BREAKING: Dan and Jennifer Gilbert say on "CBS This Morning" they will invest $500 million in Detroit's neighborhoods, starting with $15 million to help pay off back property taxes that lead people to leave their homes.
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BREAKING: DTE Energy Music Theatre drops corporate name, returns to roots as Pine Knob ow.ly/9YMk50Huv1n
With Rep. Joe Tate and Sen. Winnie Brinks at the helm, the Michigan Legislature is set to be led by a woman and a Black lawmaker for the first time.
Shalina Kumar sworn into office, becoming Michigan's first federal judge of South Asian descent
Bill Pulte says he is giving away $100,000 by the end of the year on Twitter
Breaking: Starbucks in Grand Rapids votes to unionize — first in Michigan
Biden names Gov. Whitmer a vice chair of Democratic National Committee
As she's done during other tour stops, Taylor Swift is making a donation to help feed the hungry in the Detroit region.
If Michigan business leaders really want political civility, they should show the door, writes ow.ly/pzD150DxFt0
Amtrak aims for new Detroit-Toronto route ow.ly/CN4350HpMHK
BREAKING: Stephen Ross, Dan Gilbert team up on $300 million University of Michigan "innovation center" at former Wayne County jail site in Detroit
BREAKING: Michigan Board of State Canvassers votes to certify election results.
Whitmer traveling to France, Germany on third European trade trip in 5 months
A $480,000 donation from Telsa CEO Elon Musk's foundation will help pay for water filtration systems in Flint schools
BREAKING: State Rep. Isaac Robinson dies of suspected coronavirus infection
HGTV's Nicole Curtis wins dispute with Detroit Land Bank Authority over home ownership ow.ly/ZLId50ESoGe
Gleaners gets surprise gift from Taylor Swift to cover tens of thousands of meals
Kalamazoo withdraws from Southwest Michigan First over hiring of Lee Chatfield as CEO ow.ly/Eidk50DBq4h
"Hamilton" producer Jeffrey Seller has donated $1 million to Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit trib.al/De7YJwX
Comcast relaunches $1 million small business grant program in Detroit, surrounding communities
BREAKING: Amazon to bring more than 1,500 jobs to Pontiac Silverdome site
SCOOP: Sources: Ford pursues deal to buy, redevelop Michigan Central Station trib.al/HAgMmsV
MacKenzie Scott gives $10 million to YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit ow.ly/SkEu50DhDRU
Starbucks in Grand Rapids votes to unionize — first in Michigan
The Department of Labor is making it significantly easier for employers to offer unpaid internships
The popular Hamtramck-based soccer team is getting a sibling: DCFC Women
Ford to put on haunted house at Michigan Central Station trib.al/YFNkfh8
BREAKING: Pistons plan to build 60 basketball courts in Detroit as part of move to city trib.al/A7J5aTU
Biden names Gov. Whitmer vice chair of Democratic National Committee ow.ly/jqVh30rsJW7
Grand Valley State University to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for students, faculty, staff ow.ly/p4zG50FMKFA
BREAKING: Henry Ford Health System to require COVID-19 vaccine for all employees
Detroit Riverwalk named best in the country ow.ly/j6fh50DLyVJ
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Barbara McQuade challenged the other Most Influential Women in the room to help "make work work for all of us" by ensuring all women have career opportunities, schedules are flexible and no one ever has to quit over childcare issues. ow.ly/jqfH50GRrk8
Detroit City FC to add suites from shipping containers trib.al/4L82OUA
Gov. Whitmer wants to use $1.4 billion in federal pandemic aid to expand health access, build facilities ow.ly/r52Q50GakTa
NEW: Kellogg grants $1.5 million to Motown Museum to expand programs, support historic neighborhood trib.al/SHZLElC
Detroit is ready to welcome 35,000+ in town for FIRST Championship international robotics competition trib.al/IpHiNHx #FIRSTChamp
Canadian Pacific and Amtrak plan to start up passenger service through a rail tunnel under the Detroit River
Gretchen Whitmer taps Garlin Gilchrist II for running mate in governor's race. The 35-year-old Detroiter is seen as a future leader in the Democratic Party
. : "If done right, Michigan Avenue from Detroit to Ann Arbor could become the country's first truly connected corridor. ..." trib.al/IHXXeby
Read how Olga's Kitchen got its start in Olga Loizon's driveway, her fight to buy a gyro machine when they wouldn't sell it to a woman, and getting her first bank loan. Her advice: "Do it, no matter how many obstacles."
