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Grand Circus partners with Facebook to offer tuition-free coding bootcamp

The eight-week, tuition-free course is sponsored by Facebook and will teach students a variety of coding languages, like HTML5/CSS3 and JavaSript, along with job assistance training.

David Alade (left) of Century Partners has been developing in the Atkinson neighborhood
$12 million development on site of 1967 rebellion in the works

The corner where the 1967 Detroit rebellion began, 12th and Clairmont, has been completely empty for decades. But an estimated $12 million development deal might change that.

Plum Street Farm
Nine tours offered at the 20th Annual Detroit Tour of Urban Farms and Gardens

Presented by Keep Growing Detroit and taking place August 2, patrons can take bus and bike tours organized by theme and location.

Event at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Engaging with ’67: Local exhibitions, writings, and movies on the rebellion

This July 23 will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 riots (or rebellion) in Detroit. To help readers engage with the momentous events during the summer of '67, here's a mini-roundup of the ways it's being thought about across the city.

Kids playing soccer
Report on youth sports in Southeast Michigan gives region a C+

"State of Play" contains some alarming regional deficiencies, but also presents opportunities that the region can pursue for improvement in youth sports. 

Local challenge offers $100,000 for technology-based innovations to city issues

NextChallenge: Smart Cities will award $100,00 in grants to winners who propose solutions in the categories of parking, mobility, infrastructure, and buildings, with an emphasis on integrated, data-driven approaches.

Nissan autonomous car prototype
American cities, including Detroit, invest heavily in autonomous vehicle tech

American cities are trying to be the country's hub for autonomous vehicles, according to a recent article in the Detroit Free Press. 

A cyclist on the Dequindre Cut
City of Detroit to purchase 7.5-mile stretch of abandoned rail for use in Inner Circle Greenway

While the sale still needs to be approved by the Conrail board and Detroit City Council, construction preparation could begin as early as this fall.

A quonset hut in Ontario
Unique community of quonset huts near Woodbridge ready for residents

Of all the strange new housing being built in the city, perhaps none is stranger than the quonset hut.

Chase Cantrell, director of Building Community Value
A new program teaches Detroiters how to invest in property to profit from city’s real estate boom

A new real estate program looks to give residents the information they need to invest in property.

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