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The American Society of Magazine Editors nominated ProPublica for five of its 2021 National Magazine Awards (also known as the Ellies), which honor excellence in print and digital media. ProPublica was recognized as a finalist for public interest, coverage of race, social media, digital innovation and community journalism. A series by Lizzie Presser, which highlighted racial disparities in diabetic amputations and kidney care, was nominated for public interest. For years, diabetes has been disabling and killing Black Americans at startling rates, then came COVID-19, which targeted Black diabetics with deadly efficiency. In “The Black American Amputation Epidemic,” trailing a crusading Mississippi doctor, Presser’s immersive reporting told a national story about hospital neglect and government failures, failures that affect millions of Americans with diabetes. As a result, federal legislators introduced a sweeping bill to reduce unnecessary amputations the most signific ....
The Chicago Headline Club, the nation’s largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, named ProPublica a finalist for 13 Peter Lisagor Awards. The Lisagor Awards honor the best journalism produced across the Chicago region. ProPublica received six nominations in the Best All Media categories, which span all news mediums and platform sizes; a nomination in the General Interest Daily Newspapers, News Service or Bureau categories for a collaboration with the Chicago Tribune; and six nominations in the Online categories. These projects reflect the depth and range of the newsroom’s collective efforts, from features, data journalism and investigative reporting, to illustrations and newsletters. Winners will be announced virtually on May 14. ....
Nearly 200 apartments are proposed on Michigan Avenue at 10th Street, opposite the Detroit PAL ballfield. (Rendering: Elkus Manfredi Architects) Corktown residents are challenging a developer s plans for this 188-unit apartment building on a block of Michigan Avenue opposite the old Tiger Stadium site. Neighbors voice concerns about traffic, noise and light pollution and further gentrification of Detroit s oldest residential section. Louis Aguilar of Bridge Detroit tracks what s going on: The Southwest Detroit community has seen a flurry of interest by outside developers since Ford Motor Co. declared in 2018 it is investing $740 million in the area, including reviving the long-dead Michigan Central Station. . Townhomes are being built amid the historic single family homes. Longtime businesses . have abruptly shut as the building owners seek more lucrative tenants. ....
Today on Stateside, the CEO of Beaumont Health System talks about hospital capacity and what lies ahead. Plus, University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel on plans for the fall. And, how one AM radio station geared up to get the facts out about COVID. [Get Stateside on your phone: subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts today.] Listen to the full show above or find individual segments below. UM president hopes to see near-100% vaccination rate in the Fall, and a return to joy on campus Listen ....
Real Estate Insider: Onassis Coney Island s closure in Corktown took even the building owner by surprise Gabriel Richard Building redevelopment on Michigan Avenue wraps up Roberts Riverwalk Hotel heads to auction next month Kirk Pinho/Crain s Detroit Business The Onassis Coney Island at Michigan Avenue and Trumbull in Corktown shuttered recently, surprising the restaurant s landlord. The circumstances surrounding the closure of Onassis Coney Island in Detroit s Corktown neighborhood at a key intersection remain a mystery. Even the restaurant s landlord had no idea it shuttered when I talked to him Tuesday morning. Of course, restaurants in general have been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic and government shutdowns of indoor dining as part of broader efforts to slow the spread of the virus that has claimed more than 15,000 lives and infected 575,000-plus. ....