Today is the first day of the the “Show Cause Hearings” for owners of tax foreclosed properties in Detroit. Instead of being held in the normal location at Cobo Hall (yup, the massive convention center is where Wayne County convenes people facing tax foreclosure over a grueling 12 days), they’ve been moved to the Treasurer’s office at […]

“It is ludicrous to think that with any amount of effort, official of unofficial, even a tolerable school is possible in a neighborhood of such extreme instability. Good schools are impossible in any unstable neighborhoods with high pupil turnover rates, and this include unstable neighborhoods which also have good housing. ” -Jane Jacobs, The Death […]

It’s not often that a letter from the IRS bears good news but The Tricycle Collective received word today that we have officially been awarded 501(c)(3) status! Congratulations to us! What this means is that any contributions to The Tricycle Collective as of May 2015 can be considered “tax deductible.” And, it goes without saying, any […]