BridgeDetroit reporter Malachi Barrett has your roundup from Mackinac Island: Eastern Market response to I-375, ‘brainstorming mode’ for RenCen, land value tax status and mental health investment.
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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Why a City Council member is using rap to raise mental health awareness
City Council President Pro Tem James Tate is leading the “Protect Your Crown” awareness campaign, which focuses on promoting self-care and confronting the stigma associated with mental health issues.
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New Detroit law won’t settle for dust
Malachi Barrett has the City Council roundup: Fugitive dust law adopted, resources to aid human trafficking victims, a Livernois-Six Mile business boost and more.
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Biden must keep showing up for Black Detroiters, Michigan Dems say
Michigan Democrats say Biden must expand his presence in the Black community in the leadup to the Nov. 5 election.
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‘Reparative’ discussions consider how I-375 rebuild will honor historic Black neighborhoods
Kresge Detroit Program Managing Director Wendy Lewis Jackson spoke with BridgeDetroit about the “Reparative Roundtable,” a stakeholder group formed in March to devise a strategy for collecting feedback from residents.
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Demolition decided for Belle Isle Zoo
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources confirmed this week that there is no plan to revive the shuttered zoo on Belle Isle Park.
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Petition urges Whitmer, Duggan to pause I-375 rebuild
A petition with nearly 500 signatures from Detroiters, Wayne County residents, and business and nonprofit representatives was sent Wednesday by the ReThink I-375 Community Coalition.
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The Giant Slide is almost ready. Are you?
Malachi Barrett has your City Council roundup: Alcohol license quotas, nonresident street names, a restaurant grading return and get ready to slide.
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Are marijuana billboards clouding the skies in Detroit?
BridgeDetroit reporter Malachi Barrett has the latest from Detroit City Council: Marijuana ad worries, library millage renewal, Cinco de Mayo permit problems and a DMC tax break delay.
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Detroit City Council asks mayor to fund priorities missing from budget
The council’s “closing resolution” reflects the body’s next stage in negotiations with Mayor Mike Duggan around how to fund community needs while balancing the budget.