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In a presentation Tuesday morning to Detroit City Council, Michigan Central CEO Josh Sirefman outlined plans for the 90-minute, globally streamed concert, which will be staged at Roosevelt Park in ...
The city council authorized $80 million in nonprofit bonds to be issued through Detroit’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The bonds will be secured by future Music Hall revenues and its ...
May 23, 2024 at 7:55 PM. A targeted strategy to reduce gun violence in parts of Detroit with the city's highest rates of violence will kick into gear again this summer — beginning Memorial Day ...
The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The full-time council is required to meet every business day for at least 10 months of the year, with at least eight of these meetings occurring at a location besides city hall. The Detroit City Council has elected Mary Sheffield to be its president. [2]
The Detroit House of Corrections, built in 1861, was owned and run by the city of Detroit but originally accepted prisoners from throughout the state including women. The Detroit House of Corrections was transferred to the state in 1986, renamed to Western Wayne Correctional Facility, and became a women's facility for the rest of its tenure.
Spouse. John Conyers. . . ( m. 1990; died 2019) . Children. 2. Monica Ann Conyers (née Esters; October 31, 1965) is an American politician in Detroit, Michigan. Elected to the Detroit City Council in 2005, she was elected by its members to serve as president pro tempore of the council for the four-year term.
Detroit City Council could decide this week on whether to approve incentives for part of a $3 billion development in the New Center area that is a collaboration among Henry Ford Health, the ...
The first Detroit House of Correction opened in 1861 near Detroit's Eastern Market. In 1919, the city of Detroit purchased approximately 1,000 acres (400 ha) in Plymouth Township and Northville Township for approximately US$30 (equivalent to $527.22 in 2023) an acre to house a new Detroit House of Correction. A prison camp, with inmates ...
Detroit City Council adopted the mayor's proposed $2.7 billion budget five minutes before midnight after long discussions Monday regarding recommended uses of the city's one-time funds.
In 1965, Hood was elected to the Detroit City Council. He was the second black council member in the history of that body. Hood was a political moderate on the city council, and he kept much of his focus on civil rights activism. One notable battle was with the Detroit hospitals, which refused to hire black medical staff members.