Mar 14 Nearly sold to pay off debt, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo art on view in Detroit By Carey Reed An exhibition celebrating Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo is set to open in Detroit on Sunday, featuring artwork that was almost sold at auction last year to help pay off the city's crippling debt. Continue reading
Jan 27 Meet Amy Sacka, who took 500 photos of Detroit in 500 days By WTVS, Detroit Public Television Photographer Amy Sacka captures the beauty and stories of Detroit in daily pictures. Continue reading
Dec 12 Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr steps down as Detroit emerges from bankruptcy By Della Cassia, DPTV The city’s former Financial Emergency Manager, Kevyn Orr, who resigned his post yesterday, was the most important person in the largest-ever municipal bankruptcy, leading the city through a fairly speedy Chapter 9 that shaved $7 billion of its $18 billion… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Detroit emerges from bankruptcy By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal judge approved plans for the city of Detroit to shed $7 billion of its $18 billion in debt, clearing the way for an end to the largest municipal bankruptcy in history. Also, a… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: Al-Shabaab kills dozens in Kenya By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, al-Shabaab militants carried out a mass killing of non-muslims in Kenya, leaving 36 dead. The attack was in retaliation for the presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia. Also, a major cable failure in downtown Detroit… Continue watching
Dec 02 Widespread power outage hits Detroit By Colleen Shalby A massive power outage hit downtown Detroit this morning, affecting 100 of the city’s buildings, including fire stations. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch Behind Detroit’s ‘grand bargain’ to emerge from bankruptcy By PBS News Hour Nearly 16 months after Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in the country’s history, a federal judge approved a plan to drop the city’s $7 billion in debt and invest over $1 billion in public services. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with… Continue watching
Nov 07 Judge confirms Detroit’s plan to exit largest municipal bankruptcy By Ruth Tam U.S. judge Steven Rhodes confirmed a plan Friday that will cut over $7 billion in unsecured liabilities and pump $1.4 billion into the Motor City for basic rehabilitation over the next decade. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch the Michigan gubernatorial debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Snyder will square off against Democratic challenger Mark Schauer before a live audience on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. EDT on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit. Continue reading