Jack Filbrandt
Podcaster at WDET-FM (Detroit MI)
Reporter from (269) in (313) // Making radio on The Metro @WDET// Documenter @DetDocumenters// Assistant to my cat// Past: @TheSouthEndWSU and The Battering Ram
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2 weeks ago |
wdet.org | Tia Graham |Jack Filbrandt
The Detroit Documenters covered the Detroit Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) for the first time last week. The committee meets quarterly to discuss issues related to hazardous materials reporting and planning for emergencies.
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3 weeks ago |
wdet.org | Sam Corey |Jack Filbrandt
If you haven’t heard yet, the Catholic church has a new leader. Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost, was elected on Thursday to lead 1.4 billion Roman Catholics around the world. Interestingly, he’s from Chicago, which marks the first time the world has a pope from the United States. In the 1970s, he attended a now-closed catholic high school in Southwest Michigan.
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3 weeks ago |
wdet.org | Lauren Myers |Jack Filbrandt
The Detroit Documenters attend a range of public meetings and document what leaders and community members are saying. Their work helps us understand how government agencies, boards and commissions work — including Detroit’s Board of Police Commissioners. It oversees the Detroit Police Department for the community. It’s also in charge of approving promotions. Earlier this month, two commissioners voted against the promotion of an officer. It’s something that rarely happens.
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1 month ago |
wdet.org | Jack Filbrandt
At a recent Detroit City Council meeting, a number of people spoke during public comment period about Detroit’s Solar Neighborhood Initiative. People are making allegations that blight tickets are being used by the city to take property in the name of solar developments. While residents say they’re not opposed to renewable energy, some are questioning the city’s process for constructing solar neighborhood arrays.
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1 month ago |
wdet.org | Jack Filbrandt
Bees’ pollinating presence helps to ensure the vitality of our food systems. The work of bees isn’t just happening in fields of wildflowers or quiet suburban gardens. Bees in urban neighborhoods also have an important role to play. The nonprofit Detroit Hives has turned vacant lots into thriving pollinator habitats and community green spaces. That work includes planting pollinator-friendly trees in neighborhoods that need canopy, beauty and biodiversity.
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