The number of black children living in extreme poverty has risen sharply since 1999, according to a report released Wednesday by a children's advocacy group....
A Wayne County Circuit Court judge has upheld Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's decision to close the Belle Isle Zoo and eliminate the city's Consumer Affairs...
Volunteers can help clean up Belle Isle on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in an annual effort targeting individuals, community groups, church members and...
The City Council rejected a contract Wednesday for a promoter to make $80,000 as the general manager at Chene Park, the site along the Detroit River of a...
Racism. There, I've said it. Just the use of the word, instead of sugar-coating it with euphemisms like race relations and racial tensions, makes many people...
A Senate committee voted Tuesday to scrap next year's presidential primary, meaning Michigan voters could not vote for President Bush or another White House...
Two fiestas; no waiting. The annual Cinco de Mayo celebration is scheduled from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Clark Park along West Vernor, as well as...
Newly elected City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson said during her campaign that she didn't see herself automatically aligned with either of the factions current...
Moments after earning a stunning victory Tuesday in a run-off election for a seat on the City Council, JoAnn Watson stood outside the St. Regis Hotel and gave...
You have to wonder when he sleeps. Phillip Kendrick, who hauled in more than $180,000 as the highest-paid employee in Detroit's Public Lighting Department last...
JoAnn Watson experienced the most jarring moment of her campaign for Detroit City Council in a barbershop on Joy Road. A young man asked: "There are three...
Maverick filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles shot Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Son= g in 19 days on a $500,000 budget; the $14 million gross set the stage for t= he...
Edythe Ford and her kids live near a tree-lined park in the charming eastsi= de neighborhood where Ford grew up. Her son goes to school down the street. = Her...
From the more things change, the more they stay the same file, News Hits of= fers up the latest list of gripes Detroit residents have about their city. D= ...
Councilwoman Sharon McPhail said Thursday she will try to amend the city's ethics ordinance to address issues of nepotism and cronyism in city government. The...
"This is insanity," Nannette Bowler said, as she probed for solutions to Michigan's chronic problem of issuing food stamps to the wrong people. Bowler,...
Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, who promised a new day in county politics, has started two clubs for major political donors that have similarities to the...
There were a few surprises in last Tuesday's stealth election in Detroit, but rookie politician JoAnn Watson's upset victory over former City Council President...
In Detroit's Cultural Center, distinctive springtime shopping can be combined with taking in major exhibits, performances or a leisurely outing on a Wednesday...
A Wayne Circuit Court decision ordering the owner of four abandoned, boarded-up houses to tear them down at his own expense is good news for the city and its...
Several Detroit City Council members said Thursday that they will likely agree to shut only one of the six recreation centers proposed for closure in Mayor...
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's administration said Wednesday that it will investigate the work and hours of Detroit Public Lighting employee Phillip Kendrick after...
It's hard to take our elected representatives seriously when they waste their time passing laws that nobody really expects to be enforced. But that's exactly...
A new state Web site shows families where to find local after- school and summer programs for school-age children. It doesn't include all programs, yet. But...
Detroit Public Lighting Department overtime champ Phillip Kendrick comes to work and does his job, his bosses at the city and Detroit Public Schools said...
For the past year, Glennis Williams has lived next to a house of horror -- a run- down, abandoned building full of rats, possums, drug dealers and squatters. ...
The question of when human life begins has long divided philosophers, scientists and theologians. Legislators cannot solve it by decree. Yet the Michigan...
By Diane Bukowski and Bankole Thompson
The Michigan Citizen
DETROIT – "Wake Up, Detroit!" For years, JoAnn Watson has issued that call each morning over...
By Shareef Wright The Michigan Citizen On April 26, Detroit became the center of the hip-hop world as Russell Simmons, Nas, Eminem, Benjamin Muhammad,...
In May 2001, the Bush administration released its report for national energy policy. The administration's plan called for a major diversification of American...
