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Parking, street closures, curfew and other tips for navigating …
WEBJun 27, 2022 · The city will not enforce parking meters after 5 p.m., but many downtown streets will be closed and parking for the fireworks show is recommended at two city-owned garages: Ford Underground Garage, 30 E. Jefferson Ave., will remain open through 1 a.m. Tuesday. Parking costs $10. Eastern Market Garage, 2727 Riopelle St., …
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.
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 ...
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.
District Detroit project to get first loan from new fund
WEBJan 10, 2023 · The DDA is also expected to vote to approve the first loans under the program for the District Detroit project amounting to about $23.8 million, according to a news release. The project is a joint endeavor between New York-based Related Companies, the real estate firm of mega-developer Stephen Ross, and Olympia Development of Michigan.
Detroit finalizes plan to clear out neighborhood, redevelop airport
WEBOct 13, 2022 · Detroit finalizes plan to clear out neighborhood, redevelop airport. by Malachi Barrett October 13, 2022 5:46 pm. City Council Members Scott Benson, left, and Coleman Young Jr., center, stand with Mayor Mike Duggan during a Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, press conference at the Coleman A. Young International Airport.
5 Detroit housing projects selected for federal low-income …
WEBOct 20, 2020 · The development plans include new and preserved housing amounting to 282 units in five Detroit neighborhoods: Midtown, Corktown, the North End, Forest Park and New Center. The affordable housing is aimed at people making between $16,500 and $44,000, or 30% to 80% of Area Median Income. The …
A freeway ripped the heart out of Black life in Detroit. Now …
WEBDec 1, 2021 · This story is published in collaboration with Grist.. In 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, a man who is believed to be the first African-American independent record producer opened up a blues and gospel record store called Joe’s Record Shop. The store was lined with vinyl records and music posters, with a big, upright piano in the back.
Transit options, impacts of pollution top focus in southwest Detroit
WEBJun 22, 2022 · The District 6 meeting was the latest in BridgeDetroit’s town hall series. Of the residents surveyed – 44% of about 15 attendees – cited “poor” service from DTE Energy and Detroit’s Water and Sewerage Department. About 55% said they struggle with poor internet service. District 6 has about 104,600 residents, according to Data Driven ...
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