Bill McGraw, who literally wrote the book on Detroit in a nearly four-decade career at the Free Press, joins Bridge’s statewide reporting staff.
Bridge Staff
Bridge’s mission is to inform Michigan citizens about their state, amplify their views and explore the challenges of our civic life.
Posted inUrban Affairs
A forlorn park gets a fixup
When a fence went up around a cherished community park, residents thought gentrification might be the culprit. But it turns out a neighborhood development group is making the park better.
Posted inTalent & Education
Special Education searchable list
Special education varies by district Type in the name of your school district or charter school, and see the percentage of students with Individualized Education Programs overall, plus the percentage of students in special education by gender and race. Data shows both the percentages of all IEP’s by different demographic groups and also how that […]
Posted inUrban Affairs
A new Ford Field
A sparkling baseball diamond for kids is rounding into shape on Detroit’s west side, a $1.4 million neighborhood gift from UAW-Ford.
Posted inTalent & Education
Interactive graphic: See college acceptance rates at YOUR school
Deadlines are approaching, and most Michigan colleges and universities are getting more and more applications for enrollment, even though the number of high school seniors in the state is decreasing. That’s because students are applying to more schools than they used to, causing the admission rates at a lot of colleges and universities to plummet. […]
Posted inUrban Affairs
Death of a feather bowler
In a Belgian hangout on the east side, players of an obscure game say farewell to a beloved league member.
Posted inTalent & Education
See sexual assault reports for 41 Michigan colleges and universities
Bridge compiled data on forcible sexual offense reports at 41 Michigan colleges and universities between 2011 and 2013.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Nature gets a haircut
A failed industrial zone is cleared out and buffed up for market sale.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Restoring a faded palace
The Forest Arms, the grande dame of apartments in Detroit’s Midtown, is being reborn from its burned-out grave. At age 109, there is much work to be done. But geothermal wells?
Posted inBusiness Watch
The economies of Michigan: Ann Arbor
Region endures sluggish 2013 No regional economy in the state relies as heavily on government spending, which has been up over the past decade but fell in 2013. Click on a sector to add it to the chart below. In inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars. Rank, 2013 Sector 1 Government 2 Professional, business services 3 Finance, insurance […]