Two Detroit women are filling a void in a city saturated with coffee shops. Plus, a list of other spots to buy tea in Detroit.
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Mural contracts spark ethics investigation into Detroit planning director
Detroit’s Board of Ethics launched an investigation into Antoine Bryant’s actions amid reporting from BridgeDetroit and Outlier Media
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AI and the Black church: Local ministers discuss the benefits, challenges of artificial intelligence | One Detroit
Oak Grove AME Church Rev. Cindy Rudolph and Second Baptist Church Rev. Lawrence Rodgers discuss AI’s impact on the Black community.
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Feds accuse ex-Detroit riverfront CFO in yearslong embezzlement scheme
Fired Detroit riverfront CFO William Smith changed with wire and bank fraud in a federal criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday.
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Detroit Remediation Forest uplifts east side art, environmental justice
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.