Detroit Evening Report: Ribbon cutting held for Motor City Match award winner Kidz Kingdom
The City of Detroit and Motor City Match held a ribbon cutting for Kidz Kingdom in District 7 in Franklin...
Detroit Evening Report: $2.7M contract approved for lights and surveillance at four parks in the city
The city of Detroit approved a three year, $2.7 million contract for surveillance cameras and lighting in four parks across...
Detroit Evening Report: First 13 winners of Make Detroit Home grant announced
The citywide coalition MoveDetroit is announcing the first 13 winners of a grant aimed at increasing and stabilizing the city's...
Detroit Evening report: Mayor Mary Sheffield reports on dropped crime rates, credits ‘Occupy the Summer’ campaign
The City of Detroit reported a drop in juvenile crime this past summer, despite the so-called "teen takeovers" in the...
Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck’s 2025 mayoral election still disputed
Hamtramck’s last mayoral election is still disputed. A judge has ordered that the 37 absentee ballots found in the former...
Detroit Evening Report: ‘Reclaim the Rivers’ initiative budgets $90 million for clean-up and restoration
State and local leaders announced a new waterway cleanup project in Detroit. The "Reclaim the Rivers" initiative will put close...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit People’s Food Co-op asks for more support to stay open
The Detroit People’s Food Co-op is seeking more residents to buy into the neighborhood grocery store. The co-op is running...
Detroit Evening Report: New housing initiatives in north Corktown
This week the city announced two initiatives to support new homes, increase neighborhood investment and expand pathways to homeownership as...
Detroit Evening Report: City to install 200 benches, improve bus shelters
DDOT bus riders will soon have more places to sit as they wait for a ride. Mayor Mary Sheffield says...
Detroit Evening Report: MDHHS to award $1.5 million for community violence intervention initiatives
Five organizations are receiving $1.5 million in awards from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for community violence...
Detroit Evening Report: ShotStoppers program significantly decreased gun violence, says University of Michigan report
Since Detroit has launched ShotStoppers three years ago, the city has seen a 45% decrease in homicides and nonfatal shootings,...
Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit LGBT Detroit provides mental health services at new facility on the city’s West side
The nonprofit group LGBT Detroit is opening a new health and wellness center on the city’s West side.LGBT Detroit Health...