New report finds it’s getting even harder to find quality foods in Detroit.
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Posted inArts & Culture
Elite street art: Detroit wants to become ‘the Mural City’
The City of Detroit is highlighting artists and helping connect them to mural projects.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
‘I don’t really buy it’: Highland Park leaders skeptical of $10B pitch
Development group says undisclosed “global billionaire” to fund proposed plan to pay off city’s water debts, build a manufacturing hub and mixed-use developments.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Know before you go: Health code violations in Detroit restaurants
Information about the cleanliness of your favorite Detroit restaurant is easy to find, but inspection reports can be difficult to understand.
Posted inEnvironment
After a decade, Corktown farm could own its land
Brother Nature Produce finally has the opportunity to purchase 10 lots from the Detroit land bank in what can be a common challenge for the city’s urban farmers.
Posted inEducation
Detroit NAEP scores put an exclamation point on the pandemic’s academic toll
Math scores declined sharply nationwide on the first National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, given since the pandemic, and Detroit was no exception.
Posted inEnvironment
Lead pipes plague Detroit. When will families feel safe?
Detroit gets $100M to accelerate lead line replacement over the next three years, but the city officials say it won’t be enough.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Education
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti named nation’s top urban educator
Nikolai Vitti was one of nine finalists for the Urban Educator of the Year award.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Future funding unclear for city’s new water affordability program
More than 10,800 Detroiters applied for the City of Detroit’s new water affordability plan since the program launched this summer.
Posted inHousing
I was given a house – but it already belonged to a Detroit family
When I put the house on the market, I uncovered the story of a Black woman losing her home to municipal greed.