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Meet Isabelle Tavares, Planet Detroit’s New Environment + Health Reporter
I’m Isabelle Tavares, your community reporter through Report For America. For the next two years, I will chronicle environmental and public health impacts in Southwest Detroit. I am honored to be invited to listen, to investigate and to spotlight grassroots leaders and solutions. I’m eager to learn from community...
EGLE awards grant to help turn Detroit's historic Fisher Body auto plant into new housing
Detroit’s rich automotive history came with a steep price. Countless assembly and supplier plants that once drove the city’s economy are now better known for the number of comments their pictures get on ruins blogs than for the number of families who launched themselves into the middle class from the factory floor. But in recent years developers have tackled some of the biggest and worst brownfields in the city. And now, with EGLE’s help, they’re targeting one of the largest blights still standing.
WARNING: Michigan Residents May Have Been Exposed To Measles, Here’s Where
Anytime there’s any kind of infectious disease or virus. It’s important to get the word out and let people know if they’ve been exposed to anything dangerous. One of the most dangerous is rubeola, or as it’s commonly known measles. Measles is probably one of the...
Meet the contenders who want to unseat Michigan’s constitutional sheriff
HASTINGS, MI -- For the past four years, Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf has been on a quest to prove there was fraud in the 2020 elections, a conspiracy touted by losing presidential candidate Donald Trump. Now Leaf himself is in the middle of an election, running against more contenders...
Man killed in drive-by shooting on Detroit’s east side
DETROIT – A man in his 20s has been shot and killed while sitting on his front porch on Detroit’s east side. The drive-by shooting occurred in the 19900 block of Omira Street on Thursday (July 18) afternoon. Officials say a blue sedan drove by, and the passenger...
The Metro: Concert of Colors festival wants ‘peace, love and understanding’
Summer in Detroit is the time and place where dancing in public is very welcomed when live music is involved. That’s especially true for the Concert of Colors. Celebrating its 33rd birthday, the festival’s theme this year is “Peace, Love and Understanding.”. Subscribe to The Metro on...
Glazebrook elected to Detroit Bar Association Board of Directors
Plunkett Cooney partner Benjamin M. Glazebrook was recently elected to the board of directors of the Detroit Bar Association. Glazebrook, who will serve a two-year term on the board, was sworn in during the association’s “Raising the Bar” 2024 Annual Dinner on June 13 at the Detroit Golf Club.
The weekend will be packed with music in Metro Detroit
The summer has already been packed with events, and this weekend is no exception. There’s tons to do in and around Detroit, and the music lovers will have their fair share of concerts happening all over. First up, a much anticipated event is in full effect. The Concert of...
2 Detroit Lions Rookies Selected in 2024 UFL Draft
Multiple Detroit Lions Rookies Selected in UFL Draft. Two undrafted free agents (UDFAs) from the Detroit Lions were picked in the 2024 United Football League (UFL) college draft held on Wednesday. Wide receiver Isaiah Williams from Illinois and edge rusher Isaac Ukwu from Mississippi were selected by UFL teams in the 10-round draft.
Detroit home with kids inside shot up 3 times in 3 months
A Detroit home has been shot up three times in a drive-by shooting since May of this year. The shootings occurred at a home in the area of Wyoming & I-96 on the city’s west side, with the latest incident happening Wednesday night. The homeowner tells us the shootings...
🛝 A dispatch from Milwaukee as you Giant Slide into the weekend
Happy Thursday. SaMya is on a well-deserved vacation, so I’m stepping in to guide you through the news and events you need — or just might want — to know about. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, don’t worry. We won’t pile on. We’ve got a Zen Center event and self-care shindig for you to check out in Get Busy, and you have the reopening of the Giant Slide to look forward to on Friday!
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