Detroit Launches New Arts Fund, And A Lawsuit Targets Recreational Marijuana Licensing Delays
City officials today unveiled their sweeping vision to boost support for arts and culture with a multi-faceted plan that envisions it as a tool to attract talent and use the arts as a catalyst for economic growth.
It will all be housed in the city's new Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship, headed by former Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley. She said she spent the past year meeting with more than 100 artists and went on a listening tour of neighborhoods across the city to find out residents' thoughts about how the arts could help rebuild neighborhoods.
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