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Adam Alharbi, Hamtramck Mayoral candidate, wears a suit and tie.
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Recount affirms Alharbi’s Hamtrack mayoral win

Jerome Vaughn December 3, 2025

A recount in the Hamtramck race for mayor shows that Adam Alharbi has won the election.  Alharbi beat City Councilman...

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A brown bag of produce in front of a mural that reads, "Free food for everyone"
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit launches food pantry network

Bre'Anna Tinsley November 6, 2025

The City of Detroit launched a network of food pantries yesterday to help residents who normally rely on benefits from...

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FILE - Keep Growing Detroit's urban farm near Eastern Market.
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: What urban farmers need from Detroit’s next mayor

Sam Corey, The Metro October 9, 2025

There are about 2,200 urban gardens across Detroit. In a place with a lot of empty tracts,  that can be...

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Little Caesars Arena
  • The Metro

The Metro: Could a tax on concert tickets generate revenue for the city?

Cary Junior II, The Metro October 1, 2025

Leaders in Detroit's business and government sectors greatly invested in entertainment downtown. That investment has attracted more people to shop,...

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RC lawn mowers
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News

New lawn mower technology helps crews trim Detroit’s freeway slopes

Alex McLenon July 24, 2025

In 2023, the City of Detroit took over the duty of maintaining the land alongside its freeways from the State...

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Attorney Todd Flood (left) joins Duane Williams in announcing a $100 million lawsuit against the city of Detroit for Williams' wrongful conviction in 2013.
  • Community & Quality of Life
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  • Public Safety

Man who served 11 years in prison suing Detroit, police and fire departments for wrongful conviction

Russ McNamara July 23, 2025

Detroiter Duane Williams is suing the city of Detroit and the police and fire departments for $100 million in damages...

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The city of Detroit filed what it says is a "historic" lawsuit against the real estate company Real Token for public nuisance violations involving more than 400 properties.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit suing blockchain-based real estate firm for neglecting hundreds of properties

Bre'Anna Tinsley July 3, 2025

Detroit officials say they've filed the "largest blight lawsuit in its history" against a blockchain-based real estate platform after it...

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  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: Detroit mayoral race write-in Arnold Boyd on why he’s running

Cary Junior II, Nadia Ziyad, The Metro July 1, 2025

Southwest Detroit native and entrepreneur Arnold Boyd is one of two write-in candidates competing against nine others in the city's...

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An aerial view of the Detroit River.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit receives 11th consecutive credit rating boost from Moody’s

Jerome Vaughn July 1, 2025

The city of Detroit announced on Monday that it has received a credit upgrade from the credit rating agency Moody’s...

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Detroit City Councilman Fred Durhal III discusses his run for mayor on January 30, 2025.
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  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: Detroit mayoral candidate Fred Durhal shares strategic vision for the city

Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey, Lauren Myers, The Metro June 25, 2025

Detroit mayoral candidate and City Councilman Fred Durhal III last week announced his strategic plan for improving the city, including...

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Detroit's free community shuttle service, "The Connect," will re-launch on July 7, 2025.
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News
  • Transit

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit announces return of autonomous shuttle service ‘The Connect’

Hernz Laguerre June 20, 2025

The city of Detroit announced this week that its free community shuttle service, "The Connect," will return next month with...

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Two modest Detroit homes next to each other on a Detroit street.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • The Metro

The Metro:  Detroit vs Speculators: The lawsuit that never was

Lauren Myers, Sam Corey, Jack Filbrandt, The Metro June 11, 2025

For a long time, one of Detroit’s biggest challenges was blight. Generational disinvestment and residential flight left about 80,000 homes...

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