The value of the land bank and its performance, home repair funding and programming were debated during BridgeDetroit’s District 3 forum.
Christine Ferretti
Christine Ferretti is BridgeDetroit's managing editor, bringing 20 years of reporting and editing experience from The Detroit News, where she spent nearly a decade leading Detroit City Hall coverage, including the city's historic municipal bankruptcy. Her reporting has been recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Michigan Press Association.
Ferretti holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and public relations from Madonna University and has completed fellowships with the National Press Foundation and Michigan State University's Great Lakes Environmental Journalism Training Institute.
Posted inElection 2025
City Council candidates talk voter engagement, immigration at northwest Detroit forum
BridgeDetroit’s nine-part Meet the Candidate series will make stops throughout the summer in each City Council district.
Posted inEnvironment, Housing
Detroit offers repair help in 75 additional neighborhoods hard-hit by 2021 flood
Detroit officials say the Private Sewer Repair Program has the capacity to reach 1,500 overall in nearly half of all neighborhoods.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Barrier-breaking Detroit journalist, musician Luther Keith dies at 74
Luther Keith, a trailblazing journalist who was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame for his decades-long career at The Detroit News, died Wednesday.
Posted inArts & Culture, Civic and Community Information
Community steps up after attempted break-in at Morningside Cafe
East side cafe owner says he’s seen an outpouring of support and won’t let vandals set him back from serving the neighborhood.
Posted inArts & Culture, JB's Bites
Detroiter honors grandmother’s legacy with neighborhood speakeasy
Miss Eva’s Detroit began hosting a new generation of community gatherings in November with Detroit entertainers, food trucks, craft cocktails and mocktails.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Did you get a Detroit parking fine text? It’s fake
The city stresses that any motorists with actual unpaid parking fees in Detroit would receive notice from the Municipal Parking Department via U.S. mail, not through text message.
Posted inCulture Canvas
Culture Canvas: A Detroit mural mishap
Micah Walker writes about a city-authorized mural in Southwest Detroit that was mistakenly painted over and what Detroit is doing about it. Plus, shopping, concerts and more.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Community win for Core City
BridgeDetroit has a round up from Detroit City Council: A ‘road diet’ study for Fort Street, Core City zoning changes, master planning progress and more.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Housing
Detroiters share frustrations over ‘fragmented’ system for housing help
Panelists of BridgeDetroit’s Community Conversation on housing and home repair urged residents to be vocal and visible about the resources they need.