Rep. Rashida Tlaib Staffer Is Named New Charter Revision Commissioner
The Charter Revision Commission will formally announce Denzel McCampbell, US House Rep. Rashida Tlaib’ communications director, as its newest commissioner...
Detroit Homeowners Have Until Dec. 20th to Get Property Tax Break
Update, 11:00 am ET, Dec. 12, 2019: The city has extended the deadline to apply for this exemption to Dec....
Detroit City Councilman Discusses His District and the Death of Policeman
Roy McCalister Jr. is relatively new to Detroit City Council having been elected in 2017 to represent District 2, but he’s been...
Detroit Water Quality Tests Below State’s Action Level But Funding Challenges Remain
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) reported its latest lead testing results fell below the state’s lead action level...
Detroit City Council Rejects Duggan’s Blight Bond Proposal. Now What?
Detroit City Council voted down a proposal to add a $250-million blight bond question to the March primary ballot. The...
Doubt Looms Large Over Detroit Demolitions, as City Council Weighs Blight Bond Proposal
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan made a big pitch to the city this fall: If residents vote “YES” on a $250-million...
Metro Detroit Concerts: Country, Indie Rock Shows Coming This Weekend
Photo via Trevor Naud Welcome to “Milo Minute,” the 60 seconds (or thereabouts) you need to find a local show...
Historic Detroit Church’s Bell Tower, Famous After Shipwreck, Under Renovation
On November 10, 1975, as news of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck circulated, Rev. Richard Ingalls, pastor of Mariners’ Church of...
New Book Explores the History of Jazz in Detroit
A new book from former Detroit Free Press Arts reporter and critic Mark Stryker looks into the history of jazz in Detroit....
Four Tips on Appealing Your Property Tax Assessments
In Detroit, property owners are mailed letters in January that say how much the city has assessed their properties at....
Hip-Hop Artist Mic Phelps Previews New Album, Upcoming Show
Mic Phelps, a.k.a, Miles Stewart, was born and raised in Pontiac, Mich., and has been releasing albums for almost 10 years....
Detroit Vocal Powerhouse Steffanie Christi’an Releases Her First Full Length Album That Was 5 Years in the Making
Steffanie Christi'an talks with Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, about how proud she is of this new body of work, her...