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CBS News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Bedrock's Decked Out Detroit bringing back summer activities
3 Center Line students charged in gun incident; chances for severe weather; and more top stories 3 Center Line students charged in gun incident; chances for severe weather; and more top stories 3 Center Line students charged in gun incident; chances for severe weather; and more top stories Bedrock's Decked Out Detroit is bringing back summer streetscapes downtown with free activities this month. Beginning on May 22, there will be a "Wheel of Fun" on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, featuring sidewalk games and other family-friendly events. On Thursdays, between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., people can enjoy music, pose for watercolor portraits, and build bouquets at a flower cart. Between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., there will be a free yoga session. Saturdays include DIY bracelet making from noon to 4 p.m., face painting, balloons, and temporary tattoos. On Sundays, arts and crafts, cornhole, and live sketches will be available between noon and 4 p.m. During that same time, rotating pop-up shops will be outside 1401 Woodward Ave. on Saturdays and Sundays. Beginning on June 19, 1413 Woodward Ave. will turn into a DIY workshop called "CREATE by Decked Out Detroit" that offers free instructor-led arts and crafts classes. Other things coming to Decked Out Detroit are art installations at 1401 Woodward Ave. and on the 1200 block of Woodward. In the 1500 block of Woodward, there will be a trumpet flowers installation and music with 27 interactive buttons. "Bedrock's Decked Out Detroit initiatives transform the everyday into unexpected, enriching experiences for both residents and visitors. Our goal is to create memorable moments that celebrate Detroit's culture and bring people together in the heart of the city," said Francesca Eid, vice president of experience at Bedrock, in a statement. Decked Out Detroit will be open from May 22 through Oct. 31
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Manila Emerges as a Global Wealth Hub: Nest Seekers International Capitalizes on Surge with Banyan Tree Manila Bay
With competitive tax incentives, investor-friendly residency programs, and a booming luxury market, the Philippines is drawing unprecedented global capital. MANILA, Philippines, May 07, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As economic volatility reshapes global real estate, the Philippines is quietly becoming a magnet for the world's wealthiest investors. Renowned for its natural beauty and cultural warmth, the country now shines for its compelling financial advantages: tax efficiency, accessible residency options, and a luxury real estate market that remains undervalued compared to global counterparts. In 2023, Manila led the world in luxury price growth with a 26.3% increase—outpacing cities like Dubai and the Bahamas (per Mansion Global). The momentum continued into 2024 with another 17.9% jump, placing it among the top global markets. Nest Seekers International, a premier luxury brokerage behind some of the world's most exclusive real estate transactions, is leading this transformation. Andy Regalado, Regional Director for Southeast Asia, is leading global marketing and sales for Banyan Tree Manila Bay, Manila's pinnacle luxury development. "We're seeing a migration of capital to the Philippines that mirrors Dubai's rise a decade ago," says Regalado. "Manila offers a rare blend: world-class properties, strong rental yields, a government that welcomes foreign investment, and a transparent legal system for investors." Why Wealth Is Flowing to the Philippines The Philippines' appeal starts with its tax efficiency. Under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act, corporate income tax for registered businesses is a competitive 20%, among the lowest in Asia. Foreign investors enjoy income tax holidays, exemptions from local taxes, and streamlined approvals through 19 Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) nationwide. As an English-speaking country with a transparent legal system, the Philippines offers a familiar and accessible environment for global investors navigating business or real estate opportunities. Residency programs further sweeten the deal. A $75,000 investment secures a Special Investor's Resident Visa (SIRV), offering indefinite stay, multiple-entry privileges, and a pathway to naturalization. "For global citizens, it's about where your money thrives," says Regalado. "The Philippines makes it seamless to establish financial roots, whether for business expansion or a new lifestyle hub." Luxury with Purpose Banyan Tree Manila Bay is at the heart of this wave of wealth, with its record-breaking sales underscoring Manila's rise as a global ultra-luxury hotspot. All penthouse units, each priced above ₱1 billion (approximately $17 million USD)—sold out in under six months from launch, setting a new benchmark for the Philippines' luxury real estate market. Developed under the prestigious Banyan Tree brand, part of the globally renowned Banyan Group, this ultra-luxury integrated development in the heart of Manila combines a world-class hotel, signature luxury residences, and high-end retail — offering a rare blend of elegance, lifestyle, and convenience. Beyond exquisite design, it offers exclusive wellness amenities, such as the world-renowned, multi-awarded Banyan Tree Spa, therapeutic onsen pools, and curated wellness programs. Aligned with Metro Manila's green transformation—where 61% of new builds are projected to be eco-certified by 2025—the project prioritizes sustainable, forward-thinking design.
