Bessie Harris was a teacher and principal in DPSCD for decades.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield and the Rev. Solomon Kinloch, Jr. will face off in a televised mayoral debate Wednesday evening, Oct. 15. Detroit's WXYZ-TV is hosting the debate at 7 p.m. on Wednesday ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. Viewers also can stream it live online at WXYZ.com, or the station's Facebook and YouTube pages. WXYZ's Editorial Director Chuck Stokes and 7 News Detroit Anchor Carolyn Clifford will host the debate.

In her 12 years as a council policymaker, the mayoral hopeful often aimed high and got some of what she wanted, but was forced to scale back parts of her most ambitious populist visions amid pressure from the mayor’s office.

Malachi Barrett has the latest from Detroit City Council: A ruling on ShotSpotter, free bus rides to the polls, disaster funding for public housing and Pistons redevelopment plan.

Detroiters, elected officials and organizers held a rally last week demanding closure of the plant, which was allowed to stay open despite being initially built without proper permits.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday celebrated the state’s new bipartisan road funding deal, which is historic in scope but still short of earlier targets. See what roads will get fixed, and which taxes will go up, as a result.

In the heart of Midtown, near institutions like the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Historical Museum and College for Creative Studies is another cultural facility that often gets overlooked–the Hannan Center.

Reparation Generation, a national nonprofit, aims to help Black descendants of enslaved people in the U.S., living in metro Detroit, purchase homes.

Detroit school board members, city and state officials, police officers and community leaders came out in full force to support the students.

After a career as a Detroit firefighter, Gary Ringer is now helping residents keep their homes healthy and safe.

Community members gathered Friday to demand the shutdown of the Kronos concrete mixing plant off Six Mile.

The Detroit school district is monitoring the implementation of its security protocols at all schools and offering counseling to students.

Michigan schools could also lose a portion of their state aid if they offer financial incentives to get students to attend school on Count Day.

Warriors on the Rise, a new enrollment program announced in September, offers guaranteed enrollment to qualified high school juniors at DPSCD.

The stabbing occurred after the child’s mother reportedly gave her child a “small knife,” said a statement from the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

The city launched public engagement around efforts to rezone areas along the Joe Louis Greenway to ensure environmentally conscious and appropriate uses of adjacent land.

CACs are meant to inform City Council about community needs ian their district — especially how well city services and programs are working. 

With the Nov. 4 election just weeks away and absentee ballots mailed out, Rev. Solomon Kinloch and City Council President Mary Sheffield are making their final efforts to reach voters and will face off during a live debate on Oct. 15 broadcast by WXYZ-Channel 7.

Detroit City Council resolution highlights the cost of plastic waste, including the health threat posed by microplastics and nanoplastics.

Many students at Davis Aerospace said the bicycles helped them reduce the amount of time they had to walk or wait for buses.

Simpson released his final report to the City Council to put the contributions made under his administration on the public record.

The Sterling Heights Housing Commission is taking applications for its housing choice voucher program wait list. On the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 8, the commission will open the waiting list to the first 100 submissions online for about an hour. It's unclear when and how many vouchers will ultimately be issued, according to LaKesha Calhoun, executive residential manager for the Sterling Heights Housing Commission, for the program meant to help low-income families, seniors and those with disabilities find housing.

Onwenu hasn’t run for office before, but he’s no stranger to government service.

Micah talks with Fergie Philippe, who plays Beast in the new production of Beauty and the Beast at the Fisher Theatre through Sunday. Plus, the latest arts and culture news and events.

Here's what residents have told us are the most pressing issues in each districtand how each candidate says they will address them.