The foundation plans to move its headquarters from Troy to the Marygrove Conservancy Campus in 2028, bringing funding for nearby communities.
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Detroit developer: Father’s letter in Epstein ‘birthday book’ overstates relationship
Documents released by the federal government included Terry Kafka’s sexually-charged letter as part of Epstein’s 50th “birthday book.”
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Greektown restaurants, bars still open for business amid extensive construction project
The Monroe Streetscape Transformation Project is years in the making with the aim of reinvigorating Greektown.
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Opinion: A new Hudson’s for the next Detroit
While few of the public has gotten inside the new building yet, early reviews are upbeat.
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Op-Ed: Why Detroit needs to get serious about zoning
Detroit has a growing affordable housing shortage, but zoning and permitting processes consume a large part of development budgets.
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Detroit restaurants identified as ‘Black-owned’ on Yelp saw a slight drop in business ratings
Although Yelp intended to support Black communities with the Black-owned tag, the design intervention was harmful to Black restaurant owners in Detroit.
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Consumers Energy files $436M rate hike request: Customer advocate says it’s ‘slap in the face’
Consumers Energy says increase will improve reliability, while advocacy group says the utility needs to focus on maintenance rather than expensive infrastructure upgrades.
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Former Chung’s location in Cass Corridor looking for tenants
The building owners hope to find three Asian food businesses to fill the units in honor of its importance in Detroit’s former Chinatown.
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Duggan: RenCen redevelopment ‘the right thing’
Duggan highlighted how the Detroit riverfront has been a unifying place and reupped Gilbert’s plans to take down two of the Renaissance Center towers as part of a redevelopment plan.
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Philly pizzeria staffed by formerly incarcerated teases Detroit location
Down North Pizza employs formerly incarcerated individuals while providing culinary career opportunities at a fair wage.