There are just a few days left until Detroit’s municipal elections take place.  Early voting began last Saturday. 

The two candidates for mayor, City Council President Mary Sheffield and Pastor Solomon Kinloch,  are scheduled to take part in a forum Thursday at the Detroit Economic Club.  That’s expected to be their last meeting before next week’s election.  Each candidate will take the stage alone to answer a series of questions about their vision for the city. 

This event is not a debate. 

Additional headlines from Wednesday, October 29, 2025

• Food banks and pantries are preparing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend from the government shutdown. The outlets were already struggling after federal program cuts this year. Now, SNAP benefits are set to pause Nov. 1. It’s the latest in a string of hardships placed on charitable food services. Food banks and pantries across the country are concerned about meeting the growing need left in the wake of that pause.
• President Trump nominated Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib as ambassador to Kuwait earlier this year, but the discovery of social media posts criticizing Israel have pushed some Republican Senators to say they will not back his nomination in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Ghalib says he will not withdraw his name from consideration for the position.
• City officials gathered on Detroit’s east side Wednesday to break ground on a new housing development. The project, called “The Arthur Murray”, will renovate a historic building in the East Warren-Cadieux area.  The long vacant building will be turned into affordable housing and commercial space, including 32 apartments.   
• Detroiters are continuing to get a break at the gas pump. Analysts say the annual switch to winter blends of gasoline is helping to lower prices, as is reduced demand for gas as we approach the colder weather months. 
• ESPN is reporting that the Detroit Lions have agreed to a huge contract extension with defensive end Aiden Hutchinson.  He’s considered one of the best pass rushers in the league.