Detroit to Buy 142 Acres of Former State Fair Grounds
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The City of Detroit is buying a portion of the property where the historic Michigan State Fair...
Detroit to Buy 142 Acres of Former State Fair Grounds
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The City of Detroit is buying a portion of the property where the historic Michigan State Fair...
Discussion Over Future of City Golf Courses Not Quite Over
Three Detroit owned golf courses will remain open. City Council voted this week to award a management contract to Signet...
Bridge Magazine: Neighborhood Advocates Challenging Development Incentive Decisions
As part of the new federal tax plan, the Opportunity Zone program was created to give tax incentives for developments...
Magic Plus LLC Gets 16 Acres of Prime Woodward Frontage for 471K
Officials with the State of Michigan plan to sell 16-acres along Woodward near 8 mile for $471,000. The parcel is...
Questions of Race in America in Wake of Austin Bombings
State of Texas A series of bombings rocked Austin, Texas, over the past couple weeks, and now the key suspect is...
Michigan State University and Basketball Team Face Questions After Year of Tumult
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET The office pools are on, the brackets are busted and the first weekend of...
Will New Regional Transit Plan Win Over Voters, Suburban Leaders?
Jake Neher/WDET It looked for a while like Southeast Michigan’s regional transit woes would get no opportunity for relief on...
Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance Yields Hours of Dialogue and Almost No Community Benefits
In 2016, Detroit voters approved one of the nation’s first community benefits ordinances. The new law requires developers -- who...
Inside Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance Meetings
It's been a little more than a year since voters approved a new law that requires developers who want tax incentives...
Was the First Year of Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance Successful?
Detroit has a new law on the books requiring developers who want tax breaks for large projects to sit down...
After School Walkouts, Will Lawmakers Do Anything About Gun Violence?
Bre'Anna Tinsley / WDET Lawmakers in Lansing continue to debate legislation to crack down on gun violence. That’s as students...
‘Run! Hide! Fight!’ – Wayne State University Preps for Random Violence
The killing of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has re-ignited the national conversation on...