Archive: Neighborhood Communities
Bridge Magazine: Winners and losers among Detroit’s creditors
Long before Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr rolled out his proposal in February for paying back the city’s creditors,...
State board approves $120 million loan for Detroit
In the second of three necessary steps, the Michigan Local Emergency Financial Assistance Loan Board Tuesday approved a $120 million loan for...
By Sandra Svoboda in Bankruptcy Court, Blight, From Lansing, WDETBankruptcy and Children: How Detroit’s youngest are faring and what they face
Everyone is affected by Detroit’s bankruptcy, but the Associated Press examined its specific effects on the youngest citizens: children...
By Sandra Svoboda in Blight, NeighborhoodsDowntown Development: An outgoing CEO reflects
George Jackson joined the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. 12 years, three mayors and a bankruptcy filing ago. He announced...
By Sandra Svoboda in NeighborhoodsWater Shut Offs?
Thousands of homes, businesses, schools and commercial buildings in Detroit could be without water, as the city plans to...
By Sandra Svoboda in DWSD, NeighborhoodsDoes graffiti have a role in urban revitalization?
If you’re a graffiti artist – or writer, or vandal, depending on your point of view – no canvas...
Michigan Citizen and Kevyn Orr: Which history will be ultimately be written?
The Michigan Citizen, one of Detroit's African-American newspapers, has often had a lonely voice in its sustained criticism of...
Arab-American business owners should ‘do the right thing’ in Detroit
In an editorial in the current issue, the Arab-American News writes that "Despite deep Arab American involvement in the...
NPR in Detroit: Here’s what the country heard
The politics of division. Hangovers from the racial divides. Lack of regionalism. The new, white mayor. And of course...
Michigan Radio: Being broke makes Detroit creative
Michigan Radio's Lester Graham examines what will happen once Detroit's debt is managed and city operations restructured. He finds...
WDET’s Detroit Agenda: Crime and faith in a bankrupt city
Detroit Journalism Cooperative partner WDET is examining the concerns of Detroiters over the next few months in a series...
By Sandra Svoboda in DJC, Feature, Neighborhoods, WDETBrunch with Bridge: Duggan’s “to-do” list getting checked off
Bridge Magazine Columnist Larry Gabriel examines Mayor Duggan's ambitious agenda and the first two months of his administration, finding...