Episode 400! W00t!
On today’s show we do a big roundup of the things happening around town.
Some highlights:
There’s a new Trump Administration program that aims to fight violent crime in the city, called Operation Relentless Pursuit. However, in a city like Detroit, it can bring up memories of STRESS, a terrible time in the city’s early 70s.
Here’s the announcement in Attorney General William Barr’s own words.
Here’s background on STRESS from the Crimetown podcast.
Ooops, they demo’d again. Here’s a piece about a Detroit demo contractor taking down the wrong house again. More on the Freep who broke this story.
The deadline is nigh to get a property tax exemption in the city of Detroit based on poverty. Here’s a link: https://detroitmi.gov/government/boards/property-assessment-board-review/homeowners-property-tax-assistance-program-hptap
Wheelhouse Detroit in Hamtramck is closing. Their riverfront location will remain open.
Can a foodie destination exist in Novi? Here’s a link to a story about an Asian-themed development, and we discuss the bigger picture.
A Leo’s Coney Island waitress apparently didn’t know she was pregnant until she had the baby at work. Here’s more. And here’s a link to her GoFundMe.
Thrillist named two local places as the tops for Halal eats in the U.S.
That and much more on the show today.
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