If you think flu season is over and that measles is a thing of the past, think again, according to Michigan’s health officials. The Michigan Department of Health and Human services has confirmed Michigan’s first measles case of 2017 in southeast Michigan. The individual was hospitalized, and is currently recovering. The case is related to […]
For Detroit residents, having an app to report everything from potholes to damaged street signs to broken lights has been a huge improvement in their quality of life, city officials say. For the past two years, Detroiters have had “City Hall in your pocket” through the Improve Detroit mobile app. The app, which launched in […]
Detroit has a long history of honoring and supporting its neighborhoods, and a new exhibit will show off that history to the public. ARISE Detroit! will host a first-of-its-kind spotlight on Detroit neighborhoods in a presentation called “Neighborhoods Rising” from April 22 through June 18 at the Detroit Historical Museum. Sponsored by The DTE Energy […]
The Detroit Department of Transportation is making it easier for people to use its Reduced Fare program, which helps people with disabilities, age 65 and older as well as Medicare recipients to receive a lower rate on its buses. DDOT Director Dan Dirks announced that starting April 1, Reduced Fare Cards will be good for […]
After a terrorizing year when 130 homes in the Greenacres-Woodward community suffered invasions, dozens of residents formed a citizens band radio patrol back in 1987. It functions so well that the mayor of Detroit, several Detroit City Council members, the city clerk, police administrators and a hundred neighbors came to New Prospect Baptist Church to […]
If Detroit inspires you with its artistic potential and you have a flair for the creative, the Eight Mile Boulevard Association is looking for you. 8MBA is seeking a mural artist or artistic team to design and prepare, plan and oversee the installation of a mural for an exterior wall on 7115 W 8 Mile […]
Lead exposure is a risk for all people, especially children. Part of the solution in Flint and other cities affected by lead exposure is to eliminate lead hazards even before exposure can occur, Michigan officials agree. That is why Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed Executive Order 2017-2 creating the Child Lead Exposure Elimination Commission to […]
One of the most important jobs in the city of Detroit may be its District Managers – they’re people who have a direct impact on the lives of residents and neighborhood strength. Mayor Mike Duggan recently announced the appointment of three new District Managers to the Department of Neighborhoods. Mayor Duggan created the Department of […]
Some might call it a match made in heaven: City of Detroit and the Archdiocese of Detroit are working together to create affordable housing in the Banglatown neighborhood. The City of Detroit has a plan and is asking with the AOD for bids to transform the vacant Transfiguration School in Banglatown into a one-of-a-kind mixed-income […]
There is no reason to just dream of opening or expanding a business in Detroit when there are proactive groups such as Motor City Match around. Motor City Match, a small-business support program – awards $500,000 every three months in grants to entrepreneurs in Detroit. Its other goal is to connect business owners with quality […]