One person from District 7 is elected to Detroit City Council. Here's who is running for the seat on August 5.

Council hears proposal on limiting truck traffic in residential neighborhoods, and also weighs higher fines for curfew violations ...

Authors Curtis Chin and Alex B. Hill recently appeared at the Detroit Festival of Books and talked to BridgeDetroit about their books.

Housing took center stage last week as the mayoral candidates shared their vision — and plans — to tackle an issue Detroiters say is top of mind.

A landmark study on gentrification shows that 15% of urban neighborhoods have been gentrified — leading to the displacement of at least half a million Black residents.

Eliana Perozo is Next City's Equitable Cities Reporting Fellow for Anti-Displacement Strategies. An engagement reporter and political educator based in New York City, she has covered social services, ...

The Vote Detroit tool was created by Detroit activist Alex Hill in partnership with the Detroit Democracy Project and ...

A new report from Joceyln Benson’s Department of State credits new statewide election laws and education campaigns. Experts point to other likely factors.

Having the African World Festival on the same weekend as Concert of Colors wasn’t intentional, but it's easy to go between ...

The new plan will increase the number of self-contained classrooms for ESE students, but services will be offered in fewer ...

Six mayoral candidates spoke about how they'd ramp up housing that's affordable for Detroiters and tackle homelessness at a July 16 forum organized by local social service agencies.

Join One Detroit and Detroit PBS on Wednesday, July 23 at 10 a.m. for a virtual livestream of the Local News Crisis and the ...