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BridgeDetroit was established with the conviction that the 700,000 people living in Detroit deserve a news organization that is open, innovative, and has a diverse team. As a non-profit news and engagement group, BridgeDetroit is dedicated to highlighting the topics that matter most to the residents of Detroit.

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Rx Kids expands in Michigan with the aim of reducing infant poverty

1 day ago | bridgedetroit.com | Nushrat Rahman

In the Upper Peninsula,Jackie Tasker-Wilsonhas to drive downstate several times a month to see her doctors for her high risk pregnancy — trips that set her and her partner back a couple hundred dollars each appointment. That’s money she can’t spend on rent, food or necessities for the baby.
Compostable cup hoax?

1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Jena Brooker

FUN FACT: Since 2020, the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund has given out 239 financial awards to Black farmers in DetroitHey, it’s JB!You’ve probably visited a local restaurant or cafe in Detroit that uses compostable food packaging. When you were done, you probably threw it in the trash.
Compostable food packaging in Detroit often ends up in landfills. Here’s why

1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Jena Brooker

Hundreds of Detroit-area restaurants and cafes use environmentally friendly compostable cups, cutlery and containers, but the items often meet the same fate as their plastic counterparts – a landfill. There, the items slowly break down, producing methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere.
Native Detroiters reclaim sacred land

1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Malachi Barrett

Sacred burial site returned to indigenous tribeTroubled gas station changes handsMore rental inspectors on board Sidewalks damaged by demolition workWelcome back. I’m still Malachi Barrett. Indigenous people have regained control of a sacred burial mound at Historic Fort Wayne dating back more than 1,000 years. The City Council unanimously approved a deed transfer giving a 0.58-acre site to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) for $1.
Michigan Central's monthly music series

1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Micah Walker |Christine Ferretti

Hey, Detroiters, welcome back to Culture Canvas!Michigan Central is launching Fridays at the Station, a new monthly music series that curates unexpected collaborations between emerging and established artists. The first concert runs from 5-10 p.m. Friday and will feature Detroit jazz musician and 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist Marion Hayden and emerging DJ ameera haynes. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased on Michigan Central’s website.
Relaunched Pensole Lewis College aims to become Detroit’s design hub

1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Micah Walker |Christine Ferretti

Rohna Battle-Woodger landed her first “grown-up job” after college as a marketing director for a Detroit-based production company. But for the Michigan State University graduate, something was missing. The 24-year-old is now back in school pursuing her passion for design at Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design. Battle-Woodger is among 35 students enrolled in the school’s inaugural PLC Light School, a free, seven-week night school offering courses in footwear, apparel, accessories and more.
Trump order jeopardizes voting rights for Michigan military members overseas

1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Hayley Harding |Christine Ferretti

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. Thousands of Michigan voters — including scores of military members and their families — could see their voting rights curtailed if President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on voting is allowed to take effect. The order, issued late last month, introduces major changes to how elections would be run.
70 international students face deportation in Michigan. Trump won't say why

1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Kelly House |Isabel Lohman |Christine Ferretti

More than 70 current or former students of Michigan universities have lost their legal right to live and study in the US, according to a Bridge survey The ACLU is challenging the Trump administration’s decision to revoke international students’ legal status Some fear a chilling effect on international student enrollment, with consequences for Michigan’s higher education system and economy The Trump administration has so far revoked the legal status of more than 70 international students and...
Whitmer wants more men in Michigan colleges and job training. What to know

1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Isabel Lohman |Christine Ferretti

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is ordering state offices to increase outreach on college aid and skills training programsThe state has invested millions in lowering student costs but more women than men are using themMichigan’s gender gap in college mirrors national trendsGov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Thursday aimed at increasing the number of men pursuing college or job training, lowering a persistent gap that has widened in recent years.
Meet the 'new kids on the block' who bought Detroit's Pages Bookshop

1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Nushrat Rahman

It’s the next chapter for a beloved bookstore in Detroit’s Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood — and the new owners say the space will offer more than just books. The Steen Foundation, a Detroit-based and youth-led organization focused on workforce development, purchased Pages Bookshop after former owner Susan Murphy decided to retire. She had planned to close its doors by the end of January after a decade-long run — unless someone bought the store.