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As the Detroit Youth Choir prepares for its appearance in the finals of “America’s Got Talent All-Stars" next week, the talented troupe announced today it will host its first major annual spring concert at Orchestra Hall to bring their AGT greatest hits and others to hometown fans.

Mike Dunggan: Mayor Duggan creates new role designed to coordinate neighborhood commercial corridor revitalization efforts

Mayor Mike Duggan today announced the appointment of Amanda Elias to the newly-created role of Deputy Group Executive for Neighborhood Economic Development within the administration’s Jobs and Economy Team (JET).

Mike Dunggan: Mayor kicks off ninth year of Grow Detroit’s Young Talent to provide summer jobs for 8,000 youth ages 14-24

The ninth year of Grow Detroit’s Young Talent, the City of Detroit’s summer work experience program for Detroit youth, officially kicked-off today with a goal of providing over 8,000 summer employment opportunities for Detroit youth ages 14-24.

Mike Dunggan: Mayor submits proposed spending plan for $156M budget surplus to City Council for approval

Mayor Mike Duggan has submitted to City Council a proposed amendment to the City’s current fiscal year budget that outlines his administration’s plan to spend $156 million in surplus funds from the 2021-22 fiscal year. The surplus is attributed to much higher than projected revenues, primarily due to growing income tax revenues generated by the thousands of new jobs coming into the city.

Mike Dunggan: Mayor joins 70th family to get keys to new home as part of Bridging Neighborhoods Home Swap program

Mayor Duggan and city housing officials today joined with members of the Barajas family of southwest Detroit as they became the 70th family to officially take trade in their former home for a newly renovated Detroit Land Bank home through the City’s Bridging Neighborhoods Home Swap program.

Mike Dunggan: Motor City Match awards more than $1.3 million in cash grants to support 32 new & existing Detroit businesses

Today, Mayor Mike Duggan and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to 32 new and existing Detroit businesses selected as recipients of Motor City Match’s Round 21 awards. The funds will be used to help Detroit entrepreneurs start new brick-and-mortar businesses and existing businesses make physical improvements to their building.

Mike Dunggan: Mayor shows Detroiters how to access $100M in adult scholarships; announces 4 upcoming scholarship fairs

Mayor Mike Duggan last night walked Detroiters through a step-by-step process for accessing their share of $100 million in American Rescue Plan Act funded adult scholarships to help them rejoin the workforce in a new job, or to receive training to start an entirely new career.

Mike Dunggan: Mayor’s Jump Start initiative to re-engage long term unemployed residents draws White House praise

The City of Detroit has partnered with 18 community groups and activist organizations on a new program unlike any other in the U.S. that will help long-term unemployed residents get reengaged in the job market.

Mike Dunggan: Mayor to show Detroiters how to get their share of $100M job training scholarships during Jan. 30 address

Mayor Mike Duggan will deliver a special evening presentation Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. to take Detroiters step-by-step through the process of getting their share of the $100M in job training scholarships the City is offering.

Mike Dunggan: Detroit unemployment rate drops below 7% for the first time since 2000; 6.4% November rate is 22-year low

The National Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the November unemployment figures, showing Detroit’s unemployment rate had fallen to 6.4% in November. That marks the first time since December 2000 that Detroit’s unemployment rate fell below 7.0%.

Open Auditions

Show us what you got Detroit

First Set of Open Auditions

The General Services Department-Recreation Division in partnership with Total Access Events will host Open Auditions for consideration ONLY for Spirit Plaza Programming and other events hosted by Detroit Parks and Recreation.

Futsol Sessions at Clemente Recreation Center - DPRD

That’s it with our futsol sessions at Clemente Recreation Center - DPRD

Conference and Tradeshow

This week Detroit Parks & Recreation attended the mParks Michigan Recreation and Park Association Conference and Tradeshow in Lansing Michigan where we presented on

Leading the Efforts to Transform 27 Miles of City of Detroit Government Worst Dumping Sites

Did you catch the State of the City?

Become a ShotStopper

Detroit, the City is making $10 million available to community organizations to stop violent crime.

Shots Fired at Officers

When: 03/08/2023; 4:45 p.m. Where: 8900 block of W. McNichols

Connection with the Non-Fatal Shootings of Michigan State Police Troopers

Andre Hardaway, 55, has been charged in connection with the non-fatal shootings

City’s First All-Electric Departmental Vehicle Fleet

Press Conference to unveil a new all-electric vehicle fleet at the Municipal Parking Department

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