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Person with pale skin and beard wearing a red beanie hat, glasses, wallet chain and black sweater printed with this text: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. Desmond Tutu.” He is standing next to several stacks of large storage bins in a hallway.

Flood damage, black mold, code violations plague Midtown’s Addison building

by Aaron Mondry February 22, 2023March 17, 2023

Conditions at the Addison building in Midtown have declined since real estate investor Joel Landy’s death in 2020.

people sitting at a table during a meeting

Key oversight positions for police commissioners still open after almost 3 years — so, City’s Lawyers step in

by Malak Silmi November 22, 2022March 17, 2023

people wearing masks approaching a table to sign up for a program

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More than 10K Detroiters apply for water program; future funding sources still unclear

by Malak Silmi and Nushrat Rahman October 20, 2022October 19, 2022

people wearing COVID-19 masks seated in a city council meeting

Documenters, Local Government, Systems Repair

Big topic, small room: Public given limited access to City Council meeting

by Malak Silmi October 3, 2022March 14, 2023

Monument at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit

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Cemetery tours offer chance to learn about historic final resting places in Detroit

by Erin Perry September 29, 2022September 28, 2022

Image of person scrolling a redacted DTE bill on a cell phone.

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Michigan’s largest utility faces pushback on debt sales and shut-offs as company asks for rate hike

by Emily Hopkins for ProPublica September 23, 2022March 17, 2023

Photo of queer, Black-owned Copper House Detroit and women including co-owner Jess Jackson

With few permanent spaces to call their own, queer Detroiters forge community to ‘live our truth’

by Kate Abbey-Lambertz June 30, 2022March 15, 2023

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Detroit events, organizations and venues that serve the queer community year round

by Kate Abbey-Lambertz June 30, 2022March 14, 2023

a home owned by the detroit land bank authority

10 things to know about Detroit’s largest landowner

by Malak Silmi and Aaron Mondry June 15, 2022March 15, 2023

Spenser Harris outside the home he purchased from the Land Bank near University of Detroit Mercy. Photo credit: Aaron Mondry

Land Bank homebuyers claim Detroit’s water department misled them about missing water lines

by Aaron Mondry June 8, 2022March 14, 2023