cancer Sooner than X-Rays
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Dr. Malcolm Sickels, owner of Ann Arbor Thermography, urges women to schedule a thermography appointment. Read More »
Chiropractic Assists with Childbirth Issues
Velocity Chiropractic, the office of Dr. Mark Sicheneder, offers prenatal chiropractic and post-pregnancy chiropractic. Read More »
U-Pick Pumpkins at Slow Farm
Slow Farm is a woman-owned biodiverse and U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified organic U-Pick farm and farmstand three miles north of Ann Arbor, providing heirloom produce Read More »
Mold Can Strike in Any Season
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Learn All About Cheese from the Experts
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Online Cooking Classes from Fustini’s
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Outdoor Kirtan at Island Park
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Fantastic Fun for Friends of Fiber
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Two Decades of CancerActivism
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Special Art Sale in Lansing
Health Matters of Lansing is hosting a two-day fine art sale from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., November 12 and 13, at the Craig Mitchell Smith Glass Gallery. Read More »
Sharing the Land's Bounty
Tantré Farm will be conducting their extended fall CSA (community-supported agriculture) starting the week of October 2 through the week of October 23. Read More »
Celebrate Thanksgiving with Pure Pastures
Pure Pastures is accepting orders of pasture-raised, grass-fed meat from family farms in Michigan and a full line of organic groceries, eggs, dairy, honey and more for Thanksgiving. Read More »
Chiropractic Can Help with Anger Issues
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Special Women’s Breast Cancer Summit
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DROUGHT Juice Gains National Distribution
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25 Years of Breast Cancer Walks
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Bioneers Conference Includes Tours and Activities
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Book Signing with Tom Daldin
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KUDOS - The Green Company
The Green Company, an eco-friendly, fully bonded and insured service provider located in Midtown Detroit, offering both commercial and residential cleanings organically Read More »
Environmental Study Recruiting Subjects
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A Tidy Home is a Happy Home Autumn
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Urban Oasis Salt Spa Adds Infrared Sauna
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Crown Royal is the King of Stoves
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Learn Holy Fire Reiki at Higher Self Bookstore
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Benjamin Twiggs Cherry Products Gives Back
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Fall Delights at Crepes and Co.
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Gallagher’s Farm Market Celebrates Autumn
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Mental Health Coaching to Achieve Balance
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Healthy Bowls for All
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Fashion Updates from Yana Dee
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