BREAKING: Marijuana delivery, curbside pickup allowed under new emergency rules in Michigan
NEW: Detroit City FC to sell chunk of club to fans — including Iggy Pop — in bid to raise $1.2 million ow.ly/Fk4T50AMzvF
Is Hyperloop seeking Detroit-Chicago route? trib.al/3ScddDF
Opinion: Michigan needs a House Republican majority
NEW: $8.3 million project seeks to revive Livernois-Seven Mile corridor in Detroit trib.al/zmsobXl
SCOOP: New Meijer store, 200-plus apartments planned for East Jefferson in Detroit trib.al/eKnb3iq
Detroit City FC may turn pro by this fall, co-owner says + its options, how it would work trib.al/BqYLWmd
RIP Anthony Bourdain.
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GM drops 4-year degree requirement for many jobs, will focus on skills
Dear : If you buy the Michigan Central Station, can you make it look like this again? Photos via : trib.al/VyPIk3q Story: trib.al/0XeqNXC
GM names Dhivya Suryadevara its first female CFO, making it the first automaker with a female CEO-CFO team trib.al/9u7yP0Y
Downtown Detroit is aglow in pink in tribute to legendary singer Aretha Franklin (photo courtesy of GM)
BREAKING: Detroit submits its bid for Amazon HQ2. Here's what we know so far: trib.al/fpfDuHd #AmazonDetroit
BREAKING: Wayne County Executive Warren Evans proposes $5.4 billion, 20-year transit plan trib.al/dWD8nr4
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In its first season with @NISALeague, Le Rouge has been crowned the fall champions! Full story at bit.ly/34hMY8l. #DCTID #NISAFCT20
Detroit Vs. Everybody selling "Detroit Vs. The Refs" hoodie in response to Lions loss ow.ly/gq3w50wM83u
9,200 people in 40 northern Michigan counties had $8.9 million in medical debt canceled this holiday season trib.al/ajDLLb2
Actor is deepening his connections to #Detroit with new youth empowerment program, which kicks off today
Detroit City FC strikes first TV broadcast deal ow.ly/bmSG50Eg9DX
"When you have a stroke, here's the problem with it: Everything is hard. Everything," Gilbert said.
Michigan Board of State Canvassers has yet to vote on certifying election after 2.5 hours of remarks and public comment. ow.ly/Fdj850CsGQl
BREAKING: Motown Records founder Berry Gordy makes $4 million gift for museum expansion
BREAKING: Detroit City FC to join new league, turn pro in early 2020
Singer Michael Bolton's documentary about the resurgence of Detroit is set to hit theaters next month trib.al/Xhf85AW #AmericanDreamDetroit #gottakeepdreaming
Michigan governor resumes wearing mask at indoor events ow.ly/46CU50FF3Qo
Dan and Jennifer Gilbert will use $15 million to pay the back-due property taxes of an estimated 20,000 low-income Detroit residents ow.ly/4lHN30rC8Fn
BREAKING: Detroit Zoo considers plan for riverfront aquarium in Detroit:
Moroun confirms Detroit train station sold to Ford: 'Blue Oval will adorn the building' trib.al/ZqjsXfj
BREAKING: Dan Gilbert plans 913 residences in $300 million redevelopment of Detroit's former Brewster-Douglass housing project: trib.al/iEDfbVq
Standing ovation for the construction workers who built Little Caesars Arena
The Free Press' and ESPN's will co-chair the conference when it returns to Detroit for the first time in 26 years trib.al/I6zwZbh
After winning first pro championship, Detroit City FC looks to ride momentum out of the red ow.ly/RlNt50BLjCr
Breaking: Democrats move to push up Michigan primary to first 5 states ow.ly/QZQa50LUa2s
Actor and his brother Paul met with pediatric patients, parents and doctors at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak on Monday before a fundraiser appearance at their new restaurant at Woodward Corners by Beaumont.
EXCLUSIVE: Detroit City FC converting rink where Red Wings once practiced into a fieldhouse trib.al/3d6zLLF
SCOOP: Drinking water to be shut off at all 106 Detroit public schools trib.al/iKqnPRe
The FIRST robotics championship – one of the largest youth robotics events in the world – is set to inject $30 million into local economy trib.al/2t56lpC
Breaking: D'Wayne Edwards is looking to reopen the Lewis College of Business in Detroit in a move that would make it Michigan's only operating Historically Black College or University.
