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Posted inThe Dig

This week in Detroit development: Ilitch extension, Eastern Market demo debacle and more

by Aaron Mondry September 21, 2023September 21, 2023

There’s a little more hope for the Del Bene building. Demolition may not be a done deal even after the building’s surprise partial collapse in Eastern Market, on a Saturday of all days.

Two bulletin boards, “Wayne County Commission Meetings” and “Boards, Corporations, and Special Meetings,” are completely covered in paper notices. The are housed in aluminum and glass cases and mounted on a stone and marble wall.
Posted inSystems Repair

Is anyone home at the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority?

by Sarah Alvarez August 29, 2023August 28, 2023
Computer-generated image of people gathering in a plaza with a skyscraper to the right and next to a glass building with curved edges.
Posted inSystems Repair

U-M innovation center in District Detroit quietly sidestepping community benefits agreement

by Aaron Mondry August 16, 2023August 15, 2023
Digitally created image of a brown, 20-story building with large glass windows, a patio on a lower roof and retail storefronts. The building is bounded by two street and a pedestrian plaza made with pavers. Text in the lower-right says, “Conceptual Rendering.”
Posted inFix this First

The affordable housing promises of District Detroit, explained

by Aaron Mondry April 19, 2023April 19, 2023
Posted inSystems Repair

Why the only person who voted “no” on District Detroit community benefits rejected the plan for her neighborhood

by Aaron Mondry April 4, 2023April 4, 2023
Dozens of people carrying handwritten protest signs and marching in a circle in front of a modern high school building — a sign above the entrance reads, “Cass Technical High School.” Three of the signs say, “3 Evils. Racism, Poverty, War. Dr. M. L. King,” “Nix NAC. The District Beggar Thief” and “We Demand Community Power.”
Posted inSystems Repair

Does Detroit’s community benefits process need an update?

by Aaron Mondry March 23, 2023March 23, 2023
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives

Meet the District Detroit’s defender

Kate Abbey-Lambertz headshot by Kate Abbey-Lambertz May 17, 2018March 21, 2023
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