Safety violations force ‘immediate’ evacuation of Russell Industrial Center
The Russell Industrial Center is a popular complex with studios, galleries, workspaces and more than 150 tenants.
Detroit schools riddled with rodents, mold, broken toilets, fire hazards, no heat
The sobering discovery comes after Mayor Mike Duggan began requiring inspections of all 97 schools in the Detroit Public Schools system.
Mayor Duggan pledges to inspect all 97 DPS school buildings for health violations
State officials have been slow to correct health violations that include mold, structural issues, fire and electrical hazards and a lack of heat.
Editorial: Mayor Duggan sets Fire Department on right track with outside-the-box appointment
Mayor Mike Duggan showed Wednesday that he is serious about revamping an embattled fire department that has neglected its firefighters and residents for decades.
Mayor Duggan taps former assistant police chief to run Fire Department
The monumental task of reforming the beleaguered Detroit Fire Department is now in the hands of a former assistant police chief with managerial prowess but no experience fighting fires.
Mayor Duggan’s team approves demo of historic Deck Bar with ’emergency’ order
For the past seven years, city of Detroit officials and preservationists have waged a long and expensive legal battle to prevent Grosse Pointe Park from demolishing the historic Deck Bar.
Mayor Duggan lifts fines leveled against Grand River Creative Corridor, apologizes
The mayor personally apologized to some of the building owners who received citations.