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The Flint city council approved a new master plan for the city last night. Now the question is how to pay for it.City officials and Flint residents have…

A group of grassroots Detroit activists says the city needs to broaden its vision of re-development beyond downtown.The group Michigan United has proposed…

The first of 1,600 homes in Flint fell to a backhoe today.The Genesee County Land Bank and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority are using a…

More streetlight and less blight in Detroit in 60 days Detroit's emergency manager says residents will be able to notice more robust city services within…

The city of Detroit is getting $52.3 million to deal with its blight problem.Several other Michigan cities are also getting money to tear down abandoned…

Detroit’s bankruptcy has been national, even international, news for more than a week now. But inside Detroit, many residents say they feel like they’ve…

A new nonprofit is demolishing vacant homes (blight) in a northwest Detroit neighborhood.The organization is called the Detroit Blight Authority, and is…

The city of Flint plans to use a $25 thousand grant to get the public involved in efforts to reduce blight in the city.Flint Mayor Dayne Walling says…

The city of Flint is restarting its derelict home demolition program.The program was stalled earlier this year because of a lack of money.Flint’s…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-976752.mp3King Karate is a martial arts studio that’s been in the Flint area…