DPS Teacher Wins Educator of the Year
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET A Detroit Public School teacher is receiving the first-ever Michigan Lottery Educator of the Year Award. Horticulture teacher...
Bre'Anna Tinsley is a reporter for Detroit Public Radio, 101.9 WDET. She covers city government and housing, as well as co-hosting the "Detroit Evening Report" podcast. She graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelors in Journalism. She also is a licensed real estate agent. Fun fact: her great-grandmother was Detroit blues singer Alberta Adams.
Detroit Becomes a Purple Heart City
Sgt. Michael Selvage/Public Domain Officials in Detroit declared it a Purple Heart City Tuesday. The American Flag and the Purple...
Chase Continues to Rebuild Capitol Park
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Officials with J.P Morgan Chase Bank say they are continuing to redevelop Detroit’s Capitol Park by breaking...
Detroit Metro Airport to Discuss Runway Reconstruction at Open House
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit Metropolitan Airport officials are holding an open house this week to discuss plans to rebuild a...
Detroit City Council Member Lobbies for Replacement of Water Residential Assistance Plan
Laura Nawrocik/ CC Detroit City Council Member Raquel Castaneda-Lopez is calling for a new plan to help thousands of residents...
Working Poor Households Struggle to Meet Basic Needs
PublicDomainPictures Despite the combination of wages and public assistance, working poor households still face about a 14 percent income gap in...
Take a Water Taxi from Cobo to Belle Isle!
Marissa Gawel/WDET The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is trying to raise more than four million dollars to create a water transit...
Duggan, Snyder Announce Repurposing of Southwestern High School
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Governor Rick Snyder say an automotive manufacturer is bringing 650 jobs to...
Macomb County Celebrates National Small Business Week
Nemo/ Public Domain Macomb County celebrates National Small Business Week. Almost 90 percent of the county’s 17,000 businesses are local industries. Deputy Director...
Detroit City Council Transfers 40,000 Lots to Land Bank
Pat Batcheller The Detroit Land Bank Authority is taking over almost 40,000 residential properties owned by the city. The Detroit City Council...
Police Offer Safe Zones for Craigslist Transactions
David Goehring/ CC Some police departments in Metro Detroit are offering their facilities as so-called safe zones for people conducting...
Water Shut-offs in Huron Township
Laura Nawrocik/ CC Residents in Huron Township will be without water much of this week while crews connect a new...