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As many as 3,000 people are expected to attend the community event, which raises money for Highland Park students

Tags: Concert Announcements, Critics’ Picks, Things to Do, KRS-One, Avalon Village, Mama Shu, Highland Park

It’s just the latest in a series of white supremacy messages being posted across the Detroit area

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Highland Park, Highland Park water tower, Detroit, I-75, Davison, graffiti, racism, America First, Patriot Front

Bob Nelson is grateful but bitter, and suspects his car would still be in the tow yard if he didn’t speak up

Tags: Metro Detroit, Car Culture, Government, Bob Nelson, car, tow truck, Highland Park, Ford Thunderbird, class car, Highland Park Police, Troy's Towing

‘I went into a psychotic rage,’ Bob Nelson says

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Bob Nelson, car, tow truck, Highland Park, Ford Thunderbird, class car, Highland Park Police, Troy's Towing

Lisa Stolarski was appointed after Janice Taylor-Dibbs resigned amid a housing scandal

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Highland Park, treasurer, Lisa Stolarski, Highland Park City Council

Organizers hope to expand the day of music, art, and poetry with more interactive activities

Tags: Arts, Music, Things to Do, MAP Fest, Detroit events, Detroit festivals, music, art, poetry, Detroit music, Highland Park, Avalon Village, Mama Shu, Rock Local Entertainment Cafe, Detroit artists, Detroit talent, Slideshow

‘You literally fucked with the wrong person. I don’t take threats well,’ Councilman Ash-Shafii says

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Government, Khursheed Ash-Shafii, Glenda McDonald, threat, Highland Park, Great Lakes Water authority, water deal, michigan, Michigan State Police

‘Her days as mayor are numbered,’ activist Robert Davis says of Mayor Glenda McDonald

Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, News, Highland Park, recall, election, politics, Glenda McDonald, Robert Davis, Great Lakes Water authority, utility bills, water

‘It is glaringly obvious that she is in over her head,’ says activist Robert Davis

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Glenda McDonald, Robert Davis, recall, politics, election, Highland Park, Great Lakes Water Authority, Highland Park Police

Janice Taylor-Bibbs received a new federally funded house intended for lower-income residents

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Janice Taylor-Bibbs, treasurer, Wayne County Circuit Court, Highland Park, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Charles Hegarty

A judge struck down the city’s marijuana ordinance, but that hasn’t stopped a company from trying to open a dispensary

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Local Businesses, Nar cannabis, marijuana, Highland Park, Robert Davis, dispensary, Glenda McDonald

Organizers have started a GoFundMe for the project that includes an outdoor classroom, berry patch, and farm

Tags: Food News, Nature, News, Nandi's Knowledge Cafe, Mama Nandi, Highland Park, urban farming, nature

Detroiters can submit ten votes a day until Dec. 5 to help Mama Shu win the award and $100,000 prize

Tags: Metro Detroit, Environment, News, Detroit, Highland Park, Avalon Village, CNN Hero of the Year, Mama Shu

Founder Mama Shu hopes to inspire other cities to beautify their neighborhoods

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Environment, Real Estate, Politics & Government, Avalon Village, Highland Park, Mama Shu, demolition, blight to beauty, nonprofit, Detroit

Activists claimed the city wrote the rules to benefit donors seeking to land a legal weed business

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Highland Park, marijuana, ordinance, recreational marijuana, dispensaries, Glenda McDonald, Robert Davis

Residents are on edge as the city faces the prospect of bankruptcy

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Highland Park, town hall, Nandi's Knowledge Cafe, O.N.E. Highland Park Community Organization, marijuana, budget, water, Great Lakes Water Authority

Triple terror

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Crime, Music, Montoya Givens, Amani Kelly, Dante Wicker, Highland Park, Detroit hip-hop, Cover Story

The city is accused of creating an illegal ordinance that benefits political supporters

Tags: Cannabis News, News, Weed, marijuana, dispensaries, Denise Qiana Lillard, Wayne County Circuit Court, lawsuit, Highland Park, recreational marijuana ordinance

The disputes came to a head when council members walked out of a meeting this week

Tags: Cannabis News, News, Weed, Highland Park, lawsuit, marijuana, cannabis, marijuana ordinance, Robert Davis, Highland Park City Council

And the mayor doesn’t want to hear about it

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Highland Park, dispensaries, Highland Park City Council, Brenda Green, Glenda McDonald, marijuana