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Detroit City Council redistricting guide - BridgeDetroit
WEBJan 11, 2024 · A Detroit resident in District 5 looks over proposed maps during a Jan. 3 meeting on redistricting at Robinson’s Furniture on Detroit’s east side. (BridgeDetroit photo by Malachi Barrett) Detroit’s seven City Council districts will be redrawn in less than a month, creating new political boundaries for the next decade.
Baobab Fare closes on new restaurant on Detroit’s east side
WEBMar 28, 2024 · The owners of New Center restaurant sensation Baobab Fare closed Thursday on the $145,000 purchase of their second brick-and-mortar location on the city’s east side. Baobab co-owner Hamissi Mamba told BridgeDetroit renovation work at the former video store-turned-tax office at 16900 E. Warren Avenue is expected to begin in July.
Considering a land contract in Detroit? What buyers should know
WEBAug 17, 2022 · A $30,000 home paid for over five years at a 5% interest rate might cost $33,968 over the life of the loan. The land contract should list details of how a buyer can make payments to the seller, including forms of payment (e.g. check, money order, etc.), who to make the payments to and where the payments should be sent.
Community center reviving Detroit’s Midwest neighborhood
WEBDec 19, 2023 · Deanna Stewart co-founded Equity Alliance Management, a community center in Detroit’s Midwest Neighborhood. (BridgeDetroit photo by Quinn Banks) The process of getting going hasn’t been easy. Stewart and Ballard put thousands of dollars into renovating the former paint shop on Walton Street, …
Built to keep Black from white: The story behind Detroit’s "Wailing ...
WEBJul 19, 2021 · Eighty years after a segregation wall rose in Detroit, America remains divided. That’s not an accident. (Detroit News; NBC News) This article was published in partnership with NBC News.. DETROIT — When they started building the wall behind Margaret Watson’s house in northwest Detroit, she knew the reason without having to ask.. As a child in the late 1930s, Watson had seen the new ...
Michigan senator: ‘It’s time’ for Detroit amusement tax
WEBJan 25, 2024 · Michigan collected $285 million in sales taxes from amusement activities, according to 2022 U.S. Census data. Pennsylvania, which charges a 5% statewide tax on admission for concerts, movies, sports and other events, collected $1.7 billion. An amusement tax also could add costs for Detroiters who …
As Detroit’s population keeps falling, how did we get here?
WEBAug 24, 2021 · The State of Michigan launches a preliminary review of Detroit’s finances, citing the looming cash crunch. It finds the City has mounting debt with long-term liabilities estimated to be more than $12 billion. Detroit’s population fell from 713,777 in 2010 to 639,111, according to the 2020 census results.
Guardians of graffiti: Inside an effort to protect Detroit’s vanishing ...
WEBSep 27, 2023 · Guardians of graffiti: Inside an effort to protect Detroit’s vanishing art. by Malachi Barrett September 27, 2023 6:00 am. Richie Blanko descended a concrete wall ornamented with fading flecks of color that once spelled his name. As he had for years, Blanko stepped down a steep angle into the underpass …
Police complaint backlog means fewer Detroit residents being heard
WEBApr 3, 2022 · The Board of Police Commissioners has been grappling with a growing backlog of citizen complaints for more than a year and officials say staffing losses induced by the COVID-19 pandemic are to blame.. As of this month, more than 780 non-criminal complaints made by residents to the Office of the Chief Investigator over police procedure, force, harassment, searches and arrests have yet to be ...