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Vanguard Community Development Corporation marks 30 years of transforming Detroit’s North End

Detroit Metro Times (Blogs) 9/3 9:20A Lee DeVito

Thirty years ago, Bishop Edgar Vann of Detroit’s Second Ebenezer Church founded the Vanguard Community Development Corporation with the simple goal of providing after-school programs for local youths....

2 men found guilty in 2023 armed robbery at Detroit-area dispensary

CBS Detroit (News) 9/3 8:03A Sara Powers

(CBS DETROIT) - Two men were found guilty on all charges in connection to the armed robbery that happened at a Detroit-area dispensary last year, officials said. Laval...

Strike looms as Oakland University, faculty union negotiate contract

CBS Detroit (News) 9/3 7:20A Alysia Burgio

ROCHESTER, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Since June, Oakland University and union faculty have been trying to reach a deal on contract negotiations before the start of classes on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Tuesday...

Living Witnesses: Faces of the Holocaust

CBS Detroit (News) 9/3 7:17A CBS Detroit

Monni Must, the author of "Living Witnesses: Faces of the Holocaust," and Detroit Historical Society Board Vice Chair Linda Schlesinger-Wagner joined CBS News Detroit to...

Register for the 2025 Detroit Policy Conference, Jan. 23

DetriotChamber.com 9/3 6:58A Sabrina Cynova

Registration is open for the Detroit Regional Chamber s 2025 Detroit Policy Conference on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at MotorCity Casino Hotel. The 2025 Detroit Policy...

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Detroit’s Gathering Coffee Co. hosts one last gathering before closing permanently

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 9/3 6:28A Layla McMurtrie

Sadly, this is the last week for Gathering Coffee Co. in Detroit's Milwaukee Junction neighborhood. Before the community cafe leaves, though, it's hosting one last gathering...

French bulldog rescued from abandoned Detroit home a year after he went missing

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 9/3 5:12A Steve Neavling

Leo, a two-year-old French bulldog, went missing from a yard in Dearborn in August 2023, and his owner had all but given up on ever seeing him again. Then late last month, the Detroit Animal Care and...

Lapointe: Summer playground memories on Detroit’s east side

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 9/2 12:00A Joe Lapointe

When playground director Gene Kelty umpired softball games at Hansen Field in the 1960s, he left no doubt about the location of a good pitch. “Stee-RIKE!” he’d call in a voice that carried across the...

Black-owned Sports Rap Radio in Detroit pulls plug less than 3 months after launching

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 8/29 6:40A Steve Neavling

Less than 90 days after its launch, Detroit-based Sports Rap Radio, touted as the nation’s first sports-talk radio station completely owned by and featuring African American talent, has come to an end...

Savage X Fenty by Rihanna opens first Michigan store in Detroit

Detroit Metro Times (Film) 8/29 3:54A Layla McMurtrie

Detroit will soon welcome Michigan’s first Savage X Fenty store, the globally renowned lingerie and apparel brand by singer and businesswoman Rihanna known for “championing inclusivity, fearlessness,...

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Detroit’s Gathering Coffee Co. hosts one last gathering before closing permanently

Detroit Metro Times (Food & Drink) 9/3 6:28A Layla McMurtrie

Sadly, this is the last week for Gathering Coffee Co. in Detroit's Milwaukee Junction neighborhood. Before the community cafe leaves, though, it's hosting one last gathering...

Why Shawarma’s House in Westland is making superior chicken shawarma

Detroit Metro Times (Food & Drink) 8/29 12:00A Tom Perkins

Shawarma’s House first came on my radar while driving back to Detroit after a long hike west of Ann Arbor. Famished after 10-miles in the woods, I craved protein, wanted it in chicken shawarma form,...

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Michigan native Jayci Simon secures Team USA's first Paralympic badminton medal

CBS Detroit (Sports) 9/2 11:11A CBS Detroit

Team USA's first two para badminton players are leaving Paris with a couple more pieces of Paralympic history around their necks. Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon won silver medals in the mixed doubles...

No. 9 Michigan expects tough test from No. 4 Texas

CBS Detroit (Sports) 9/2 9:22A CBS Detroit

Michigan has played in many marquee matchups in recent years. Only the high-stakes games, including three straight trips to the College Football Playoff, did not happen early...

Detroit Tigers visit San Diego Padres on 4-game road win streak

CBS Detroit (Sports) 9/2 8:56A CBS Detroit

Detroit Tigers (70-68, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (78-61, third in the NL West) San Diego; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Keider Montero...

61-year-old swimmer known as "The Shark" will try again to cross Lake Michigan

CBS Detroit (Sports) 9/2 5:17A CBS Detroit

An ultra swimmer said he again will try to cross Lake Michigan, from Michigan to Wisconsin, just a few weeks after trouble with a GPS device forced him to give up after 60...

Torkelson and Greene homer as Tigers earn a rare series win against Red Sox

CBS Detroit (Sports) 9/1 11:43A The Associated Press

Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday. The Tigers (70-68) earned their second series win in...

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