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Page 1 of 2As Real Times Media prepares to unveil the seventh edition of "Who's Who in Black Detroit" on Friday, Oct. 18, DTE Energy is excited to serve as the first corporate sponsor to ever host a launch reception for the media company's annual publication. The event will be held at DTE's downtown Detroit headquarters, located at One Energy...

(Reuters) - Macy's Inc (M.N) said on Monday that most of its stores will open on the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday for the first time in its history, in a sign of how competitive the holiday season is shaping up.Macy's will open the doors at most of its 800 namesake department stores, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 28. The company said the shift...

First of Two Parts Bishop Allyson D. Nelson Abrams, outgoing secretary of the Detroit Council of Baptist Pastors, is a Christian spiritual leader, national speaker, theological teacher and author who has built a strong reputation in African American faith-based communities around Detroit and across the nation. For more than five years, she has...

The Michigan Chronicle is proud to announce it is teaming up with CBS 62 and Newsradio950 in the first televised mayoral debate airing Sunday in the historic election between former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan and Sheriff Benny Napoleon.The highly anticipated debate between the two candidates will air as a special hour long “Michigan M...

The City Council on Monday rejected Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr’s agreement with the state for the lease of Belle Isle according to reports by Fox 2 News: Detroit City Council approved an alternate plan, a shorter lease of 10 years, by a vote of 4 - 2. JoAnne Watson and Brenda Jones voted no. The council says a shorter lease is better for the...

According to reports, Dan Gilbert, owner of Quicken Loans, Bedrock Real Estate and recently majority owner of Greektown Casino, now has another Detroit property in his sights.According to Fox 2 News: Dan Gilbert is considering a purchase of the National Theatre and Bates Garage, the properties are located in downtown Detroit on Randolph and...

Washington (CNN) -- After weeks of talking past each other, congressional leaders and President Barack Obama talked to each other Wednesday evening -- only to emerge evidently no closer to a deal to halt the government's budget stalemate.The White House meeting, coming a day after the start of the federal government shutdown, served at least one...

5 problems with iOS 7, and how to fix them(CNN) -- The new version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 7, was released September 18 to mostly positive reviews.It was the biggest change to iOS since it was introduced six years ago, overhauled to add a slate of new features and a more streamlined, flat, abstract look.But nobody's perfect, right?I...

Washington (CNN) -- Republicans forced an unnecessary budget crisis in their single-minded effort to dismantle health care reforms, President Barack Obama said Tuesday as frustration spread across Washington and the country on the first day of a government shutdown.In some of his strongest criticism to date, Obama said the shutdown is intended to...

The state and city have signed an agreement on the lease of Belle Isle, according to published reports. According to the tweet from WXYZ EM Kevyn Orr approved the lease making Belle Isle the 102nd state park. In January the council rejected a state offer that proposed to save millions in annual operating costs for the city. ...