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10/09/2026

Today we’re celebrating our Lead Facilities Assistant, Cyrelle Wheeler.

Cyrelle has been part of the Aya House team since February, and over the past eight months, she has grown into one of the most instrumental and invaluable members of our team.

Whether she is conducting tours, training and supporting other team members, helping create memorable guest experiences, or serving as a camp counselor during our summer youth program, Cyrelle consistently brings care, professionalism, and high-quality hospitality to everything she does.

She also exemplifies the spirit of the Aya House Member Oath in the way she shows up for our members, our guests, our team, and our community. She leads with warmth, integrity, service, and genuine care.

To know Cyrelle is to love her, and we are incredibly grateful for the energy, consistency, and heart she brings into Aya House. We have watched her step into greater leadership with confidence, and we are excited about continuing to build a future with her at the helm.

If you haven’t had the chance to meet Cyrelle yet, come see her at an upcoming Aya House event or stop by one of our Tuesday Open Houses. She’ll make sure you feel right at home.

Thank you, Cyrelle, for everything you bring to Aya House.

Happy birthday to Founding Member Dr. Tameka Arnold!Today we are celebrating a woman who has poured into Aya House from ...
10/08/2026

Happy birthday to Founding Member Dr. Tameka Arnold!

Today we are celebrating a woman who has poured into Aya House from the very beginning with consistency, care, wisdom, and heart.

Dr. Tameka is the kind of member every community hopes for. She shows up. She serves. She brings people in. She builds relationships. She reminds us that wellness is not just something we talk about, it is something we practice through how we care for ourselves and each other.

As a licensed mental health therapist, special education leader, travel agent, and founder of both Empowering Minds and Toes in the Sand, Dr. Tameka brings such a rare and beautiful blend of healing, joy, structure, adventure, and purpose into every room she enters. From leading Aya House Travel Club to hosting Baecations & Balance, from supporting Family Dinner to pouring into our youth through social emotional learning workshops, she has helped shape the culture of this house in ways that are deeply felt.

And we cannot celebrate Dr. Tameka without honoring that she is also our 2025 Aya House Member of the Year. That recognition was not just about attendance or participation. It was about presence. It was about generosity. It was about leadership. It was about the way she consistently reflects the spirit of Aya House through respect, honesty, preparedness, and an unselfish commitment to the mission.

Dr. Tameka, thank you for being a founding light in this community. Thank you for reminding us that healing can be joyful, leadership can be gentle, and community is strongest when people show up with both excellence and love.

Please join us in wishing Dr. Tameka Arnold a beautiful birthday filled with rest, celebration, sunshine, love, and every good thing she so freely gives to others.

Happy birthday, Dr. Tameka!

Happy birthday to Latonya Garth!Latonya is the Executive Director of The IMAGINE Mentoring Program, a youth advocate, co...
09/30/2026

Happy birthday to Latonya Garth!

Latonya is the Executive Director of The IMAGINE Mentoring Program, a youth advocate, community builder, speaker, dancer, wellness lover, and leader whose life’s mission is poured into Detroit’s young people. She does not see youth as a future talking point. She sees them as present-day leaders, present-day dreamers, present-day builders, and present-day reasons to keep showing up.

Her work is deeply aligned with Aya House’s commitment to healing, collaboration, cultural pride, leadership development, wellness, education, and community impact. Through IMAGINE, she creates pathways for young people to be mentored, seen, developed, and reminded that they belong in every room where their future is being shaped.

Latonya, thank you for your heart for Detroit, your commitment to young people, your joy, your movement, your leadership, and your belief in what our youth can become when community wraps around them.

Please join us in wishing Latonya a beautiful birthday filled with love, rest, celebration, dancing, spa-level peace, and the same care she gives so freely to others.

Happy birthday, Latonya! 🤍

Bespoke Noir is getting different 🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽.This October, we’re transforming the Bespoke Noir Market at Aya House into our ...
09/29/2026

Bespoke Noir is getting different 🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽.

This October, we’re transforming the Bespoke Noir Market at Aya House into our new Creatives Corner, a shared space designed for the makers, DIYers, event planners, entrepreneurs and everyday creatives in our community.

We’re building out the corner with tools, equipment and everyday creative supplies including a multi-use heat press for shirts, bags, hats, cups, plates and more, Cricut equipment for custom cutting and designs, balloon inflators and helium, plus paper, ribbon, markers, rulers, tape, fabric glue, glue dots and all those little supplies you somehow never have when you actually need them.

