A team of citizens and supporters from across Michigan and from as far as New York City gathered Nov. 20 to erect the first solar-powered streetlight in Highland Park. ...

The Tuskegee Airmen were honored with a 27th Salute Reception and Dinner, presented by the Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum, Oct. 27 at The Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American pilots and support personnel trained as a squadron during WWII. Today, they have 36 chapters throughout the country. ...

Osborn Neighborhood Alliance celebrated its five-year anniversary and auction to sustain future issues of the Osborn neighborhood premier newsletter Osborn Voice. The event took place at the D:hive Loft on Woodward Nov. 9. The Osborn Voice highlights people, activities, businesses and resources in every issue. Published quarterly, The Osborn Voice reaches on average over 5,000 residents in the Osborn Commun ...

City Council will meet in closed session Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. to discuss whether the Financial Stability Agreement (FSA) entered into between the city and the state should remain in effect now that Public Act 4 (PA4) has been repealed. At its Nov. 13 formal session, Council members praised the repeal of PA4, but remain uncertain what it means for the city going forward. “The repeal of Public Act 4 will require ...

Amiri Baraka will be at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Nov. 16. Baraka is the author of over 40 books of essays, poems, drama, and music history and criticism. He is a poet icon and revolutionary political activist who has recited poetry and lectured on cultural and political issues extensively in the United States, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe. With influences on his work ran ...

Unity in the Community (UITC) gave special awards Sept. 30 to eight people they’ve named “Michigan heroes,” including Detroit Corporation Counsel Krystal Crittendon and Gwendolyn Mingo, chair of the Coordinating Council of all Detroit citizen district councils representing the rights of residents in urban renewal areas. ...

The Detroit Department of Public Works (DDPW) will continue to collect yard waste placed in biodegradable paper bags or personal containers through early December (weather permitting). ...

Election night 2012. ...

Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune visited Detroit to make the case for the organization’s endorsement of Proposal 3, the Michigan Clean Energy Initiative, at a special press conference held at the Sierra Club Detroit office on Oct. 29. Brune was joined by Sierra Club Environmental Justice organizer Rhonda Anderson and Michigan Interfaith Power and Lights’ Father Charles Morris in speaking at the ...

The recall effort to remove Mayor Dave Bing from office is ongoing despite a 2-1 vote by Wayne County Election Commission’s Oct. 23 against the petition language. Commission members Judge Milton Mack and Treasurer Raymond Wojtowicz opposed it. Clerk Cathy Garrett voted to approve the language. ...