Business Wire
07-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Manila Emerges as a Global Wealth Hub: Nest Seekers International Capitalizes on Surge with Banyan Tree Manila Bay
MANILA, Philippines--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As economic volatility reshapes global real estate, the Philippines is quietly becoming a magnet for the world's wealthiest investors. Renowned for its natural beauty and cultural warmth, the country now shines for its compelling financial advantages: tax efficiency, accessible residency options, and a luxury real estate market that remains undervalued compared to global counterparts. In 2023, Manila led the world in luxury price growth with a 26.3% increase—outpacing cities like Dubai and the Bahamas (per Mansion Global). The momentum continued into 2024 with another 17.9% jump, placing it among the top global markets. 'We're seeing a migration of capital to the Philippines that mirrors Dubai's rise a decade ago,' says Regalado. 'Manila offers a rare blend: world-class properties, strong rental yields, and a government that welcomes foreign investment." Share Nest Seekers International, a premier luxury brokerage behind some of the world's most exclusive real estate transactions, is leading this transformation. Andy Regalado, Regional Director for Southeast Asia, is leading global marketing and sales for Banyan Tree Manila Bay, Manila's pinnacle luxury development. 'We're seeing a migration of capital to the Philippines that mirrors Dubai's rise a decade ago,' says Regalado. 'Manila offers a rare blend: world-class properties, strong rental yields, a government that welcomes foreign investment, and a transparent legal system for investors.' Why Wealth Is Flowing to the Philippines The Philippines' appeal starts with its tax efficiency. Under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act, corporate income tax for registered businesses is a competitive 20%, among the lowest in Asia. Foreign investors enjoy income tax holidays, exemptions from local taxes, and streamlined approvals through 19 Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) nationwide. As an English-speaking country with a transparent legal system, the Philippines offers a familiar and accessible environment for global investors navigating business or real estate opportunities. Residency programs further sweeten the deal. A $75,000 investment secures a Special Investor's Resident Visa (SIRV), offering indefinite stay, multiple-entry privileges, and a pathway to naturalization. 'For global citizens, it's about where your money thrives,' says Regalado. 'The Philippines makes it seamless to establish financial roots, whether for business expansion or a new lifestyle hub.' Luxury with Purpose Banyan Tree Manila Bay is at the heart of this wave of wealth, with its record-breaking sales underscoring Manila's rise as a global ultra-luxury hotspot. All penthouse units, each priced above ₱1 billion (approximately $17 million USD)—sold out in under six months from launch, setting a new benchmark for the Philippines' luxury real estate market. Developed under the prestigious Banyan Tree brand, part of the globally renowned Banyan Group, this ultra-luxury integrated development in the heart of Manila combines a world-class hotel, signature luxury residences, and high-end retail — offering a rare blend of elegance, lifestyle, and convenience. Beyond exquisite design, it offers exclusive wellness amenities, such as the world-renowned, multi-awarded Banyan Tree Spa, therapeutic onsen pools, and curated wellness programs. Aligned with Metro Manila's green transformation—where 61% of new builds are projected to be eco-certified by 2025—the project prioritizes sustainable, forward-thinking design. 'Manila's become a magnet for the world's wealthy, and it's easy to see why,' says Regalado. 'With incredible tax incentives, residency that's easy to secure, and places like Banyan Tree Manila Bay with next-level wellness and green design, it's everything you need to live well and invest smart in a city that's taking off.' A Market Poised for Growth The unprecedented sell-out of Banyan Tree Manila Bay's ₱1 billion penthouses reflects booming confidence in Manila's luxury real estate, even amidst global market fluctuations. Properties that would command $20–30 million in the US, Paris, or Singapore are often priced below $5 million here, offering unmatched value. Combined with strong rental yields and rising appreciation, the Philippines remains a high-upside, low-barrier investment zone for ultra-high-net-worth individuals. 'Manila's luxury market is still in its early growth phase,' notes Regalado, 'and the rapid success of Banyan Tree Manila Bay proves now is the ideal time to invest.'
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
With threats to diversity in schools, are Black male teachers in jeopardy?
