PhD student Jared Ten Brink spoke with BridgeDetroit about an extension of his dissertation work engaging local residents in Indigenous wild rice practices to bring the tradition back to Detroit, where manoomin—or wild rice—used to grow in the area. myumi.ch/pkj3A

New: Federal filings show more than 540,000 acres of Michigan's UP forestland — about 5% of the entire peninsula — has a single owner: the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC. bridgemi.com/michigan-gover…

🪁 Detroit 2025 Kite Festival

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Come mingle and experience Detroit's first Black-owned brewery! We'll be convening a networking #HappyHour from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at Roar Brewing Company (666 Selden St Suite B). 🍔🍻 The event is free unless you are planning on drinking. See you there!

I was laid off today by the Chicago Tribune as were several talented colleagues. I was able to report several dream stories during my year or so there, but partially, I had that freedom because “leadership” is completely absentee unless it affects their bottom line.

Surrogate pregnancies are increasingly popular in tech circles, and the practice is expected to explode globally in the coming decade. It’s also shockingly unregulated. This is a story about what happens when it goes horribly wrong. wired.com/story/the-baby…

Shocked that Forman Mills was paying $34,337 a month in rent at a mostly vacant strip mall on Eight Mile. freep.com/story/money/bu…

Detroit developer Philip Kafka’s dad was among Jeffrey Epstein’s oldest childhood friends, calling the notorious sex trafficker a role model for his son. Kafka says they had one interaction and "that half-hour is the entirety of the story." w/Jena Brooker bridgedetroit.com/philip-kafka-d…

Went to northern Michigan to harvest wild rice for a segment with Detroit PBS bridgedetroit.com/groups-fight-t…