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Author Archives: Ethan Bakuli

Bakuli joins the team after covering education and community issues for Chalkbeat Detroit and working as a freelance journalist reporting on race and labor issues. Before launching his career as a reporter, he taught high school students how to produce audio and visual stories about their communities, an experience that cemented his belief in the power of community-led journalism.

A trail of pollen being blown from cock's-foot grass
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Allergies, meet climate change: ‘April was a pretty bad month’

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli May 15, 2025May 16, 2025

Detroiters with allergies are feeling the impact of climate change, as the city’s pollen season has grown by 31 days since 1970, exacerbating allergy symptoms. Remedies favored by allergists include closing windows; showering and changing clothes after outdoor activities; and using nasal sprays and eye drops.

Pilgrim Baptist Church food distribution in Detroit
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USDA cuts rattle Detroit’s ‘resilient’ food pantries

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli April 24, 2025April 24, 2025
Detroit artist Donald Calloway in his studio.
Posted inCommunity

The art of recycling: Detroiter Donald Calloway’s creative process

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli April 24, 2025April 24, 2025
Hamilton Avenue in Highland Park on a sunny day.
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Highland Park residents face boil water advisories as city replaces century-old pipes

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli April 10, 2025April 11, 2025
Belinda Gilmore, founder of Detroit's Field Street Community Fridge
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Detroit community fridges highlight mutual aid efforts around food insecurity, waste: ‘We’re scrappy’

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli April 3, 2025April 3, 2025
Water pipes
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‘I’m still not on board’: Can GLWA’s new pump station design win over Jefferson Chalmers?

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli March 20, 2025March 20, 2025
Gerald Patton, Jefferson Chalmers resident, looks at construction outside his home.
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Jefferson Chalmers residents say they were left out of GLWA’s $138M pump station project

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ethan Bakuli and Nina Misuraca Ignaczak March 19, 2025March 20, 2025
Great Lakes Water Authority and U.S. Army Corps workshop to address Metro Detroit flooding.
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Residents share flood lessons as Great Lakes Water Authority tackles crisis

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ethan Bakuli and Nina Misuraca Ignaczak December 5, 2024December 5, 2024
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In Detroit’s Poletown East neighborhood, residents find healing among the trees

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli November 19, 2024November 20, 2024
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Detroit wetlands offer up urban nature

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli September 17, 2024September 18, 2024

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