The contract will largely address the backlog of more than 6,300 sidewalks identified for repair as of Jan. 1, 2026.
Christine Ferretti
Christine Ferretti is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of reporting and editing experience at one of Michigan’s largest daily newspapers.
Prior to joining BridgeDetroit, she spent close to a decade heading up Detroit City Hall coverage for The Detroit News. Ferretti joined the Detroit office amid the city’s financial crisis and was a key contributor to the team reporting on the largest municipal bankruptcy in the history of the nation.
She worked to hold elected officials accountable, amplify the issues that matter to Detroiters and give a voice to residents in the city’s most underserved communities.
Ferretti started her career at The Detroit News in 2003 as an editorial assistant. She later held a dual role as a reporter and an editor before being named an assistant city editor in 2021. In that role, she led the reporting team for Detroit City Hall, Wayne County government as well as Macomb, Oakland and Macomb counties.
She has been recognized by the Society of American Business Writers and Editors and the Society of Professional Journalists for her reporting contributions on Detroit’s bankruptcy. She also was recognized by the Michigan Press Association for “Second Chance Granted,” a 12-story series on former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s decision to grant clemency for nearly a dozen convicted murderers as one of his last acts in office.
Ferretti earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism/public relations from Madonna University. She was a National Press Foundation fellow on public and private pensions and took part in a fellowship program through Michigan State University’s Great Lakes Environmental Journalism Training Institute.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Detroit’s EMS support contracts remain on hold
Several council members and the fire union are advocating for shorter, one-year agreements with the hopes of a quick ramp-up on staffing and equipment.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
Ex-Leland House tenants get access to collect belongings
There are 32 households signed up to retrieve belongings out of the 38 households.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Political and Public Policy Information
Taxes, trucks and teen spaces top Gabriela Santiago-Romero’s priority list
Santiago-Romero said she’s promoting the concept and other revenue-generation strategies in an effort to better respond to the everyday needs of Detroiters.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Detroiter rescues 2 neighbors from fire, doing ‘what God told me’
White was honored with a Spirit of Detroit award by District 7 City Council Member Denzel McCampbell for his heroic actions.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Health and Welfare, Police & Public Safety
Emergency ambulance contracts in limbo, risking Detroit response time delay
DFD Deputy Chief Derek Hillman said that an impact would be felt “across the board” for delays on the city’s most urgent emergency calls.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Transportation
Tired of wondering where the bus is? DDOT has a solution
Detroit City Council approved a three-year, $1.2 million contract for a vehicle tracking system that DDOT’s Director Robert Cramer says should reduce the often frustrating wait times for city buses.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
DPD steps up drifting, drag racing enforcement; considers drones
DPD began efforts in late March to step up enforcement of illegal drifting and drag racing in several city hot spots.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Detroit to pay $4M in wrongful conviction settlement
LaVone Hill filed a federal lawsuit in 2025 against the city and several of its officers, arguing that they coerced false testimony from witnesses and that they hid and fabricated evidence in his case.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Detroit’s ‘Queen Mother’ JoAnn Watson memorialized with street sign
The Friday honor on the grounds of Central High School near Tuxedo and Linwood was held a couple of days ahead of what would have been Watson’s 75th birthday.