Director of demolitions resigns from Detroit Land Bank amid federal probe
The resignation comes amid a federal investigation into Mayor Duggan’s demolition program.
Preservationists to fight Ilitches’ plans to demolish century-old buildings
The billionaire Ilitch family and their companies have raked in hundreds of millions of tax dollars while demolishing dozens of buildings – some of them historic – in Detroit since the 1980s.
State board endangers Detroit’s medical marijuana dispensaries
Dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries operating in Detroit are at risk of closure under a new state board created by Gov. Rick Snyder.
Demonstrators to rally today against white supremacy in downtown Detroit
Rally organizers: “We must show that white supremacy will not stand in Detroit or anywhere.”
Duggan refuses to discuss poverty during town hall forum with Coleman Young II
Duggan, who has yet to develop a plan to combat poverty, won’t square off with Coleman Young II, and the mayor has found a way to blame his opponent.
Sen. Young agrees to debate Mayor Duggan at town hall discussion on poverty
Mayor Duggan has not yet responded to a request to participate in the town hall meeting focused exclusively on poverty.
Red Wings threaten to sue white nationalists for using team logo in Charlottesville
Some white nationalists, chanting “blood and soil,” carried shields emblazoned with the Red Wings logo during a large rally in Virginia.
Students, parents left scrambling after Marygrove College ends undergraduate program
Marygrove College in Detroit predominately attracted students from underserved populations.
It’s on! Mayor Duggan, Sen. Young agree to debate in mayoral election
Mayor Duggan and his challenger Sen. Young have agreed to debate in what has been a contentious campaign so far.
Mayor Duggan dismisses divide between neighborhoods and downtown as ‘fiction’
The deepening divide between downtown and the neighborhoods is anything but fiction. Let’s look at the facts.