If you know anyone who did lose a home to tax foreclosure, please let them know that they may be eligible for a substantial refund, thanks to rulings by the Michigan Supreme Court.

Investors, many from outside our city and state, have bought up to 20% of Detroit’s real estate and too often have done nothing with those properties.

Arts & Scraps is excited to offer free weekly programming designed to bring families together in a fun and relaxing environment.

It’s been more than seven years since Morningside residents approved a design for the Three Mile-Munich Park. Now the final piece of the design – a walking path that circles the four quadrants of the park - is being put into place by Wayne County workers.

Since its formation in 2008, the Detroit Land Bank Authority has had an outsized influence on neighborhoods like Morningside, where around 70 DLBA-owned houses account for many of our blighted properties.

Donyelle Pressley has brought us many heartwarming stories over the last few years for our Give a Smile feature. Now it’s her turn to be in the spotlight. Donyelle was just named Michigan Habitat for Humanity’s Homeowner of the Year.

For years it’s been the common wisdom among Detroiters that property tax dollars have promoted downtown development at the expense of the neighborhoods and general city services like parks and recreation, transportation, libraries, and schools. Now there’s hard data to back up that belief.

Following long-standing tradition, Morningside Community Organization will once again deck the halls on Tuesday, December 10 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church. You can expect good food, music, games, prizes, and of course, good cheer!

Who has time to do research on the 21 candidates vying for three vacancies? That’s why we’re grateful to Chalkbeat Detroit, a news magazine covering education, for publishing a brief bio for each one to guide our decision-making.