Public hearing for housing commission plan
On April 14, The Detroit Housing Commission will hold a public hearing to discuss their 2014 Annual and Five Year Plan. The plan is now available for review at the following locations: DHC, Main...
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MAJOR CRIME SUMMARY REPORT
NOTE: The following summaries are allegations of incidents that have been reported and are under investigation. 2nd Precinct CIRCUMSTANCES: On Feb. 12 at approximately 1:15 a.m. in the 7000 block of...
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DETROIT RAW
[caption id="attachment_10538" align="alignleft" width="300"] DPD Chief James Craig COURTESY PHOTO[/caption] Hollywood Craig on Facebook By Sam Riddle Special to the Michigan Citizen They came to the...
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Term limits and bankruptcy
By Sandra Svoboda WDET’s NextChaDetroit.com Michigan’s term limits are widely vilified for causing damaging turnover, a loss of institutional knowledge, increased power for lobbyists and decreased...
View ArticleHigh school students offered college credits
DETROIT —Detroit Community Schools, a charter high school located in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood recently expanded its educational partnership with Wayne County Community College District. Before...
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Detroit filmmaker shoots fire footage from a drone
[caption id="attachment_10729" align="alignleft" width="300"] Harry C. Arnold working on a video project.[/caption] By Marte Skaara Capital News Service Three big fire trucks have brought out ladders...
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State of Black Detroit focus: Economic and political power
[new_royalslider id="35"] By T. Kelly The Michigan Citizen DETROIT— Hundreds braved the bitter cold and sudden early morning snow shower to hear city leaders discuss the State of Black Detroit, Feb. 27...
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Orr: Balance books, improvements follow
[caption id="attachment_10810" align="alignright" width="300"] EM Kevyn Orr responding to questions from Shea Howell PHREDDY WISCHUSEN PHOTO[/caption] 1.Describe a typical day for you? Your...
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Orr’s focus: Balance sheet, crime
[caption id="attachment_10807" align="alignright" width="300"] Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr PHREDDY WISCHUSEN PHOTO[/caption] Analysis For the first time since his appointment by Gov. Rick...
View ArticleDetroit Food 2014
Detroit Food 2014, April 3-4 at Focus: HOPE (1400 Oakman Blvd, Detroit) will focus on racial equity across the food system. The keynote address by food justice activist LaDonna Redmond will be followed...
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‘Accidental asphyxia’ in Northland Mall death
[caption id="attachment_10844" align="alignleft" width="180"] MacKenzie CochranCOURTESY PHOTO[/caption] MacKenzie Cochran died Jan. 28 in the custody of Northland Mall security guards. A mobile video...
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Detroit Raw
[caption id="attachment_10861" align="alignright" width="300"] Sam and EMDENNIS BOATWRIGHT PHOTO[/caption] Face-to-face with EM proxy By Sam Riddle Special to the Michigan Citizen Before I drove over...
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Detroit pastors, silent on EM, gather to suppress gay rights
[new_royalslider id="36"] Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer, two women, are challenging Michigan laws in federal court, fighting for the right to marry and adopt children together. If their case, which...
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Cash for artists with big ideas
[caption id="attachment_10943" align="alignleft" width="300"] Haleem Rasul PHOTO COURTESY LENA LEE PHOTOGRAPHY[/caption] Last year, the Knight Foundation awarded $2.1 million to 56 art projects the...
View ArticleFailing school district to expand
Staff Report DETROIT—Phoenix Academy, one of the “failing” K-8 schools taken by Gov. Rick Snyder to form the experimental Education Achievement Authority, will expand. There will be a Phoenix high...
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‘Hollywood Craig’ nixes reports of unsolved crimes
DPD Chief James Craig COURTESY PHOTO Staff report DETROIT — Detroit Police Chief James Craig will no longer submit crime summary reports for citizens. The DPD has replaced the reports that detailed...
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