The City Council approved the land swap in November during its final session of 2024, giving 64 parcels to Perfecting Church in exchange for 39 church-owned parcels that will be used to house city solar energy fields.
Malachi Barrett
Malachi Barrett is a mission-oriented reporter working to liberate information for Detroiters.
Barrett previously worked for MLive covering local news and statewide politics in Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Detroit. He was named Michigan’s 2019 Newspaper Rising Star by the Associated Press. Barrett graduated from Central Michigan University in 2016.
Barrett lives in Detroit's Pingree Park neighborhood on the eastside with his wife. He's mostly from Battle Creek, but also lived in California, Wisconsin, West Virginia, South Carolina and Japan.
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Detroit attorney Todd Perkins forms mayoral candidate committee
Perkins’ legal practice has a wide list of highly visible clients, often defending public officials who find themselves in legal trouble.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Political and Public Policy Information
‘Understaffed and underfunded’ ethics board delays hearing on ex-Detroit planner
The ethics panel opened an investigation last June into contracts approved by then-City Planning Director Antoine Bryant and set a hearing for Jan. 15, but the meeting was quickly derailed when General Counsel Delicia Coleman told the board it has no jurisdiction over former employees.
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New mayoral candidate drops
Why Saunteel Jenkins is running for Detroit mayor. Plus, the latest on solar field neighborhoods, funds for digital bus signs and more.
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Detroit caucus leader: Bills ‘held hostage’
State Rep. Stephanie Young, D-Detroit, was appointed to chair the Detroit caucus this year. She held an online call with constituents this week to discuss bills that weren’t sent to the governor.
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Why THAW CEO Saunteel Jenkins wants to be Detroit’s next mayor
The social worker and former Detroit City Council president talks with BridgeDetroit about what motivated her campaign and issues from crime to housing, education and development.
Posted inElection 2025, Political and Public Policy Information
Saunteel Jenkins formally launches 2025 run for Detroit mayor
Jenkins seeks a return to city government after resigning her City Council seat in 2014 to lead The Heat and Warmth Fund.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Detroit crime reduction program in jeopardy
A bill that would have created long-term funding for “ShotStoppers” community violence intervention program died in the Michigan Legislature’s Democrat-led lame duck session.
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Eyes on Detroit City Council election year
An airport revamp, taxis on the Detroit River and Herman Kiefer development hurdles are among the topics Detroit City Council tackled at its first meeting of 2025.
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Renewing the ‘Spirit of Detroit’
The city’s iconic Marshall Fredericks sculpture recently got a refresh. Meet Robert Zahorsky, the Detroit artist behind the restoration.