City of Detroit aims to boost voters with block parties
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City of Detroit aims to boost voters with block parties
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(CBS DETROIT) — The City of Detroit Clerk’s Office will hold block parties at early voting locations until election day.
Early voting kicked off over the weekend, with nearly 4,000 Detroit residents opting in, according to the clerk’s office.
“After they eat good and play good games we hope to get them inside to go vote early,” said Deputy City Clerk Andre Gilbert.
Voting isn’t required to attend the event, but city leaders believe it’ll encourage people to do so by meeting them where they are.
“We started in July by registering people,” Gilbert told CBS Detroit. “Now we’re going to each and every one of our early vote sites to do the same thing.”
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Yarely Damien was one of hundreds who showed up to the downtown event on Monday. She has voted early already and has also encouraged her husband to do the same for the first time since he became a citizen 14 years ago.
“It makes a difference, so I am super excited,” Damien said. “Not only am I getting him to vote, I’m getting my two oldest children to vote as well.”
The Detroit City Clerk’s Office told CBS Detroit that nearly 4,000 Detroit residents have already made their choice in the first weekend of early voting.
Damien is hopeful that the number will keep climbing.
“There’s a lot of policies in place and I think it’s really important that we start looking after our children and the future that is coming up,” Damien said.
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Another Detroit Votes Early party will take place on Tuesday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Clark Park in Southwest Detroit.
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Detroit Public Schools Community District hosting 5th annual alumni event
DETROIT – Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) will host their fifth annual alumni event.
On May 16, the foundation will host their Tyrone E. Winfrey Hall of Fame Alumni Gala.
The Gala honors distinguished DPSCD alumni who have made a major impact in our community and beyond.
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The night is a celebration of Detroit’s success stories and a fundraiser to create new opportunities for the next generation of students.
Organizers say there will be a major live announcement aimed at helping Detroit High School students build brighter futures.
Kerrie Mitchell, the president and CEO of the DPSCD Foundation, joined Local 4 Live to talk more about the gala, the foundation’s mission and what the announcement could mean for students across the city.
You can watch the full interview in the video at the beginning of this article.
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The Detroit Zoo welcomed a new giraffe, Nguvu, to the herd, officials announced on Wednesday.
Officials say 1-year-old Nguvu came from Utah’s Hogle Zoo as part of the zoo’s “long-term plan for the giraffe herd.”
“This move was recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Giraffe Species Survival Plan, which promotes the health, genetic diversity and overall sustainability of giraffe populations in zoos – and we’re eager to support Nguvu as he adjusts to his new home,” the Detroit Zoo says.
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Officials say Nguvu has been working with the animal care teams for several days and will be introduced to the herd soon.
According to Utah’s Hogle Zoo, Nguvu was born in February 2025. His name means “strength” in Swahili.
The Detroit Lions are taking part in the NFL’s International series for the first time since 2015 by hosting the AFC Champion New England Patriots Week 10 in Munich at Allianz Arena on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 9:30 a.m. ET (3:30 p.m. local time in Germany) on FOX.
The Patriots represented the AFC in the Super Bowl this past February after a 14-3 season and their 22nd AFC East title. They beat the Los Angeles Chargers (16-3), Houston Texans (28-16) and Denver Broncos (10-7) in the playoffs to earn their 12th Super Bowl appearance, which they lost to Seattle (29-13).
Patriots QB Drake Maye is one of the best young quarterbacks in the NFL entering his third season and New England’s defense is coming off a 2025 season in which they ranked fourth in points allowed (18.8) and eighth in total defense (295.2).
This is the second of Detroit’s 2026 matchups to be announced early (Week 2 TNF in Buffalo). The rest of the Lions schedule will be revealed Thursday evening.
