Housing resource hub opens in Detroit’s Jefferson ... - BridgeDetroit
网页2021年12月9日 · A one-stop shop for housing help is now open in Detroit’s Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood. The Neighborhood Resource Hub, 14300 E. Jefferson Avenue, will be run by neighborhood support organization Jefferson East, Inc. in the historic Kresge Building. The 3,500-square-foot resource center is expected to help 1,000 Detroiters tap …
Built to keep Black from white: The story behind Detroit’s "Wailing ...
网页2021年7月19日 · 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 …
Considering a land contract in Detroit? What buyers should know
网页2022年8月17日 · 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.
Detroit City Council redistricting guide - BridgeDetroit
网页2024年1月11日 · A Detroit resident in District 5 looks over proposed maps during a Jan. 3 meeting on redistricting at Robinson’s Furniture on Detroit’s east side. (BridgeDetroit photo by Malachi Barrett) Detroit’s seven City Council districts will be redrawn in less than a month, creating new political boundaries for the next decade.
Resources for Detroiters behind on property taxes: What to know
网页2023年7月19日 · 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 DTSC@detroitmi.gov. Homeowners should have their address and parcel number ready to share.
Detroiters demand ‘transparency’ on surveillance in their city
网页2021年4月13日 · Detroit residents and City officials spoke in support of the proposed Community Input Over Government Surveillance ordinance Monday during a City Council meeting. The ordinance would require City-run departments, including the Detroit Police Department, to hold public hearings before it acquires any surveillance technology.
What is Proposal P, and how will it impact Detroit?
网页2021年7月28日 · Proposal P would revise the City Charter. A charter for any municipality is its blueprint, or its constitution, on how to operate. It defines the organization, powers and procedures of Detroit’s government. The revised charter in Proposal P is a major break with the past. Voting “no” on the measure would mean rejecting the proposal and ...
New Detroit City Council members outline their priorities
网页2022年1月18日 · The new councilwoman told BridgeDetroit that her hope is to “revive the confidence and restore the validity in our legislative branch.”. “It seems for far too long the concerns and the priorities of the people of Detroit have been drowned out by the priorities of corporations and special interests. Putting profit over people sends a clear ...
A freeway ripped the heart out of Black life in Detroit. Now …
网页2021年12月1日 · 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.
Why a successful lawyer became an advocate for Detroit …
网页2021年5月10日 · That’s because, as a lawyer for the Dykema law firm, he helped seal the deals to redevelop historic buildings, including many that sat vacant for years, and construct new housing and commercial spaces. Related: Building Black value in Detroit, block by block. Detroit is getting its first Black-owned brewery. One deal changed his life.
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