Resilient Neighborhoods: Delray earth upheaval incident raises concerns for Southwest Detroit neighborhood

October 3rd, 20220 By David Sands Authorities were baffled by a geological incident that caused the ground itself to buckle in Detroit's Delray neighborhood last fall. On the night of Sept. 11, 2021, the intersection of Dearborn and West Fort Street experienced a shifting of the ground that left a roughly eight-foot-high mound of earth. The upheaval...

State, local officials and hundreds of guests attend grand opening of Huntington Bank’s commercial headquarters in Detroit

September 23rd, 20220 DETROIT - Officials from Huntington Bank joined Detroit, Wayne County and state officials on Wednesday for the grand opening of Huntington Tower, the first large new downtown Detroit building to be completed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tower was originally envisioned to be the headquarters for Chemical Bank,...

Detroit Councilman pleads guilty in bribery charge

September 29th, 20210 DETROIT — Detroit City Councilman Andre Spivey has pleaded guilty to accepting more than $35,000 to influence towing contracts. The plea comes two months after Spivey, 47, was indicted on the charge.  Spivey entered his guilty plea to conspiracy to commit bribery on Tuesday and will leave his seat on the City Council. He could...