Canfield Consortium, in collaboration with Sidewalk Detroit, unveiled the Detroit Remediation Forest, a green space that features a large-scale sculpture and air quality monitors.
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Emails: Murals meant to promote Detroit ended in controversy. Here’s how it happened
Emails reveal how Detroit officials sidestepped city rules and strategized to tamp down blowback after murals were painted without permits.
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‘Change people’s lives forever’: New housing campus for homeless opens
Dignitaries attended a ribbon cutting for the $40 million Bridge Housing Campus in Detroit’s Core City for people facing chronic homelessness.
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Detroit couple bets on the magic of mushrooms
Wendy and Dominique Da’Cruz are building a Black woman-owned food brand with an emphasis on plant-based eating and community values.
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Electric bills in Michigan are rising — just in time for summer
Summer rates for DTE and Consumers Energy customers will go into effect from Saturday and last through the end of September. Customers will be charged more for electricity during peak hours.
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The 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference: Collaborative conversations across partisan divides | One Detroit
This week, 1,500 business leaders, policy makers and others from across Michigan and the nation gathered at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.
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Wayne County ‘trying to show up’ for public health through air quality monitors
Officials hope air quality data will have implications for future enforcement and legislation.
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Black church provides sanctuary, support for youth facing mental health challenges | American Black Journal
American Black Journal’s “Black Church in Detroit” series explores how the church supports the mental wellness of Black teens and young adults.
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BridgeDetroit 2024 conversation series starts with voting access
BridgeDetroit is launching its 2024 ‘Community Conversation’ series June 18 with a talk on voter education and access. Our free monthly events will continue through September.
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Michigan near tops in nation for outages. Utilities want to raise rates
New data shows that only California and Texas — much larger states — have more bad outages than Michigan. ‘The level of performance is unacceptable,’ the state’s top regulator says. Utilities don’t disagree.