After-School Program “Racquet-Up Detroit” is Building a New Facility in Northwest Detroit
Racquet Up Detroit is a non-profit organization that provides students with academic support and coaching in the sport of squash....
Detroit’s Largest Black-Owned Housing Co-Op Isn’t Going Anywhere
Since 1968, generations of families seeking affordable real estate ownership in Detroit have made Fountain Court home. Fountain Court is...
Reforming Police Is Only the Beginning
Weeks of protests against system racism and police brutality have many people feeling like substantial reforms to law enforcement practices...
Camera Jesus, Detroit Photography Staple, Puts Pieces of City Together
With his long hair and beard, Detroit photographer Joe Gall began shooting musicians and bands while in the "pit" at the...
Detroit Non-Profit Hosts Property Tax Assessment Workshops
Brick + Beam Detroit Alissa Shelton, executive director of Brick + Beam Detroit, knows a thing or two about appealing property...
Why Is Kid Rock So Upset? And Other Questions For Detroit’s Forgotten Son
Last week, Kid Rock took to the stage at his Honky Tonk Steakhouse restaurant in Nashville and released a slew...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Staffer Is Named New Charter Revision Commissioner
The Charter Revision Commission will formally announce Denzel McCampbell, US House Rep. Rashida Tlaib’ communications director, as its newest commissioner...
Detroit Homeowners Have Until Dec. 20th to Get Property Tax Break
Update, 11:00 am ET, Dec. 12, 2019: The city has extended the deadline to apply for this exemption to Dec....
Detroit City Councilman Discusses His District and the Death of Policeman
Roy McCalister Jr. is relatively new to Detroit City Council having been elected in 2017 to represent District 2, but he’s been...
Detroit Water Quality Tests Below State’s Action Level But Funding Challenges Remain
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) reported its latest lead testing results fell below the state’s lead action level...
Detroit City Council Rejects Duggan’s Blight Bond Proposal. Now What?
Detroit City Council voted down a proposal to add a $250-million blight bond question to the March primary ballot. The...
Doubt Looms Large Over Detroit Demolitions, as City Council Weighs Blight Bond Proposal
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan made a big pitch to the city this fall: If residents vote “YES” on a $250-million...