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• 20 colossal cleats to soon hit the streets of Detroit, Detroit’s artists and the NFL Draft
• Cleats to be auctioned to benefit area charities following the NFL Draft
• City Walls led project with support from Visit Detroit and DMC

• Appointment effective April 12; Current sustainability director Jack Akinlosotu leaving to take on a new role
• Will lead implementation of city’s solar neighborhood project, as well as other Detroit Climate Strategy in

Homeowners and renters in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Livingston, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, and Kent counties with uninsured or underinsured damage caused by the August 24 - 26, 2023, severe storms are encouraged to apply for FEMA disaster assistance.

• Pink Diamond, a 9,000-square-foot "beauty mall," celebrates its grand opening as the 167th Motor City Match business
• Founded by Detroit native Katrina Belin, who overcame significant challenges, Pink Diamond offers a wide range of services, including salon

• Hargrove died from Covid in April 2020, just weeks into the pandemic and shortly after advocating on social media for driver safety
• Only other person to have a transit center named after them in Detroit is Rosa Parks
• Hargrove’s wif

• The Detroit Board of Water Commissioners recommended the appointment of DWSD COO Sam Smalley as Deputy Director
• The appointment was made official by Mayor Mike Duggan
• DWSD Director Gary Brown will continue in his current role

• DWSD’s water quality continues to meet the requirements of Michigan’s revised Lead and Copper Rule, the most stringent in the nation
• This is the fourth consecutive year under the new testing method for all Michigan communities
• DWSD continues to comply with Michigan’s Lead

• Two ShotStopper groups – Force Detroit and Detroit Friends & Family – generated largest violence reductions, qualifying them for CVI program’s first-ever performance bonuses
• Performance bonuses provided to allow groups with successful strategies to further invest in t