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Michigan communities are raking in benefits of legalized weed
The cannabis industry has seen tremendous growth since the state’s first adult-use dispensaries opened in December 2019, with sales hitting unprecedented levels
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Canna-Business, Local Businesses, Weed, Michigan cannabis industry, Michigan cannabis laws, Detroit, Hazel Park, Cover Story
Now that it’s lit up, people seem to like Detroit’s new I-94 sign
At first, the sign was mocked for falling short of expectations, especially considering its hefty price tag
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Views & Opinions, Detroit, NFL Draft, Mayor Duggan, sign, I-94, social media, Instagram, Slideshow
Wayne County treasurer rejects moratorium on foreclosures despite troubling study
Activists and the Detroit City Council say the city is cheating lower-income residents by illegally and disproportionately overtaxing homes
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Real Estate, property tax foreclosures, homes, evictions, Detroit, Wayne County, Treasurer Sabree, Coalition for Property Tax Justice, Detroit City Council
Right-wing fraudsters fined $1.25M for racist robocall scheme in Michigan, other states
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were charged with multiple felonies for spreading misinformation to Black voters in the Detroit area
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Crime, Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman, New York, Michigan, Detroit, Black voters, election, politics, Letitia James, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
Disability justice groups demand more resources in Detroit’s budget
More than 128,000 Detroiters – or one out of five residents – have at least one disability
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Disability Rights, Paratransit, Detroit Department of Transportation, Detroit, people with disabilities, Mayor Duggan, Detroit City Council, budget, wheelchairs
Detroit City Council takes action after study suggests lowest valued homes were overtaxed
Activists are worried about another wave of foreclosures based on inflated property taxes for some homes
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Detroit, Mayor Duggan, Detroit City Council, Mary Sheffield, property taxes, Coalition for Property Tax Justice
Lawsuit seeks to save trees, protect residents at contaminated AB Ford Park in Detroit
The city kept the park open nearly two years after excessive contaminants were discovered
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Environment, Pollution, AB Ford Park, Jefferson Chalmers, Detroit, east side, contamination, lawsuit, Wayne County Circuit Court, Michigan Environmental Protection Act
Detroit illegally inflated taxes on lowest value homes, study suggests
By contrast, the most expensive homes were the least likely to be overtaxed, according to the University of Chicago
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Bernadette Atuahene, Detroit, property taxes, overassessments, University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, Coalition for Property Tax Justice
Two Detroit cops used excessive force when they killed a Black man in 2018, jury finds
The fatal shooting prompted the police union to award the cops as “District Officers of the Year”
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Government, Lamont Johnson, Tyler Nagy, Raul Martinez, lawsuit, police brutality, lawsuit, shooting, Detroit, Detroit Police Department, excessive force
University of Toledo hosting a free total solar eclipse viewing party
If you want the full experience, you may need to take a trip to Ohio
By Layla McMurtrie
Tags: Michigan, Nature, Things to Do, 2024 total solar eclipse, Toledo, Detroit, Slideshow
Detroit police commissioners urge Justice Department to investigate cop who killed elderly man
Daryl Vance was on life support for 20 days before he died in September from blunt force trauma to his head
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Government, Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, Juwan Brown, Daryl Vance, Detroit, Garden Bowl, assault, Justice Department, U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison
Doctor files whistleblower lawsuit against DMC after patient becomes quadriplegic
A medical resident says he was fired in retaliation after notifying his supervisor of a series of avoidable missteps
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit Receiving, hospital, malpractice, Detroit, lawsuit, internal medicine, whistleblower
Detroit kept residents in the dark about hazardous contaminants at waterfront park
A portion of A.B. Ford Park remained open even after the city became aware of dangerous toxins
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Environment, Government, A.B. Ford Park, environmental contamination, lead, arsenic, Detroit, Jefferson Chalmers, east side
Atwater Brewery is celebrating 313 Day with Detroit brands and $3.13 specials
‘Let’s raise a glass together. To you. To us. To Detroit,’ the longstanding brewery says
Tags: Arts, Bars, Local Businesses, Things to Do, Critics’ Picks, Atwater Brewery, 313 Day, Detroit, 313 Day events, Detroit events, Atwater Brewery & Tap House, Slideshow
The 66th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is set to return to Corktown
Set for Sunday, March 10, it’s also considered the unofficial start of spring around here
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Metro Detroit, Things to Do, Bars, Critics’ Picks, Saint Patrick's Day, Corktown, Detroit, Irish Americans in metro Detroit
Detroit suspiciously quiet about contamination found at missile site-turned-park
Even for the city of Detroit, this level of secrecy is unusual
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Environment, Government, A.B. Ford Park, Detroit, parks, east side, Nike Missile plant, contamination, Mayor Duggan, trees
It’s summer in February! Metro Detroit is seeing record-high temperatures on Tuesday
The previous record will be surpassed by an entire five degrees
Tags: Michigan, Environment, Nature, News, Detroit, metro Detroit, climate change in Michigan, Michigan weather, Slideshow
It’s time to take the ‘Polar Plunge’ into the Detroit River for a good cause
The annual event raises money for Special Olympics Michigan
Tags: Things to Do, Critics’ Picks, Things to Do, Polar Plunge, Detroit, Detroit River, Special Olympics Michigan
Contamination forces closure of Detroit waterfront park
The city will remove more than 250 trees, some of which are 100 years old and used by eagles
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Environment, Trees, A.B. Ford Park, Jefferson Chalmers, neighborhood, east side, Detroit, environmental contamination, soil, parks
Marrow Detroit Provisions to open first location in the suburbs
The butcher also plans to open a flagship store and processing facility in Detroit’s historic Eastern Market district
Tags: Food News, Local Businesses, News, Restaurants, Marrow, Marrow Detroit Provisions, local farmers, Detroit, sustainability, fresh food, Michigan food, Detroit food, Slideshow
Detroit’s City Winery music venue aims for 2025 opening