Carhartt opens apparel design lab at Pensole Lewis College in Detroit
The new Carhartt Apparel Lab at PLC Detroit gives students hands-on access to design tools, mentorship and professional pathways in the apparel industry.
by David Portine
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Detroit deed fraud victims push Michigan bills as Wayne County unit opens 2,913 cases
Michigan legislators introduced a package of bills to help Detroit homeowners fight deed fraud, recover stolen property and avoid property tax increases caused by fraudulent ownership transfers.
by Eric Stone
Detroit watchdog calls for badge policy after commissioner used it at Royal Skateland police scene
Detroit's Office of Inspector General says the Board of Police Commissioners needs clearer rules governing badges and active police scenes after District 3 Commissioner Darious Morris intervened at Royal Skateland in April.
by Jenny Anderson
Detroit People’s Food Co-op on Woodward Avenue seeks $155,000 to stay open
Detroit People’s Food Co-op, a Black-led community-owned grocery store on Woodward Avenue, is seeking $155,000 in donations and investments to stay open because of cash-flow challenges, rising food costs and management turnover.
by Sarah Ridgemont
Freedom Fuel gas station opens at Harper Avenue in Detroit with $3.47 regular gas amid federal lawsuit over unpaid fuel
A Freedom Fuel Network station at 17046 Harper Ave. opened with $3.47 regular gas as a federal lawsuit alleges a distributor took nearly $4 million in fuel without paying.
by David Portine
Dan Gilbert pledges $1 billion to nonprofit that will own revamped Detroit Renaissance Center
Dan Gilbert pledged $1 billion to create a nonprofit that will redevelop and own the Detroit Renaissance Center and a 35-acre east riverfront area.
by Eric Stone
Archdiocese of Detroit posts updated parish restructuring models; 108 churches could lose weekend Mass
A second round of draft models released by the Archdiocese of Detroit proposes ending weekend Masses at 108 churches, though some Detroit parishes would be spared from earlier plans.
by Jenny Anderson
Detroit Thermal sought Black residents to speak at Lafayette Park hearing, emails in lawsuit show
Emails in a lawsuit show a Detroit Thermal employee asked a Lafayette Park co-op leader to recruit two Black residents to speak in support of the steam project, and that the company helped script supporter remarks for a May 2025 historic district hearing.
by David Portine
Richmond police fired an Indigenous officer weeks after he reported racist harassment, federal lawsuit says
Lance Johnson, a member of the Walpole Island First Nation Band of Indians, says Richmond police coworkers mocked his heritage and the department fired him weeks after he complained, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.
by Eric Stone
Detroit City Council sends kratom ban resolution back to committee, seeks more info before supporting statewide prohibition
Detroit City Council voted Tuesday to send a resolution supporting a statewide kratom ban back to its Public Health and Safety Standing Committee for more information.
by Jenny Anderson
Detroit City Council approves Harvey Santana to police board by 6-2 vote
The Detroit City Council voted 6-2 to approve Mayor Mary Sheffield's appointment of former state legislator Harvey Santana to the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners. Council Members Gabriella Santiago-Romero and Denzel McCampbell voted against the appointment, and Council Member Scott Benson was absent.
by Jenny Anderson
Henry Ford Genesys nurses in Grand Blanc ratify contract with 13% pay raise, ending 411-day strike
The union said 230 nurses voted for the agreement and 165 voted against it. The contract includes a 13% pay increase, premium pay for weekend and off-shift work, and staffing ratio protections.
by Eric Stone