Constance “Connie” Spight’s book, Dear Brandon: Letters to my Departed Son, was published in February through Archway Publishing.
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Stellantis project tests strength of Detroit’s benefits law
Community benefits ordinance doesn’t authorize Detroit to issue fines or injunctions.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Food rescue group expansion helps Detroiters cope with hunger, food costs
Forgotten Harvest has a new setup that will enable it to help thousands more Metro Detroiters. In Detroit, an estimated 39% of residents experience food insecurity.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Legacy and opportunity are in abundance on Harper business strip
Business owners in the area say the corridor is on the “up and up,” despite less attention from the city than they would like.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Freedom is something to be celebrated
Detroit’s growing embrace of Juneteenth is a throwback to freedom-inspired activism of the city’s past.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Statewide rent aid program will stop taking new applications June 30. What to know.
A statewide program to help renters avoid eviction and catch up on rent payments will stop taking new applications after June 30. Here’s what to know.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Death of young girl prompts weapons crackdown in violent neighborhoods
Detroit police are targeting known violent offenders this week in sections of the city’s east and west side.
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Detroit home repair hotline gets more than 244K calls
Gilbert Family Foundation says 5,689 people are effectively in line for aid from the $20 million fund.
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Detroit promised a permanent end to water shutoffs for low-income residents. Advocates say we’re not there yet.
A moratorium on water shutoffs is six months shy of ending. City officials have a plan in the works but some advocates say they’ve been left in the dark.
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Detroit’s ‘godmother’ of retail and culture
A retailer in Detroit since the 1970s, Zana Smith has carved out a place for herself in Detroit history as a cultural visionary and entrepreneur who made it at a time few survived.