The City of Detroit and the Gilbert Family Foundation announced workshops and legal services to help Detroiters keep their family homes.
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Michigan AG warning: Scam targets people seeking housing vouchers
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) said it is receiving reports of a group using its likeness in a housing voucher scam.
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PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ linger in our air, water, soil and bodies. How to keep them out of your drinking water
Learn more about what PFAS are, how scientists are trying to remove them from the environment, and how to reduce PFAS impacts on your health.
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Michigan coney dog origin stories
One Detroit’s Bill Kubota traveled to Flint, Lansing and Jackson to learn more about Michigan’s Coney Island hot dogs.
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Michigan taxpayers hit by summer storms have just days left to file ’23 returns
The Internal Revenue Service set a June 17 filing deadline for individuals and businesses in nine Michigan counties impacted by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in August 2023.
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Baobab Fare comes up short, win for Sozai of Clawson at James Beard Awards
Last month, the semifinalists for the Beard award announced that their popular East African food truck in Detroit’s Eastern Market, Waka, will soon make its presence more permanent with a brick-and-mortar and the couple closed this spring on another building on the city’s east side.
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Residents tackle flooding, climate with Detroit River watershed plan
The plan aims to create a ‘recipe book’ for actions that community members can use to improve the Detroit River watershed.
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New Detroit resource center with food co-op opens in Brightmoor
The Abbott Resource Center featuring a food cooperative opened June 8 on Grand River in Detroit’s Brightmoor community.
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How tornado sirens operate in Michigan, and other ways to stay on alert
A category EF-1 tornado ripped through Livonia Wednesday afternoon following severe winds and thunderstorms. The tornado was not detected on the National Weather Service’s radar and city officials were not able to activate a tornado siren in time.
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Detroit icons launch series of Michigan Central festivities
After the 11-day reopening celebration wraps on June 16, Michigan Central will begin a phased reopening of the station over the next several months as restaurant, retail, and other commercial and community-focused partners open in the space.