Laptops, LPs and museum passes: There’s a lot to check out at the Detroit Public Library
Still, six neighborhood branches and the Main Library on Woodward Avenue in Midtown are currently open – and they have a lot to offer besides books. Here are a few of DPL’s lesser known collection items and how to use or check them out.
Tax capture has made downtown Detroit projects possible at the expense of voter preference. Will it ever sunset?
Last week, the Detroit Public School Board approved a $700 million plan to upgrade their buildings in the district. The enormous capital improvement plan included funding for five new buildings, rebuilding and reopening several shuttered schools and undertaking renovations at […]
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