A Saturday demonstration outside of a Lowe’s home improvement store in a Detroit suburb brought out more than 150 local residents and religious leaders and even one state representative — all of whom were protesting the chain’s decision to pull its ads from the TLC reality show All-American
On World AIDS Day, President Barack Obama declared that America is on its way to defeating the global pandemic known as the AIDS virus. At an online conference Thursday, the President announced more funding ($50 million more) for HIV/AIDS treatment in the U.S. and a higher target goal More…
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said Wednesday that the city may run out of cash by February and he may be interested in serving as Emergency Manager if the governor decides to appoint one.
Marathon Petroleum Co. has announced that it will offer to buy more than 300 homes near the southwest Detroit refinery that is being upgraded to process more Canadian tar sands oil.
A dangerous bacterial infection that can cause serious disease and death in dogs, and can spread to humans, has been identified in an outbreak in Detroit.
MLive.com reports that the disease Leptospirosis has been identified in 20 dogs in Detroit. The disease is caused by the bacteria More…
The Detroit News reports:
The Senate Economic Development Committee, which is considering legislation to create a public authority to take bids on the new bridge, will hold hearings Tuesday and Wednesday and vote on the two bridge bills at the end of Wednesday’s session, said Mike Murray, chief of
Though he is now out of prison, the legal trouble for former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick got a bit worse this week when his former fundraiser pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against him in the upcoming federal corruption trial.
The Detroit News reports:
Kwame Kilpatrick’s longtime fundraiser, Emma
Almost 54 percent of the children in Detroit are living in poverty, new U.S. Census data shows, and cuts to education may make matters worse.
The Detroit News reports:
In Michigan, the poverty rate among college grads is 4.3 percent, well below the 11 percent for those with
Michigan’s largest business organization has announced support for the New International Trade Crossing — a new publicly-owned but privately-financed and built bridge that would connect Detroit and Windsor south of the Ambassador Bridge.
One of the three people pulled off a Frontier Airlines flight after landing at Detroit Metro Airport on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 is speaking out, blaming the entire situation on jittery passengers who feared them because of their ethnicity.
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