The Department of Education's recent letter stressing that discrimination on the basis of race is "illegal" could put Black male educators at risk, according to education experts and advocates. A 1,000-word "Dear Colleague" letter sent by acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor emphasized the Department of Education will strictly enforce the Title VI civil rights laws that hold schools accountable for racial discrimination. The looming deadline to comply is this Friday, Feb. 28. Education policy professor Phelton Moss suggested the letter is antithetical to promoting teacher diversity. "[The letter] runs afoul to the work that we have already been doing to increase the share of Black male educators," Moss told ABC News. Once dominant voices in education, Black men have become an anomaly in the field, making up just 1.3% of public school teachers in the National Center for Education Statistics' National Teacher and Principal Survey in 2020, the last time results were released for the study. Moss said the "Dear Colleague" leads him to question how the work to recruit and retain Black male teachers will get done, given what appears to be a "lack of support" for it at the federal level. MORE: 'We're under attack by billionaires': Fired federal workers speak out on terminations Over years of reporting, roughly two dozen Black male educators at public, charter and private pre-K-12 schools across the country have told ABC News that they feel underappreciated and overstretched -- with their numbers in the profession already small and appearing to dwindle, according to experts. In a recent interview with ABC News Live, Curtis Lewis, founder and CEO of the Black Male Educators Alliance, said educators are "scared" to discuss diversity because of the Trump administration's actions. The administration has signed multiple executive orders aiming to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives within the federal government, as well as its grantees and contractors. However, the orders were blocked by a federal judge for constitutional violations, including violating the First Amendment. "Federal dollars are important to schools, especially low-income schools," Lewis said. "If folks are having initiatives that's focusing on getting more teachers of color, they're going to be less hesitant to do that if it's going to mean they're going to lose money." This week, education groups opposing the memo sued the Department of Education, acting Education Secretary Denise Carter and Trainor because it could "irreparably harm" students and educators, according to the lawsuit. ABC News reached out to the department for comment but did not receive a response before publishing this story. MORE: Teachers fear shuttering Department of Education will diminish vital programs But the Department of Education has already taken steps to terminate the federal awards granted to teacher diversity programs, including the CREATE project formerly at Georgia State University, which conflicted with the department's policy of prioritizing merit, fairness and excellence in education, according to a termination letter obtained by ABC News. Advocates, such as The Education Trust Senior Vice President Wil Del Pilar, said they believe targeting programs that expand diversity initiatives is the latest method to create fear among educators of color and can trickle down to programs that aid Black male teachers. "If a district has or supports an effort to increase the number of Black male educators, I absolutely think that that will be called into question," Del Pilar told ABC News. De'Shawn C. Washington said Black men are needed as educators now more than ever. Washington, the 2024 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, called Black men "warm demanders," or educators who are demanding by setting high expectations while simultaneously creating a nurturing learning environment. "When Black male teachers -- warm demander teachers -- step into a space and hold every student, including themselves, accountable for the learning of every child in that space, all children get better," Washington told ABC News. "And that's the essence of what we bring to the table each and every day in our classroom spaces." According to the Institute of Labor Economics' 2017 paper "The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers," when assigned a Black teacher between third and fifth grade, Black children are less likely to drop out of high school and are more likely to be interested in college. In the "Dear Colleague" letter, the Department of Education vowed to crack down on school practices that critics say further segregate students on the basis of race and color, among other characteristics. During her nomination hearing, Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of education, decried DEI for further segregating schools. "We are getting back to more segregating of our schools instead of having more inclusion in our schools," McMahon said, adding "There are DEI programs that say that Black students need separate graduation ceremonies or Hispanics need separate ceremonies, but we are not achieving what we wanted to achieve with inclusion." MORE: Education nominee McMahon grilled amid Trump's vow to kill department Meanwhile, House Education and Workforce Committee ranking member Bobby Scott, D-Va., called the memo an ill-advised and far-reaching interpretation of the Supreme Court's 2023 affirmative action decision. Ayodele Harrison is the founder and director of Black Male Educators Talk (BMEsTalk), a safe space for existing and aspiring Black male educators to connect, grow and lead. Currently, Harrison is focused on Black men cultivating emotional intelligence, self-care and wellness. "We could host conversations around DEI and the impact of these executive orders, or we could spend time saying, 'Hey, checking in with one another: How are you doing?'" Harrison told ABC News. "We've had conversations, but we really talk about how we are doing as human beings and how we're navigating -- less on the policies, the executive orders, etc." Harrison isn't as worried that this letter or other efforts to dismantle diversity initiatives will influence hiring future Black male teachers, saying he remains hopeful. He added that it may be too early to tell, just a month into the Trump administration, how Black men will be affected. For now, Harrison told ABC News he is 100% focused on the 1% of the teaching workforce. "This is a community of brave-hearted men that are committed to working in the education space," Harrison said. "We are going to encourage and support and push and hold each other accountable and celebrate and cry and hug and high-five and mentor each other in this education space." "That's what we're going to do," he added. With threats to diversity in schools, are Black male teachers in jeopardy? originally appeared on