Whether you’re making a custom shirt for an event, creating invitations, putting together gift bags, working on party decor, testing a product idea or just feeling creative, we want Aya House to be a place where you can bring the idea and have access to the tools to make it happen.

And yes, our oversized printer is staying too. 👀

The Creatives Corner at Bespoke Noir Market is coming to Aya House this October.

What should we make sure is stocked before we open? Drop your creative must-haves in the comments. 👇🏾

Bespoke Noir is getting a makeover🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽.This October, we’re transforming the Bespoke Noir Market at Aya House into our ...
09/29/2026

Bespoke Noir is getting a makeover🤏🏽🤏🏽🤏🏽.

This October, we’re transforming the Bespoke Noir Market at Aya House into our new Creatives Corner, a shared space designed for the makers, DIYers, event planners, entrepreneurs and everyday creatives in our community.

We’re building out the corner with tools, equipment and everyday creative supplies including a multi-use heat press for shirts, bags, hats, cups, plates and more, Cricut equipment for custom cutting and designs, balloon inflators and helium, plus paper, ribbon, markers, rulers, tape, fabric glue, glue dots and all those little supplies you somehow never have when you actually need them.

Whether you’re making a custom shirt for an event, creating invitations, putting together gift bags, working on party decor, testing a product idea or just feeling creative, we want Aya House to be a place where you can bring the idea and have access to the tools to make it happen.

And yes, our oversized printer is staying too. 👀

The Creatives Corner at Bespoke Noir Market is coming to Aya House this October.

What should we make sure is stocked before we open? Drop your creative must-haves in the comments. 👇🏾

Happy birthday to Alexis “Flexi Lexi” Brown!Today we are celebrating a creative force, wellness-centered storyteller, mu...
09/25/2026

Happy birthday to Alexis “Flexi Lexi” Brown!

Today we are celebrating a creative force, wellness-centered storyteller, multimedia pro, and beautiful member of the Aya House family.

Through Whealthy Media, Lex brings together creativity, communication, wellness, and purpose in a way that feels deeply aligned with the heart of Aya House. Her work reminds us that storytelling is not just about content. It is about care. It is about visibility. It is about helping people, brands, and communities communicate who they are with clarity and soul.

Alexis was drawn to Aya House because of our dedication to community building and wellness, and honestly, that says so much about the kind of leader she is. She understands that creative work is stronger when it is rooted in connection. She knows that wellness is not separate from the work, it is part of how the work becomes sustainable.

Lex, thank you for bringing your gifts, your eye, your voice, your creative energy, and your heart into this community. We are grateful to have you as part of Aya House and excited to keep watching you build, bloom, and tell stories that matter.

Please join us in wishing Alexis a birthday filled with ease, joy, inspiration, abundance, and every kind of wellness she so beautifully represents.

Happy birthday, Flexi Lexi! 🤍

Happy birthday to Founding Member Tonya Adair!Tonya is one of those women whose presence immediately communicates purpos...
09/22/2026

Happy birthday to Founding Member Tonya Adair!

Tonya is one of those women whose presence immediately communicates purpose. She is a builder, connector, strategist, fundraiser, equity champion, and community leader who has spent her career helping institutions move closer to justice, belonging, and real impact.

When Tonya, CEO of joined Aya House as a founding member, she named what so many of us felt: that this place could become a vibrant community hub shaped by like-minded professionals committed to uplifting and edifying a more equitable community.

And that is exactly the kind of energy Tonya brings. She does not just participate in community, she helps shape it. She brings wisdom, institutional knowledge, development expertise, operational strength, and a deep understanding that spaces like Aya House matter because the people doing the work also need somewhere to be poured into.

Tonya, thank you for standing with us at the beginning. Thank you for lending your leadership, your example, and your belief to this house. Thank you for reminding us that equity is not just a talking point, it is something we build, fund, organize, and protect.

Please join us in wishing Tonya Adair a beautiful birthday filled with celebration, peace, love, and every reminder that her work and presence matter deeply.

Happy birthday, Tonya! 🤍

Doors open. Come on in. ✨🏡Tour Aya House, meet the team, and imagine what you’ll create here, from gatherings and celebr...
09/16/2026

Doors open. Come on in. ✨🏡

Tour Aya House, meet the team, and imagine what you’ll create here, from gatherings and celebrations to your new favorite place to work.

Whether you’re planning an event or curious about membership benefits, we’ll be waiting for you.

🗓️ Tuesdays | 1–5 PM
🗓️ Thursdays | 9 AM–1 PM
📍 2055 Gratiot, Detroit

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