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The nonprofit Life Remodeled is working to develop a new opportunity hub on the east side called Anchor Detroit.
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The Metro: Detroit nonprofit renovating vacant school into east side community hub

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Lauren Myers, Trevor McConico February 11, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Roughly 200 public schools have closed in Detroit between 2000-2015. These...

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Bedrock and General Motors on Monday announced a conceptual plan to redevelop the Renaissance Center and 27 acres along the Detroit riverfront.
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GM, Bedrock propose new vision for RenCen; call for demolition of 2 towers

Amanda LeClaire November 25, 2024

General Motors (GM) and Bedrock have proposed a $1.6 billion redevelopment of the Renaissance Center that would forever alter downtown...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan at WDET Studios, March 2020.
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Created Equal: Defining Mike Duggan’s legacy in Detroit

Sasha Bacon November 18, 2024

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced last week that he will not seek reelection in 2025, ending a 12-year run that...

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The newly renovated Roosevelt Park eliminated the road to create a unified park with lush gardens, swings, tables and walking paths.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit recognized for ‘blight to beauty’ projects; UAW, Ford make tentative deal + more

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 26, 2024

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we discuss recent honors given to the city of Detroit for two "blight...

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City officials unveiled the new Tireman-Minock park in Detroit's Warrendale/Cody Rouge neighborhood on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: City officials unveil new park in Detroit’s Cody Rouge neighborhood

Bre'Anna Tinsley August 8, 2024

City officials and community stakeholders gathered in Rouge Park on Thursday to celebrate the newly revitalized Tireman-Minock Park in Detroit's...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Fiscal Year 2025 budget includes $1 million in funding for the nonprofit Midtown Detroit, Inc. to revitalize Detroit's Chinatown neighborhood.
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The Metro: State allocates $1M in funding to help revitalize Detroit’s Chinatown

John Filbrandt July 29, 2024

The rich history of Chinatown in Detroit is often lost on those who aren’t old enough to remember.The first Chinese...

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City officials broke ground on the new Preserve on Ash development in North Corktown on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: New mixed-use development breaks ground in North Corktown

Hernz Laguerre July 26, 2024

The city of Detroit broke ground this week on the first phase of a new mixed-use housing development in North...

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Hundreds gathered on Monday, June 17, 2024, for the groundbreaking of the Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University Health Sciences Research Center in New Center.
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Detroit Evening Report: Henry Ford, MSU break ground on new research facility in Detroit

Nargis Rahman, Bre'Anna Tinsley June 18, 2024

Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University broke ground Monday on their new research center in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood....

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Detroit-based developer Greatwater Homes has already constructed three single-family homes along Fischer Street near Kercheval in the East Village.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit developer constructing single-family homes in East Village

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 9, 2024

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is praising a new development of single-family homes in the city’s East Village neighborhood. Subscribe to...

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A rendering of the University of Michigan Center for Innovation.
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The Metro: U-M Innovation Center in Detroit takes another step toward construction

The Metro April 9, 2024

University of Michigan’s Board of Regents approved the design for the school’s Center for Innovation, opening in Detroit in 2027. The...

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An aerial view of Midtown Detroit.
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The Metro: New leader of Midtown Detroit, Inc. aims to build inclusive community

The Metro March 7, 2024

Midtown Detroit, Inc. recently announced a new interim executive director. The nonprofit has worked to maintain community and economic development...

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Live6 Alliance Neighborhood HomeBase is a community gathering space and shared office space for the Live6 Alliance and other local nonprofits.
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Created Equal: Is gentrification without displacement possible?

Created Equal March 7, 2024

How do we make economic change in Detroit without steamrolling the people — mostly Black people — who are the...

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