After promising five new neighborhoods within its District Detroit and census data showing the surrounding area has lost residents, the Ilitch group unveiled its first renovation of a historic Detroit building since the late 1980s.
Louis Aguilar
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
Louis Aguilar, a senior reporter for BridgeDetroit, has been writing about the epic nature of his native Detroit since 2004. Before joining BridgeDetroit in 2020, he was a business reporter and investigative reporter for The Detroit News. He is a former staff writer for The Washington Post, Denver Post, Westword (Denver’s alternative weekly) and Colorado Springs Gazette. You can reach him at laguilar@bridgedetroit.com.
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Understanding why Detroit floods and why it keeps happening
Here’s why disinvestment matters. Certain Detroit neighborhoods flood, and the city versus the suburbs debate has kicked up again.
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The toughest anti-gun movement in Detroit
No guns, just gloves: How a Detroiter is using boxing to combat gun violence.
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Detroit council endorses reparations resolution; November vote possible
Detroit is stepping up its voice in the movement to set aside government funds to redress Black people for slavery and systematic discrimination.
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Could historic murals imperil $38M plan to save a derelict armory in Detroit?
The Parade Co. has bought the historic Brodhead Armory on the riverfront. How much of the WPA-era murals can be saved remains unclear.
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The state of the Detroit riverfront in 2021
Just in time for summer, a look at development along one of Detroit’s most popular destinations, the downtown riverfront.
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Detroit’s decade of growth has been separate and unequal, new study finds
A data-based study makes a case for major policy reform to address the widening gap between white people and African-American and Latino residents in Detroit.
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COVID-19 is draining Detroit’s biggest source of funding: city income tax.
Employees working from home are causing severe income tax losses for Detroit and other cities. Some say it is time for change.
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The 7 Detroit neighborhoods where home values grew the most in 2020
There are signs of an uneven recovery as Detroit’s home values grow by $1 billion since ’19.
Posted inMichigan Government
What happened when conservatives tried to halt Detroit’s election count
Republicans contend that not enough conservative challengers are monitoring Detroit’s vote count. That’s not true, officials say.