Mary Sheffield, a political phenom whose rise began when she was elected to Detroit City Council at age 26, made history ...

Sheffield became Detroit's 76th mayor and first woman to be elected mayor after taking the oath of office in the morning on ...

Detroit gets its first new mayor in a dozen years, as 38-year-old Mary Sheffield is sworn in. Sheffield also becomes Detroit's first woman mayor.

Every day we see homeless people on Seattle’s sidewalks, in public rights-of-way and in parks. At some point, we stop seeing ...

Ogechi Irondi’s future teetered between two scenarios: one that would lead to dual degrees after nine years of college, and one that would leave the single mother and her young children homeless.

It was another busy year for Detroit’s City Council, which capped off a four-year term last month during a period of transition.

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Disgraced ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who lived the good life on the outside, is getting a federally court-appointed attorney after pleading poverty Tuesday during his arraignment on federal ...

DETROIT - Mary Sheffield made history in Michigan on Tuesday night, Nov. 4, becoming the first woman ever elected mayor in Detroit and concluding a campaign cycle she led from start to finish. The ...

In a one-on-one interview, Mary Sheffield addresses key issues facing the city of Detroit, including gun violence involving children, poverty reduction, education challenges, public transportation ...

Detroit has come back, says City Council President Mary Sheffield, but too much of the city has not shared in its revitalization. (David Kidd for Governing) Detroit City Council President Mary ...

On a temperate April night, Detroit was buzzing. The historic Detroit Athletic Club—long a favorite for family celebrations—was fully booked. At the Detroit Opera House, director Yuval Sharon’s ...