Malachi Barrett has the City Council recap: Brodhead project fundraising continues, fireworks debate, gas station lock ban and an apology to Black Detroiters.
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Neighborhood influencers show drop in Detroit shootings
Malachi Barrett has your city government roundup: Grassroots interveners help reduce crime, fireworks curfew, police commission appointment and a voter engagement poll.
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Trump, Biden battle for Black voters
BridgeDetroit reporter Malachi Barrett talked with residents and attended a Biden-Harris campaign event ahead of Donald Trump’s Saturday visit to Detroit. Here’s what he heard.
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Q&A: Detroit police chief talks crime rates, mental health and his future
Detroit Police Chief James E. White sat down with BridgeDetroit reporter Malachi Barrett to discuss wins and continued challenges after nearly three years heading the department.
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Detroit to study land uses along I-375 rebuild
Malachi Barrett has the City Council roundup: Street names for non-Detroiters, Gordie Howe project impacts, I-375 land plans, clearing medical debt and restaurant signage.
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Detroit council holds firm on contract ban for Bobby Ferguson
BridgeDetroit reporter Malachi Barrett has the latest on the city’s controversial mural project and a City Council rundown: No contracts for Bobby Ferguson, pandemic dollars for fire truck emissions and recognition for a parks advocate.
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Mary Waters: The ‘quiet storm’
Malachi Barrett’s update from Mackinac Island: Duggan endorses Mary Waters’ congressional campaign, restaurant sign law revisited and transit talk.
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I-375 project makes Eastern Market officials ‘nervous’
BridgeDetroit reporter Malachi Barrett has your roundup from Mackinac Island: Eastern Market response to I-375, ‘brainstorming mode’ for RenCen, land value tax status and mental health investment.
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Def Sound designation delivered
BridgeDetroit contributor Kayleigh Lickliter has your council recap: Def Sound’s historic designation, qualifications for Future of Health advisory group and seawall improvement plan delay.
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New Detroit law won’t settle for dust
Malachi Barrett has the City Council roundup: Fugitive dust law adopted, resources to aid human trafficking victims, a Livernois-Six Mile business boost and more.