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,...
By The Center for Michigan in Bankruptcy Court, Bond Markets, Bridge Magazine, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, DJC, Feature, Kevyn Orr, Legal Challenges, Neighborhoods, Pensions March 27, 2014
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, WDET March 26, 2014
Bankruptcy 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, Neighborhoods March 24, 2014
Downtown 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 Neighborhoods March 24, 2014
Water 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, Neighborhoods March 21, 2014
Does 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...
By The Center for Michigan in Blight, Bridge Magazine, DJC, Neighborhoods March 20, 2014
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...
By Sandra Svoboda in Bankruptcy Court, DJC, Neighborhoods, New Michigan Media, WDET March 13, 2014
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...
By New Michigan Media in DJC, Neighborhoods, New Michigan Media March 10, 2014
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...
By Sandra Svoboda in Blight, National attention, Neighborhoods March 10, 2014
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...
By Michigan Radio in Belle Isle, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, From Lansing, Michigan Radio, Neighborhoods March 10, 2014
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, WDET March 8, 2014
Brunch 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...
By The Center for Michigan in Blight, Bridge Magazine, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, DJC, Neighborhoods March 8, 2014