A new proposal for Detroit’s iconic Renaissance Center complex would tear down two 39-story towers and add housing as part of a $1.6 billion renovation project that would require public funding. Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock and General Motors Co. announced the conceptual plan to redevelop the 27-acre site along the Detroit riverfront as a “right-sizing” of […]
This story was published as part of Next City’s Detroit News Hub, a reporting project funded by the Kresge Foundation. The hub includes BridgeDetroit, Planet Detroit and Chalkbeat Detroit. With little urgency from police after her car was stolen from outside her sister’s New Center apartment complex, Carolyn Brown decided to take matters into her own hands. The Clarkston resident said […]
State officials will “take a step back and re-evaluate” the controversial reconfiguration of I-375 through downtown Detroit, meeting the demands of residents and business owners who spent years trying to delay construction in light of their concerns. Members of a local advisory committee made up of residents were notified by the state in a Monday morning email obtained by BridgeDetroit. The Michigan […]
This story was published as part of Next City’s Detroit News Hub, a reporting project funded by the Kresge Foundation. The hub includes BridgeDetroit, Planet Detroit, and Chalkbeat Detroit. More than a decade after the state took over management of Belle Isle, residents are being asked to help shape the island’s next chapter. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and […]
As she approached her 40th birthday, Latricia Green didn’t want to go into the next decade scared and unhappy. She endured physical and emotional abuse over several years from her ex-husband, Mario Green, whom she had been living with despite their 2018 divorce, said her friend Shaniqua Gibson. So, on her birthday in March 2025, […]
Revenue from an event ticket tax could help Detroit cut property taxes and cover costs associated with hosting sports games and concerts. A new Citizens Research Council of Michigan study found an admissions tax on Detroit sports and entertainment venues could raise between $14 million and $47 million annually, depending on the tax rate. The report states […]
This article first appeared on Planet Detroit and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. As Michigan careens toward an Oct. 1 budget deadline, Belle Isle is caught in the middle of the state’s political gridlock. The island park, under state management since 2014, would close or have limited access in the event of a […]
Using nicotine products like Zyn in Detroit stadiums could cost you $100. The City Council voted 7-2 to criminalize smokeless tobacco and alternative nicotine products in sports arenas. Violators will first be given a warning, but refusing to comply results in a misdemeanor and a $100 fine. The ban also applies to athletes, stadium employees […]
The ice storm that slammed northern Michigan in March hit 3 million acres of trees across a dozen counties Northern Michigan’s $2.2 billion timber industry could be in for a number of rough years with the ‘wood basket’ depleted The state set aside $14 million for replanting on state lands McBAIN — A tractor-trailer full […]
Stellantis says it will invest $13 billion over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the United States, a move that the automaker says will increase its domestic vehicle production by 50% and add more than 5,000 jobs. The world’s fourth-largest carmaker said Tuesday the investment will support the introduction of five new vehicles, […]