Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Detroit.
Detroit City FC is officially a pro soccer team
Detroit City FC — the Motor City's scrappy, grassroots soccer team — finally made it to the big leagues. The team officially joined the National Independent Soccer Association Division III league on Wednesday.
Read the full story on Detroit Metro Times.
DTE to implode Conners Creek plant, clearing land for Jeep project
The implosion of the defunct power plant will take place at 9 a.m. Friday, DTE said.
Read the full story on Detroit Free Press.
Detroit not prepared for recession, Moody's report says
Detroit and Chicago are the two weakest big cities in the U.S. when it comes to preparedness for a recession, according to a report by Moody's Investor Service.
Read the full story on Detroit Metro Times.
Meeting tonight to address collapsed, contaminated riverbank
State and federal elected leaders, along with environmental activists, are hosting a meeting Thursday for Detroit residents potentially impacted by a long-contaminated riverbank that collapsed into the Detroit River on Thanksgiving Eve.
Read the full story on Detroit Metro Times.
Lawsuit claims city has thousands of dead people on voter lists
A lawsuit claims that the city isn't properly cleaning its voter registration records, which is allegedly replete with typos, dead people, duplicate registrations and gender and birth mistakes.
Read the full story on Detroit Free Press.
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