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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
NewNews: Brightmoor
In August 2011, the NewNews kiosk and bureau was in the Brightmoor neighborhood, where we worked with and spoke with a number of remarkable high school students as part of Detroit Community School's summer youth employment initiative. Here are some of their insights as they spoke with NewNews facilitator Charlie Michaels:
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
NewNews: Highland Park
NewNews spoke with Luke, a Highland Park resident and entrepreneur, July 16, 2011
NewNews: Highland Park
Responses to the query:
What is the most important thing people should know about Highland Park
What is the most important thing people should know about Highland Park
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Population decline and jobs decline
The City of Detroit had a population of 2 million in 1950. Now that number is less than half. There are 33,000 vacant homes in the city, and the unemployment rate continues to climb. Where did the population and the jobs go and what would you do to make the cty thrive?
Farmland for Detroit
One of the ideas for the vacant land in the city, and the land that will be vacated after people are moved and houses removed, is to turn it over to farmland.
What do you think?
What do you think?
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