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Detroit City Notebook
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Center for Michigan adds BridgeDetroit reporter, membership specialist
Jasmine C. Snow will take over coverage of the Detroit City Council, mayor’s office and police department.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Detroit City Notebook, Housing
Are you behind on your property taxes? A Wayne County relief program is back.
The deadline to apply for a property tax exemption to qualify for reduced taxes is Nov. 6.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Jobs & Economic Development
Residents challenge timeline, vision at first Renaissance Center benefits meeting
Residents, advocates and other stakeholders weighed in Tuesday with concerns over the project scope and timeline and the need for transit, equitable housing and opportunities for Black-owned businesses.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Political and Public Policy Information
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has a new job
Duggan will join Detroit-based Honigman as a partner in the government relations and public policy practice group.
Posted inBusiness, Detroit City Notebook
Visitors are rediscovering Greektown as $20M transformation takes shape
The historic district welcomes visitors as a year-and-a-half-long redevelopment project winds down and there’s a question of whether the Monroe blocks should remain pedestrian-only.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Health and Welfare, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit promised language access. Recent emergencies exposed gaps.
The law was meant to bolster translation and interpretation services and requires city departments to come up with language access plans.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Transportation
Detroit transit union president departs
Schetrone Collier’s goal was to leave conditions within DDOT better than he found them when he joined the department in 1989, and he did just that.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Backlash after $2.2M police drone grant submitted without Council approval
Currently, the police department does not have an approved policy for drone use.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Election 2026
Need a ride to the polls? Free rides are available on Election Day
Overall, 979 ballots were cast at early voting sites across the city through 5 p.m. Monday.