Less than half of Detroit police, and city residents, are vaccinated for COVID-19. Here’s what this means for public health and safety in the city.
Urban Affairs
In-depth reporting on Michigan’s largest city and surrounding communities, including deep dives into the big changes afoot in Detroit, its schools, neighborhoods, institutions and city hall.
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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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More than 20,000 Michiganders have applied for federal rent aid since March
More than 20,000 Michiganders have applied for help to pay their rent through a federally-funded rent aid program that launched two months ago, reflecting an ongoing need for housing assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID vaccine effort goes door-to-door in Southwest Detroit
A grassroots effort is underway in Southwest Detroit to reach Latinos still hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
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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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Federal help may be on the way for Detroit’s budding weed industry
A proposed bill at the federal level would allow banking institutions to accept funds from cannabis-related businesses. So far, it has bipartisan support, and stakeholders say the legislation would create greater access to the industry for budding Detroit entrepreneurs.
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Arrests, privacy concerns mark first month of ShotSpotter’s use in Detroit
Detroit Charter Revision Commission says the City’s inadequate funding to inform residents of proposed changes to the City Charter is a form of “voter suppression.”
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Michigan hails Chauvin conviction as ‘a victory for Black and brown lives’
Many couldn’t watch. Others reminded themselves to breathe. When a former Minnesota police officer was convicted of George Floyd’s murder, they said they could exhale. For now.
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How a Mexican radio station became a Covid lifeline in Southwest Detroit
Alex Resendez, known to many as El Batman, is the charismatic radio host on La Explosiva 1480-AM, a Mexican radio station based out of Ypsilanti that is a lifeline to immigrants nostalgic for music from back home.