
Malachi Barrett
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Reporting for @BridgeDet313 || Cui Bono?
Detroit, MI
Joined January 2012
Occasional news updates in technicolor 1080p and secret blu-ray features on TikTok dot phone app https://t.co/XGqyBEWl3c
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Detroit City FC has tentatively agreed to most of the 57 community investments requested by residents surrounding its planned $198 million stadium and housing project in Corktown, minus a few significant requests that are still being negotiated. https://t.co/N1pF9UqKBL
bridgedetroit.com
Detroit City FC agreed to create plans to tackle parking, housing, noise reduction from construction and more.
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Sat down with Mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield for another wide-ranging interview on budgeting, housing, poverty, ethics and transparency. Dropping soon.
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Is the West Vernor corridor a model of family living in Detroit? It has 2x the residential density of the city overall, 2x more racially integrated, a higher percentage of households with children, a restaurant destination, more schools, more walkability, tons of (new) parks.
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I've talked privately with another Democratic candidate for this seat. Stay tuned for more on why they're running and what sets them apart from Onwenu...
In conversation with Justin Onwenu about why he's running for a seat in the Michigan Legislature. “Politics is not about identity and about social media and about self-expression. Politics is about getting things done for the folks who elected you." https://t.co/JAJAFrDfJX
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Exactly how healthy are Detroit's finances, particularly as @MayorMikeDuggan hands things off to the city's next leader? In short, they're in a good place, but it's complicated, and some challenges remain. https://t.co/NxQ7Yei4XS via @freep
freep.com
City officials recuperated lost revenues following Detroit's bankruptcy. But questions remain about whether the next mayor will face financial obstacles.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas to release all 20 living hostages this weekend, AP sources say, as Israelis to withdraw from majority of Gaza.
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Went for a checkup for the first time in … a while. Turns out I have hypertension 😎
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Kinloch campaign targets unhappy residents with pitch for new leadership https://t.co/OWmG34fJAO
bridgedetroit.com
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...
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I've been watching Tigers games with 97.1 on and the TV sound off, there's a slight delay on the tv broadcast but would recommend
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The video of this incident is just as bad as it sounds. The priest is standing there, not doing anything remotely illegal, and without warning a masked DHS agent on the roof shoots him in the top of his head with a pepper ball.
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Surprised to learn most of Detroit's rental stock is available for under $1,000 per month (median is $636 and these numbers are a little old now). There's been pretty large increases in downtown/midtown and other neighborhoods outside the core.
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The Michigan Democratic Party launched new billboards across Detroit this week highlighting what they say is “major support” Mike Duggan’s campaign has received from Trump donors. Duggan’s independent campaign for governor says he is supported by both parties.
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Today in the notebook: 🏘️Detroit could save old schools with one weird trick 👋Outgoing Ombudsman says integrity won't make you popular 💸State budget (finally) funds community violence intervention https://t.co/qKgmRSRuxA
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That line from Ezra Klein about wanting to curiously explore his interests in political peacetime really stuck with me. It's such a luxury. It's so useless. It ignores the what people have to deal with, puts it in a little box in a sterile playpen.
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In conversation with Justin Onwenu about why he's running for a seat in the Michigan Legislature. “Politics is not about identity and about social media and about self-expression. Politics is about getting things done for the folks who elected you." https://t.co/JAJAFrDfJX
bridgedetroit.com
Onwenu hasn’t run for office before, but he’s no stranger to government service.
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