A Free Press reader asks: Does anyone - besides the federal government - think developers aren’t building as many homes as they can already?
2025 will be another record year for building in London.
Tenants are moving in to the first completed apartment building at London and Middlesex Community Housing’s Reimagine Southdale project, the first new build for public housing in the city in 50 years. LFP’s Jack Moulton was there for the ribbon cutting. THE FIRST NEW PUBLIC HOUSING IN 50 YEARS? The first apartment building at 955 […]
A local developer and city hall are at odds over the prospect of demolishing a historic building in Hyde Park that’s now home to a restaurant in order to build apartment towers. City staff are pushing back on a highrise development proposal at 1269 Hyde Park Rd., near Sarnia Road, which envisions two 15-storey apartment […]
Building on a longstanding partnership with Indigenous nations, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is intensifying its commitment to sowing manoomin, a native aquatic rice and staple of the Anishinaabe […]
By Eric Freedman
Empty lots in deindustrialized cities like Detroit may contribute to bird species diversity, says a new study by researchers at MSU and Carleton University in Canada. The study is based on sound recordings collected at 110 sites in 11 Detroit neighborhoods. The study recommends that vacant land management in the city takes a balanced approach that considers the needs of both residents and birds. There are other concerns about vacant land, too, including as sites for solar arrays.
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Matt Stevens, Finite Robotics CEO, said startups sometimes develop great products that are impossible for farmers to integrate into their operations
Believed to be the most expensive film shot entirely in London, Falsehood makes its world premiere Sunday.
The woman used a hammer to break electronic locks on the front door of the RBC Place London, police say.
By Anna Barnes
The Detroit River serves as an important geographic feature, connecting lakes St. Clair and Erie and creating a natural border between the U.S. and Canada. Despite its physical prominence in Detroit, its rich cultural significance is lost among many community residents. Programs are underway to address that disconnect.
No one was injured, and London police are investigating the case as a hit-and-run.
Fifty-nine per cent of farmers meet the classifications for anxiety and 35 per cent meet the classifications for depression.