To reduce traffic and cars on Belle Isle, state parks officials are starting trolley service this summer.
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Survey: Being Black not required to decide Detroit reparations
Results from a community survey suggest residents who have lived in Detroit six to 10 years should qualify to sit on Detroit’s Reparations Task Force, regardless of their race or ethnicity.
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Advocates spar with Detroit over terms of eviction legal aid
Detroiters are pushing for a free legal services program that requires lawyers to have demonstrated experience working with low-income residents on eviction cases.
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Detroit City Council wants statewide housing agency to speed up rent aid applications
Detroit City Council is urging a statewide agency to process applications for rent aid faster in Wayne County, where it can take about 90 days.
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Tell us, Detroit – are you being heard?
Please join BridgeDetroit for our town hall meetings held across the city in each City Council district from mid-May through July.
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People’s Food Co-op rewrites economics in Detroit grocery battle
The project seeks to expand access to healthy foods for a predominantly Black and low-income community where residents also face concerns of gentrification and displacement.
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The founders of Detroit Vegan Soul marshal a revival
The soul of Detroit Vegan Soul is rising. Despite setbacks, owners Erika Boyd and Kirsten Ussery reflect on the plant-based eatery’s legacy and future
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Will fundraising define Detroit’s congressional race?
Campaign statements covering the first quarter of 2022 provide a look at how the candidates in Detroit’s 13th Congressional District race are gathering support.
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Lyoya’s death sheds light on struggles to adjust to Black American life
African refugees and Michigan groups that aid in resettlement agree more education is needed around racism and policing
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Detroit approves plan to give workers paid parental leave
The city intends to launch its paid parental leave program on Jan. 1.