BridgeDetroit’s Community Conversation on home repairs. Detroit Poet Laureate jessica Care moore. Plus, the Collard Green Cook-off Championship.
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Federal rescue aid helping to fill Detroit’s ‘rec center gaps’
Overall, Detroit’s Parks and Recreation Department will use roughly $58 million in ARPA dollars for initiatives aimed at filling in “rec center gaps,” spaces that lack recreation space or areas where the offerings fail to meet the demands of the surrounding community.
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Michigan primary, Forgotten Harvest CEO, Collard greens cook-off, One Detroit Weekend | One Detroit
Michigan’s primary election results and Kamala Harris’ picks her running mate. Forgotten Harvest’s new CEO. Plus, a collard greens cook-off in Detroit.
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Detroit dollar stores begin to clean up mess
Detroit City Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway talks about a commitment for transformation that comes after a BridgeDetroit investigation into Dollar Tree and Family Dollar blight in the city.
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James Baldwin exhibit, Marygrove Campus Summer Fest, Downtown Boxing Gym | American Black Journal
Detroit artist Sabrina Nelson’s “Frontline Prophet: James Baldwin” exhibit. Marygrove’s Campus Summer Fest. Plus, Downtown Boxing Gym’s culinary program.
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85% of voters approving Detroit Public Library millage
The millage, officials have said, is crucial to keeping the library’s doors open and means more money in library coffers.
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Detroit organizers demand a public hearing ahead of DTE’s latest proposed rate hike
DTE asked for a $456 million revenue hike just four months after state regulators approved $368 million.
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Chinatown streetscape improvements, President Ford 50th Anniversary, Pewabic Pottery, Weekend events | One Detroit
Chinatown streetscape improvements, 50 years since Ford’s inauguration, Pewabic Pottery, weekend events for summer fun
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Take a cooking class in Detroit
A list of summer cooking classes in Detroit; learn how to make everything from dumplings to egg-on-top galettes.
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Detroit’s free autonomous shuttle pilot gets a $1.67M boost
The “Connect” AV Shuttle Service will be open to the public later this summer and run from Corktown through downtown, along the east Riverfront, and back.