The increase in graduating bus drivers follows a new union contract that increased driver pay by about $6.
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What Detroit can learn from participatory budgeting processes in NYC, Boston and Brazil
One thing that’s missing from her budget proposal is any mention of participatory budgeting – something that Sheffield often championed during her 12 years serving on the City Council.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture Canvas
‘Lion King’ actor reflects on Mufasa role as musical wraps up its run in Detroit
David D’Lancy Wilson has been performing as Mufasa since joining the American tour cast in November.
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Sheffield at State of the City: ‘Every neighborhood deserves investment’
“Every neighborhood deserves investment and we will tailor a plan for every community to rise higher,” Sheffield, Detroit’s 76th mayor, said from the stage Tuesday evening, March 31.
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Final sale: After serving generations, Detroit icon Dittrich Furs nears the end
As one of Detroit’s oldest businesses, Dittrich Furs has become embedded in the city’s culture, especially its Black culture.
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Detroit’s Sheffield to focus on housing, safety in State of the City
The Detroit mayor is expected to outline plans on housing, public safety, education and population growth during Tuesday’s speech at Mumford High School.
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DPD chief defends ShotSpotter use: It ‘tells the truth’
The chief highlighted the department’s reliance on the system ahead of the June expiration of the city’s existing contract with ShotSpotter.
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Century of contamination: How Zug Island became Detroit’s industrial epicenter
Early ideas for the island included a city garbage dump with a promise of the operations being “smokeless and odorless,” or improving the land into a “healthful resort similar in attractiveness to Belle Isle.”
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Barack Obama Leadership Academy faces threat of closure
The Detroit school board signaled it will not authorize another school year for the academy. The charter may find a new authorizer or close.
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Detroit artist’s health scare inspires therapeutic coloring book
The 40-page coloring book “It’s Okay” by Jonathan Harris follows two Black adults from birth to old age and the various decisions they make throughout their lives.