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CREATE program looks to expand regionwide
Today, there are a number of Communities of Excellence recognized and encouraged by CREATE throughout the region. In their annual meeting Friday, members were challenged to help ensure each of the 17 counties in the Northeast Mississippi area finish the year with a Community of Excellence program at least started if not fully in place and rolling. These programs are nothing more than groups of citizens local to each locale who are engaged and determined to see their home regions thrive. Together they select business and quality-of-life sectors in need of improvement, then do their dead-level best, through networking, leverage and simple hard work, to see they get improved. In each case, the business leaders are doing their best simply to be good citizens. 'We're working to create an improved quality of life for our communities,' said B.J. Canup, whose family business, Tremont Floral in Itawamba County, employs more than 50 people. Though his business is an international concern, he feels it a simple obligation of citizenship to work for the overall betterment of the Northeast Mississippi region. 'I try to look at what community business leaders are supposed to do. If we're not concerned about the local quality of life, who will be? Who will help? Those of us who can, should.' The Community of Excellence program is a product of the CREATE-sponsored Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi, which was founded in 1995 and celebrates 30 years of accomplishment this year. Since 1995, the group has been working to build regional cooperation and unity, helping old lines of division fade for the benefit of everyone involved. Together, committee members have tackled local issues including affordable housing, economic revitalization, high school attendance and drop-out concerns, school-to-work issues and much more. This committee, through CREATE, was a bellwether for sagging high school graduation rates in fact, and has been a leader state- and nationwide in the introduction of career coaches to high schools. These career coaches go much further in their aid to students than guidance counselors have the capacity to. 'We have the opportunity to meet a wide range of students,' said Noah Bass, a career coach in the Tupelo school system. 'We meet them where they are and guide them on a path to what they want to do, whether that is to go directly into the workforce, to college, to further career technical education or wherever they hope to be.' Career coaches have proven to be an indispensable bridge between dreams and reality, in fact. 'Every student is unique, and we're dedicated to pinpointing what we can do to help them get where they want to go,' Bass said. 'We help them learn soft skills and practice in mock interviews, we help connect them with appropriate financial aid and do everything we can to set them out on their best start in life. 'As career coaches, we do a lot of relationship building, with students, with industries, with business partners as well as with other schools and colleges. We pull information and opportunities from one another to help the students.' That help has proven an invaluable aid to the region along the way. Community excellence has been achieved through the work of these committees in many other sectors as well, from tackling downtown beautification to improving business recruitment and workforce retention, to addressing brain-drain, solving shortcomings in local healthcare, facilitating highway construction and more. 'In each case, this is each community's initiative,' said Lewis Whitfield, coordinator of the program for CREATE. 'We and our partners are here to help in any way we can, but we're not in charge. We're walking alongside them. This is about empowering local people to act for their own benefit, for the improvement of their lives and their children's futures. We need someone in each community with an organization to be the anchor and organize the meetings, connect with the right people and keep things moving forward.' In 2022, CREATE recruited four key partners to help support the mission: the Appalachian Regional Commission, Mississippi State University, the University of Mississippi and the Tennessee Valley Authority. What these groups are accomplishing fits perfectly within the wishes of George and Anna Keirsey McLean, founders of CREATE and key visionaries behind the vitality and successful growth and development of Northeast Mississippi. In each case, just as it once was with Tupelo long ago, the Communities of Excellence program is careful to keep each group's energy and direction entirely in the hands of residents who call those communities home. Local leaders founding a Community of Excellence group follow a process that helps them identify what issues are most relevant to their own citizens. Key community leaders gather, form a steering committee and hold a community forum. At that forum, attendees identify the issues they find most pressing. The group then establishes task forces to identify key issues, then the group sets about implementing the recommendations.
