Where to volunteer on a Detroit farm this summer and why it’s important.
Civic and Community Information
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Petition urges Whitmer, Duggan to pause I-375 rebuild
A petition with nearly 500 signatures from Detroiters, Wayne County residents, and business and nonprofit representatives was sent Wednesday by the ReThink I-375 Community Coalition.
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Waka by Baobab Fare coming to Eastern Market
The Waka food truck debuted in 2022 as a street food spinoff of the Baobab Fare restaurant in New Center. A brick-and-mortar is targeted for late summer.
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Detroit’s new transit center opens at old State Fairgrounds
The facility, at Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, is named after Jason Hargrove, a DDOT bus driver who died from COVID-19 in 2020.
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Detroit ramping up lead service replacement in neighborhoods
In May 2023, DWSD started a neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach to replacing lead lines.
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Gilbert Family Foundation’s $15M grant kickstarts third phase of Strategic Neighborhood Fund
The fund is meant to invigorate 10 Detroit neighborhoods with parks, streetscapes, commercial corridors and housing.
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Detroit People’s Food Co-op, Renaming PTSD, Ford Piquette Museum, Mother’s Day Events | One Detroit
The Detroit People’s Food Co-op broadens access to healthy food. Two veterans push to rename PTSD. Tour the home of the Model T. Plus, Mother’s Day events.
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Wayne County launches 100 air quality monitors across 43 communities
The monitors will provide residents with real-time information about the quality of the air they breathe, officials say.
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Flint Water Crisis’ 10-year anniversary, 10th annual Small Business Workshop | American Black Journal
Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley shares the city’s progress and challenges a decade after the Flint water crisis. Plus, preview the 2024 Small Business Workshop.
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Gleaners market-style food center planned for metro Detroiters in need
Construction for Gleaners’ new food assistance service in Warren is slated to begin this summer and the facility is expected to open early 2025.