Is there an empty blighted house in Morningside that really bothers you? Do litter and big piles of trash that sit for weeks get you down? The Blight Brigade is here to do something about it, but we need you to step forward to help.

If it isn’t already in your calendar, mark it down now. You don’t want to miss the third annual Morningside/EEV Summer Sizzler on Saturday, July 12 from 1-4 p.m. at Three Mile-Munich Park.

The August 5 primary for city elections may seem far off, but it’s time to start doing some serious vetting of the candidates. At the recent Mackinac Policy Conference, the top five candidates for Mayor appeared onstage together to lay out their visions and policies for continuing and expanding Detroit’s resurgence.

It’s a sign of Detroit’s improving financial health that the $3 billion budget that City Council unanimously approved in early April for the 2025-26 fiscal year includes more funding for many critical services and cultural institutions. This is the twelfth straight year that Detroit has balanced the budget since it went through bankruptcy in 2014.

Although Morningside is in much better condition than it was a few years ago, there are still some blighted vacant houses scattered throughout the neighborhood that need to be dealt with. That’s why we restarted the Blight Brigade. Our first task is to identify the dozen mostblighted vacant properties in Morningside, aka the “Dirty Dozen.”

A sampling of activities that the Morningside Community Organization board has planned for residents — mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more!