‘What we’re doing is making a better future’: Gary blight effort hits second phase in Aetna
In a city targeting the demolition of hundreds of blighted structures, this one in Gary’s Aetna neighborhood felt personal to ...
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Gary, Indiana, demolishing 24 abandoned buildings to spark development
The City of Gary is demolishing several old and abandoned buildings. Crews have been working to take down 24 abandoned homes over 11 days. GARY, Ind. - Gary’s Aetna neighborhood is getting a ...
‘Bye Bye to Blight’: Gary’s Aetna Residents See Hope as Demolitions Continue
Penelope Love and her fellow neighbors of the Aetna Manor Revitalization Program have worked to restore the neighborhood through various cleanup projects. But eliminating blighted structures would ...
Gary Native PeQue Empowers Youth Through Art
As temperatures rise in Gary, so too is residents’ desire to push the city in a brighter direction. To that end, one avenue ...
Bill Pulte confirmed by Senate to head up FHFA
Businessman and philanthropist Bill Pulte, who founded the Detroit Blight Authority and whose family has long been connected with southeast Michigan, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday to ...
Trump gives campaign-style speech at Justice Department; Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...
Senate confirms Bill Pulte to head Federal Housing Finance Agency with bipartisan support
The Senate voted 56-43 to confirm Bill Pulte, a businessman with ties to Michigan, to serve as director of the Federal ...
Knocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it’s costly for cities
From 2014 to 2019, many of the demolitions were funded by the federal government’s Hardest Hit Fund. The goals of the fund are to help reduce homeowner foreclosures and stabilize neighborhoods. This ...
Not yet 2 years old, an N.B. council is in turmoil after resignations and sanctions
Another of New Brunswick's new municipal councils has become embroiled in drama and bitter conflict.Strait Shores lies along ...