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Today In Culture, Friday, August 1, 2025: Sol LeWitt Sculpture Needs Rebuild | Art Institute Deputy to Lead MOCA | Downtown Detroit’s Renaissance
Newcity - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART Sol LeWitt’s Missing Loop Sculpture Needs Rebuilding “A celebrated sculpture by artist Sol LeWitt was removed from the facade of...
The education of Donald Trump
Zero Hedge
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[Originally published on Alex Krainer's Substack] On Monday, 28 July, I had the pleasure of joining the investigative journalist Patrick Henningsen on Danny Haiphong podcast for a chat about current events (at link). In discussing global...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Detroit’s mayoral primary
Associated Press
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August 1, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Detroit voters will take a key step toward choosing a new mayor in the municipal primary on Tuesday, when nine candidates will appear on the ballot in the city’s first open-seat mayoral race in a dozen years. The top two...
When is the Calhoun County Fair? More Michigan events still to come
Battle Creek Enquirer - Michigan
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Michigan hosts dozens county fairs throughout the summer. The events offer a chance to showcase local goods, livestock, crops, dining and more. Summer may be winding down a bit, but there's still fun to be had. Across Michigan, residents head out...
Culture Friday: lawlessness and belonging
World - North Carolina
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August 1, 2025
Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. MYRNA BROWN, HOST: It’s Friday, August 1st. Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and...
Chicago churches, activists holding No Crime Weekend events
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
Friday, August 1, 2025 11:00AM Live streaming newscasts, breaking news, weather & original, local programming. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some local churches and activists are hoping for a crime free weekend. Several No Crime Weekend events are planned...
Michigan bill encouraging cursive writing raises questions amid budget uncertainty
Cadillac News - Michigan
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As the Michigan Legislature considers a new bill aimed at encouraging cursive writing in schools, superintendents across the Cadillac area say the proposal highlights a broader issue: the strain of mounting expectations on schools already...
Is the Catholic church headed into a new era of secrecy over child sex abuse?
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
As part of their stated commitment to transparency and healing over the decades-long clergy sex abuse crisis, all six Catholic dioceses in Illinois post public listings online that name clergy members deemed to have been credibly accused of...
Immigrants Make America Great Rally Aug. 9 in Warsaw
Ink Free News - Indiana
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July 31, 2025
InkFreeNews.com Posted Jul 31, 2025 Updated: Jul 31, 2025 @ 9:27 AM News Release WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Democrats will host an Immigrants Make America Great Rally from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the corner of Detroit and Center...
Detroit drive-by shooting injures 2 children, sparks calls for peace
WDIV Local 4 - Michigan
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August 1, 2025
DETROIT – Detroit police are asking the public to help identify the suspects responsible for a drive-by shooting that injured a 7-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy who were asleep in a home on the city’s east side. Police say two people in...
Positive culture: New women’s soccer coach strives to continue Jags’ winning ways
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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August 1, 2025
Positive culture: New women’s soccer coach strives to continue Jags’ winning ways Published 5:15 am Friday, August 1, 2025 The University of Houston-Victoria’s newest women’s soccer coach describes herself as “relational.” She strives to motivate...
Detroit Clerk Expects 13-18% Voter Turnout: ‘We’re Hoping for Better’
Michigan Chronicle
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July 31, 2025
Detroit Clerk Janice Winfrey and elections officer Daniel Baxter. Photo: Samuel Robinson Detroit Clerk Janice Winfrey told reporters at a press conference Thursday the city elections department expects 65,000 to 90,000 voters to participate in the...
Detroit Opera cancels season opener as the impact of Trump’s cuts impacts cultural life across Michigan
World Socialist Web Site
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August 1, 2025
The Detroit Opera has cancelled its season-opening production of The Girl of the Golden West (La fanciulla del West) by Giacomo Puccini. The opera company announced it made the decision to avoid a larger financial crisis in the face of declining...
Detroit City Council at-large candidates discuss public safety, land bank, more at BridgeDetroit forum
Bridge Detroit - Michigan
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August 1, 2025
Housing, education, public safety and government inclusion were top issues during a July BridgeDetroit forum for at-large City Council candidates. There are two at-large seats on the City Council who represent the city as a whole. Eight people are...
Michigan Board of State Canvassers meeting ends in deadlock over school funding initiative
WILX - Michigan
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July 31, 2025
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A deadlocked debate among the Michigan Board of State Canvassers on Thursday has left them unable to approve a major ballot proposal. Education advocates are trying to amend Michigan’s Constitution to allow more funding for...
Detroit Lakes utility box art project is finished — at least for now
Detroit Lakes Tribune - Minnesota
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July 31, 2025
DETROIT LAKES — It was back in February 2023 that the Detroit Lakes Arts and Culture Commission, Public Utilities Commission, Project 412 and the Historic Holmes Theatre joined forces on a new public art project known as "Detroit Lakes Energy."...
Michigan considers new fund for statewide expansion of high school-college dual enrollment
Detroit City Wire - Michigan
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July 31, 2025
Sandy K. Baruah President and Chief Executive Officer at Detroit Regional Chamber | Official websiteSandy K. Baruah President and Chief Executive Officer at Detroit Regional Chamber | Official website Michigan is seeking ways to increase the...
Detroit wants to be a major sports city. But it needs state funding to help.
Iosco County News-Herald - Michigan
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The Spirit of Detroit is adorned with a jersey for the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Mich. on April 25, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance) More than a year after Detroit smashed the attendance record for the NFL Draft, city officials are...
Here's when, where to watch 'Great Food Truck Race' 2025
New Jersey Herald
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"The Great Food Truck Race" Season 18 is speeding back into homes on Sunday, Aug. 3, in a sizzling competition along the Atlantic Coast as three New Jersey teams compete for the top prize. Tyler Florence returns as host as nine food truck teams...
Michigan College Access Network looks to fill advisor roles amid federal funding reinstatement
WGVU - Michigan
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July 31, 2025
The Michigan College Access Network, or MCAN, utilizes college advisors throughout the state making higher education more accessible to students. Approximately 15%-20% of the nonprofit’s funding comes from AmeriCorps, a federal agency focused on...