The suit names Will Smith’s wife, mother and sister and close friend as co-conspirators who benefited from his alleged theft.
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 inCivic and Community Information, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroiters react to potential for first Black female president
Vice President Kamala Harris has already garnered support from several prominent Democrats in Detroit after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Political and Public Policy Information
Voter event urges Detroiters to ‘see themselves in the civic process’
The newsroom event, moderated by BridgeDetroit reporter Malachi Barrett, was the first of
four Community Conversations being held this year centered around topics that matter to Detroiters.
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Feds accuse ex-Detroit riverfront CFO in yearslong embezzlement scheme
Fired Detroit riverfront CFO William Smith changed with wire and bank fraud in a federal criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
Wayne County ‘trying to show up’ for public health through air quality monitors
Officials hope air quality data will have implications for future enforcement and legislation.
Posted inEducation
Vitti talks budget, enrollment, and high school reform at Mackinac conference
Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti sat down with BridgeDetroit during the Mackinac Policy Conference to discuss the district’s budget stability and planned uses of literacy lawsuit settlement dollars and building out programs for migrant students.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Transportation
Navigating downtown for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Road closures, parking and other travel options before, during and after the three-day event.
Posted inArts & Culture, Civic and Community Information
Waka by Baobab Fare coming to Eastern Market
The Waka food truck debuted in 2022 as a street food spinoff of the Baobab Fare restaurant in New Center. A brick-and-mortar is targeted for late summer.
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Detroit ramping up lead service replacement in neighborhoods
In May 2023, DWSD started a neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach to replacing lead lines.
Posted inArts & Culture
A conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning author Jonathan Eig
The 669-page book uncovers never-before-seen papers, interviews and archives as well as King’s humanity.