Today, city officials announced a new proposal that would eliminate residential blight from all neighborhoods in Detroit by mid-2025. The proposal would need to be approved by City Council to be placed on the March 2020 ballot. It would fund $250 million in bonds to eliminate all residential blight citywide, and would not increase taxes.

SEPTEMBER 13  

Enjoy a showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadow Cast at Beacon Park.  

SEPTEMBER 14  

JexkXJollof is back and taking over The Belt. 

Play cricket at the Detroit Inclusive Cricket Meetup. 

SEPTEMBER 6  

Check out a free skateboard show with art, music, and drinks.  

Enjoy Wayne State’s free fall planetarium show.  

SEPTEMBER 7  

Watch a free screening of Alice in Wonderland (1951) at Senate Theater. 

Users of public transit in Detroit can now download an app that supports a newly launched unified payment system for Detroit Department of Transportation and SMART buses.

The Dart app is now available for free download, where users create an account with their payment information and then, buy Dart passes directly on their phones. Upon purchase, users have immediate access to an electronic pass to show the driver upon boarding. 

The City of Detroit and the Wayne County Treasurer, in partnership with Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, will provide free, one-on-one financial counseling and coaching to residents six Financial Empowerment Centers (FEC) that will be opening across Detroit.  The first two, located inside the Wayne County Treasurer’s office Wayne Metro officially opened today.

AUGUST 23  

Get ready to party at Simplified Clothing’s The Last Party.  

Check out the Latin Trap Party at El Club.  

Enjoy some Afrobeatz & Eatz at Yumvillage.  

Dance the night away at the Friday Dance Party at the DIA.  

AUGUST 16  

Attend the Back to School Bash 2019 in Clark Park.  

Get your skate on at the Skate Dance Party at the Lexus Velodrome.  

AUGUST 17  

Check out the African World Festival at the Charles H. Wright Museum. 

While many Detroiters believe the city can only progress with updates to infrastructure or an influx of business, Detroit’s poetry community is asking that the creative arts, specifically poetry, become an essential part of Detroit’s future growth and development.

AUGUST 9  

Watch The Sandlot (1993) at Detroit Shipping Company.  

Check out the annual Ribs and RnB Music Festival at Hart Plaza.  

Enjoy a late afternoon of kayaking at the DNR Outdoor Adventure Center.  

It looks like it’s becoming a summer of Detroit music.

The Neighborhoods sat with Detroit rapper Kash Doll as she premiered her “Ready Set” music video — featuring Big Sean, fresh off his own video premiere — at a watch party at 24 Grille Monday morning.