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Trump’s win evokes mix of sadness and hope in Detroit. The results, some Detroit voters fear, will have drastic effects on issues that mattered most to Detroiters, like women’s reproductive rights and K-12 education. Others hope it will mean a better economy and reduced inflation. by Jena Brooker November 6, 2024 5:42 pm.
Getting to know the first Black woman on Michigan’s Supreme Court
Dec 29, 2022 · In college, Kyra Harris Bolden, the Michigan Supreme Court’s first Black woman justice, had plans to become a psychologist. But while studying at Grand Valley State University, her grandmother shared the story of her family’s history, changing Bolden’s entire trajectory. In 1939, Bolden’s great-grandfather, Jesse Bond, was lynched in ...
Detroit’s population slide challenges vision of revitalization
May 30, 2023 · New U.S. Census Bureau data is calling attention to challenges holding back Detroit’s growth ahead of an annual gathering of business and political leaders where population decline is expected to be a major theme. Estimates released in May show Detroit lost 7,791 residents from 2021 to 2022, dropping to 620,373 total.
As Detroit’s population keeps falling, how did we get here?
August 2021 — Detroit’s population dropped by 74,000 residents, or 10.5 percent, since 2010, according to the 2020 Census. The loss of Black residents in the still majority-Black city was deep, with 93,361 fewer African-Americans compared to 2010. There was growth in the white, Latino and Asian populations.
A $20M fund aims to help 1,000 Detroiters tap into home repair ...
May 3, 2022 · Jennifer Gilbert, co-founder of the Gilbert Family Foundation, speaks during the launch of the $20 million Detroit Home Repair Fund that aims to help more than 1,000 Detroiters fix up their homes, through a network of nonprofits. The program is funded by the Gilbert Family Foundation, DTE Energy and ProMedica. (Nushrat Rahman photo)
Land bank home renovation program leaves half of buyers with …
Apr 28, 2023 · Thousands of people who bought “extremely blighted” properties through a land bank program designed to reduce barriers to homeownership now owe a combined $7 million in delinquent property tax debt. Half of all homes purchased through the Detroit Land Bank Authority’s Own It Now program between 2015 and 2021 owe $250 or more in delinquent ...
Resources for Detroiters behind on property taxes: What to know
Jul 19, 2023 · How to get help. The Detroit Taxpayer Resource Fair will take place at 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Heilmann Recreation Center at 19601 Brock Avenue in Detroit. For more information, email the Detroit Taxpayer Service Center at [email protected]. Homeowners should have their address and parcel number ready to share.
TechTown in Detroit, DEGC become hubs for small businesses
Jan 17, 2024 · Over at TechTown, Malone said the grant will allow the hub to extend its services to the entire metro Detroit area, instead of solely focusing on Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. She said $400,000 of the award will go toward technical assistance for small businesses such as developing websites, shelving inventory or finding a bookkeeper.
Detroit City Council districts are changing: See proposed maps
Nov 17, 2023 · Detroit City Council districts are changing: See proposed maps. by Malachi Barrett November 17, 2023 6:00 am. A polling location on Detroit’s east side was photographed on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Detroit, Mich. (BridgeDetroit photo by Malachi Barrett) Some Detroiters will be placed in a different City Council district for 2025 elections.
Mike’s Famous Ham Place selling after 50 years - BridgeDetroit
Feb 6, 2024 · Mike Muftari and his wife, Yvet, own Mike’s Famous Ham Place on Michigan Avenue. The family is planning to sell the business and retire. Credit: BridgeDetroit photo by Jena Brooker. After half a century serving up iconic sandwiches and hearty soups, the owners of a ham shop that generations of Detroiters grew up with are selling the business.