WSU offers Detroit government simulation in community workshops
Wayne State University’s Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society (FOCIS) will hold two community discussions and workshops June 6 and 13 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the International Institute of...
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Edible architecture growing in Calimera Park
[caption id="attachment_5495" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Friends of Calimera Park is made up of local students, teachers, artists and residents. Left to right: Imel Battle, James Hines, Destiny...
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Grassroots group endorses Mike Duggan for Mayor
[caption id="attachment_5559" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mayoral Candidate Mike Duggan pictured with members of the Community Coalition says he is deeply appreciative of group's endorsement....
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Watch “Q & A Session – Statutory Public Meeting” with Kevyn D. Orr
Q & A Session - Statutory Public Meeting with Kevyn D. Orr, Detroit Emergency Manager, on the Financial and Operating Plan: Clip-1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_D4vVs6Svk&feature=youtu.be...
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Duggan files appeal to judge’s decision
[caption id="attachment_5610" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mike Duggan[/caption] DETROIT - “The charter is very badly drafted,” mayoral candidate Mike Duggan said today at a press conference...
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Parents fear for Oakman children
[caption id="attachment_5627" align="aligncenter" width="432"] Oakman School rally at HendersonT. KELLY PHOTO[/caption] Forsee teasing, ridicule, bullying By T. Kelly The Michigan Citizen DETROIT —...
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Detecting lead hotspots in urban gardens requires different sampling strategies
DETROIT — The local food movement is gaining traction in cities across America, with urban gardens contributing a healthy source of fresh produce for local citizens. Urban gardening is not without...
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Detroit Peoples Platform Convention participants discuss city platforms
[caption id="attachment_5663" align="alignleft" width="300"] Presenters and participantsPHOTO COURTESY GREGG NEWSOM[/caption] By Patrick Geans-Ali Special to the Michigan Citizen DETROIT — Over 200...
View ArticlePetroleum coke concerns grow
DETROIT — Mountains of petroleum coke — a byproduct of oil refining from tar sands in Alberta, Canada — have drawn public concern in the southwest Detroit neighborhood where the black mounds have been...
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Update for upcoming Dr. King commemoration
[caption id="attachment_3476" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.[/caption] DETROIT — As part of the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 Walk to...
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CORN-SPIRACY?! Save the planet and end world hunger in one easy step
By Phreddy Wischusen Special to the Michigan Citizen White vinyl letters on the tall windows of the local Aco Hardware store read “Tools- Garden-Electrical-Food and Beverages.” Food and Beverages?! By...
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Golightly students present Education to Life gardening projects
[caption id="attachment_5835" align="aligncenter" width="432"] Alan Greenburg (back left) of Detroit Renewable Energy presented checks to Golightly Education Center six graders (left to right) Ariel...
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Protesters stop pet coke trucks
[caption id="attachment_5950" align="alignleft" width="300"] Members of D-CATS stop trucks carrying toxic Pet Coke from the Marathon Oil Refinery for dumping on the riverfront. The piles of tar sands...
View ArticleDetroit Eastern Market to present World Groove music festival June 30
Free Caribbean parade kicks off festival DETROIT — Detroit Eastern Market will host its first World Groove at Eastern Market Music Festival June 30 from 12 p.m.-12 a.m. This event will feature a...
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Transit officer kills man, no charges yet
[caption id="attachment_5958" align="alignleft" width="252"] Jordan Morson (r) with his uncle Boyd Morson COURTESY PHOTO[/caption] The family of Jordan West-Morson is seeking answers, justice and wants...
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100K WALK FOR FREEDOM
[new_royalslider id="6"] RALPH JONES PHOTOSOver 100,000 people marched from Woodward and Forest to Hart Plaza in Downtown Detroit June 22 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King,...
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Barrow: Duggan write-in campaign a desperate move
[caption id="attachment_4162" align="alignright" width="288"] Mike Duggan[/caption] DETROIT - Mike Duggan is back in the race for mayor of Detroit. Duggan announced June 28 that he’s going to run as a...
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Juanita Reaves Free Clinic Benefit
[caption id="attachment_6105" align="aligncenter" width="615"] LEFT: John and Karen Hill, Pat Bosscher and Jim Bosscher, senior vice president at Trinity Health;RIGHT: Wilma Fleming, Joy-Southfield CDC...
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HP-style slowdown in Motown ties up rush-hour Woodward
[caption id="attachment_6184" align="aligncenter" width="504"] Citizens on the sidewalk[/caption] By T. Kelly The Michigan Citizen HIGHLAND PARK — Parents, citizens and residents, angry over the...
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