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Happy Friday. On today's show, Jer speaks with Detroit muralist Sheefy McFly — he's the one who was arrested while doing a city-commissioned mural on a Detroit viaduct. He's got a new mural that will be unveiled this weekend at the Mo Pop music festival on Detroit's riverfront. We also run down a few news stories from the past week: New affordable housing units …
On today's show: Detroit's Strategic Neighborhood Fund gets a $35 million infusion from seven companies in what's said to be the largest corporate donation to Detroit neighborhoods, ever. The city will splash the cash in seven new east- and westside neighborhoods to strengthen housing and commercial districts. It's part of Mayor Duggan's "20-minute neighborhoods" …
Seven Detroit neighborhoods would see $130 million in investment as part of a major, coordinated campaign with the Kresge Foundation. They’re going to do it through expanding the Strategic Neighborhood Fund. The first round was a $42 million campaign focused on three Detroit neighborhoods. The so-called 2.0 will also expand its scope to include streetscapes, park …
A program pitched by Mayor Mike Duggan to make 23 of the city of Detroit’s commercial streets more attractive and pedestrian friendly was approved by the Detroit City Council. The idea is that through this investment, and follow-up investments by businesses, Detroit would recapture some of the estimated $2.6 billion in spending Detroit residents do annually in surrounding …
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If you've ever wanted to take your pooch to the pool and benefit other dogs at the same time, this might just be your ticket. The Detroit Parks and Recreation Department is hosting their 2nd annual 'Dog Days of Summer Cool Down Pool “Pawty”' on Saturday, September 9 at Brennan Pool. According to the city of Detroit, the largest and only outdoor pool will close for the …
Tim Robinson, one half of the duo behind the recently canceled Comedy Central series “Detroiters,” has a new Netflix show coming out. “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” debuts April 23 — that’s a week from Tuesday — and will feature Sam Richardson, Robinson’s sidekick in the sadly discontinued sketch comedy series, plus …
