Detroit Starts Improving Roads + Monica Conyer​'s Ballot Denied

Hi, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through everything you need to know about what's happening in Detroit today. Here's the lowdown.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and nice. High: 74 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories today in Detroit:

1. The City of Detroit began its road improvement program Friday, improving 40 miles of residential streets and 25 miles of major roads, and adding 3,000 speed jumps in residential neighborhoods to discourage speeding. (Detroit News)
2. Police accused a Ypsilanti man of driving onto a populated Belle Isle beach and running over two young Dearborn girls, killing one of them and critically injuring the other, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced on Friday. (Detroit Patch)
3. A federal judge denied Ex-Detroit Councilwoman Monica Conyers bid to get on the ballot to run for Wayne County executive against incumbent Warren Evans in the August Democratic primary. (Deadline Detroit)

Today in Detroit:

• M1 Concourse Cars & Coffee | Euro Day (8:00 AM)
• MHSAA Softball Districts (Events) - Thurston High School (10:00 AM)
• MHSAA Baseball Districts v Churchill (Events) (11:00 AM)
• The Met: Live in HD Hamlet - Michigan Opera Theatre at the Detroit Opera House (12:55 PM)

From my notebook:

• Detroit Historical Society: "On June 3, 1911, trailblazing athlete, educator and coach set William Joseph "Will" Robinson was born in North Carolina. He was Detroit's first African-American basketball coach following the 1943 Detroit race riots and would remain the ..." (Detroit Historical Society via Facebook)
• Detroit Institute of Arts: "Streaming this weekend at the Detroit Film Theatre — Panah Panahi, son and collaborator of Jafar Panahi makes an assured debut with the sharp-witted and deeply moving "Hit the Road," a comic drama taking the tradition of the Iranian road..." (Detroit Institute of Arts via Instagram)
• Detroit Police Department: "WATCH: Chief James E. White is joined by law enforcement partners to provide an update on "Operation Justice for Zion" -- the collaborative effort to recover the body of Zion Foster." (Detroit Police Department via Facebook)
• Detroit Medical Center: "On your mark, get set, GO! DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan had some special - and speedy - visitors today! Indycar driver, Kyle Kirkwood and a real race car came out for the kids to sit in and take photos with DMC is proud to ..." (Detroit Medical Center via Facebook)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right! I'll see you around.

— Dylan Siwicki

About me: I was born and raised on Detroit's Westside, in the hard working blue-collar Polish neighborhood of Warrendale. I'm a Detroit Public School graduate who fought hard to earn my education. My aspiration into journalism came as a young kid, when I began following the corruption scandal of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. My first break in to the journalism world began with the opportunity to work at the Michigan Journal, where I primarily reported on campus and local news throughout the Dearborn community. I eventually worked my way to news editor. So with first-hand experience growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood, I know the importance of delivering news and telling stories that impact local communities. And as a breaking news editor at Patch for Metro Detroit, it's my job to deliver that news. So feel free to contact me about news tips or your own unique experiences at dylan.siwicki@patch.com

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