If Detroit reforms its budget, it could be a role model
Columnist Josh Hendrickson writes: If Detroit is successful in its reforms, it could become a model for reducing bloated budgets across the country.
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Detroit school instructs in foreign languages, attracts students from beyond city
FLICS, the Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies school in Detroit, is moving from its building off I-75 near Clay Street to northwest Detroit. For almost two decades, more than 6,000 children from kindergarten through fifth grade have learned Japanese, Mandarin, French and Spanish.
Groups offer deals on trees, shrubs to encourage planting
Bareroot tree seedlings and small bareroot trees and shrubs are available through county conservation districts and nonprofits like Global ReLeaf and the Greening of Detroit.
Group is all green thumbs when it comes to Detroit
Greening of Detroit has planted 44,669 trees since its inception in 1989 with the help of thousands of volunteers who go to city parks and other locales to plant on the weekends.
How Do You Visit the D?
How do you play a tourist in your hometown? What are your favorite spots to take out-of-town guests to show off the 'D'? What can we do to attract more visitors? Take a quick survey.
NEZs Seal the Deal
Developers, realtors and house-hunters say the city's property-tax-break zones can 'make or break' a deal. These Neighborhood Enterprise Zones are helping to make city living attractive and affordable, and helping Detroit housing compete with the 'burbs.
