DPSCD moving forward with plan to demolish historic Cooley High School
In 2025, district officials said they would preserve a portion of the Cooley High School building, but the high cost means the building will be demolished.
Judge makes decision in suit challenging Wayne County transit millage
A group of Wayne County residents challenged a transit millage, saying officials were not transparent. Here’s what a judge had to say about it.
Meet the BridgeDetroit summer interns
Welcome Mariam Kebe and Aliana Ritter, our BridgeDetroit summer interns.
Industrial project for Detroit’s west side gains zoning, remediation approvals
The Detroit City Council authorized a proposal to rezone a large portion of the site for industrial use as well as a brownfield redevelopment plan for the $62 million “Junction McGraw” project.
Mary Sheffield’s message at Mackinac: Sustainable growth matters
The mayor then laid out her commitment to tackling poverty elimination as a “pro-growth strategy” during the 2026 conference centered on the theme of common ground.
Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were invisible architects behind pop music juggernaut
While women mostly worked in administrative roles at Motown, there still weren’t any female full-time, in-house songwriters and producers. Like the rest of the music industry back then, Motown’s internal structure was patriarchal.
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