Get On And Learn, or GOAL, wants to keep Detroit kids in the city for school and alleviate concerns about a lack of after care, transportation and programming.
Bryce Huffman
Bryce Huffman is BridgeDetroit's Engagement Editor. He was a part of the original BridgeDetroit newsroom when it launched back in 2020. Before that he was a reporter and podcast host for Michigan Public (formerly Michigan Radio). Bryce is also a screenwriter/filmmaker and a poet. When he's not working, he is watching or talking about movies or watching one of his favorite Detroit sports teams.
Posted inArts & Culture, Audio
Detroit native Jemele Hill talks struggles, gratitude during book tour stop
Hill, a Mumford High School graduate and former ESPN reporter, writes about growing up in poverty, addiction in her family and her high-profile departure from the television network.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroit officers suspended over fatal shooting tied to mental health crisis
Detroit Police Chief James White cites ‘concern’ from early review police-involved shooting, recommends unpaid officer leave.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Armed woman fatally shot by Detroit police amid mental health crisis
Three Detroit police officers are on leave after firing shots at a woman who’d been armed with a gun amid a mental health episode on the city’s west side.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroit chief wants more mental health pros for crisis calls
James White said DPD is working on a strategy to have officers paired with mental health professions more often for crisis calls.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Council approves $10K bump in starting pay for Detroit police officers
Starting pay now $53K for Detroit officers and some of the city’s detectives, lieutenants and sergeants will get pay raises, under new contracts.
Posted inAudio, Transportation
City transit service in question for riders with disabilities
The fate of a $49M contract could determine whether Detroit is able to deliver 70% of its paratransit service.
Posted inAudio, Education
Four Detroit school board seats up for grabs. What you need to know
Chalkbeat reporter Ethan Bakuli talks to BridgeDetroit’s Bryce Huffman about the issues impacting the Nov. 8 race for the school board in the city’s public school district.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
‘I don’t really buy it’: Highland Park leaders skeptical of $10B pitch
Development group says undisclosed “global billionaire” to fund proposed plan to pay off city’s water debts, build a manufacturing hub and mixed-use developments.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit’s family-friendly Halloween celebrations
The city’s hosting a weekend full of Halloween events and activities.