The Metro: Financial challenges at Detroit’s workforce agency
The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation is the city’s workforce agency, connecting residents to jobs, training and other opportunities. It was...
Jack Filbrandt
Jack Filbrandt is an assistant producer on WDET's daily news, arts and culture program, The Metro. He grew up on Lake Michigan and has called Detroit home for seven years. He's also a Detroit Documenter, covering local government meetings in the city. He previously worked for Wayne State's student newspaper, The South End, and The Battering Ram.
The Metro: Financial challenges at Detroit’s workforce agency
The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation is the city’s workforce agency, connecting residents to jobs, training and other opportunities. It was...
The Metro: A new master plan of policies will guide Detroit into the future
Detroit has changed a lot since 2009. The housing crisis rocked the city. Detroit entered and exited bankruptcy. And for...
The Metro: Detroit Women’s Commission could shape policy alongside the next mayor
Detroit has always run on women’s strength: holding families together, organizing blocks, running the quiet machinery of care. Now, the...
The Metro: Music royalties help pay for Michigan state employee retirements
Detroit is a city with many musical connections. But one musical connection might be helping pay for your retirement. Between...
The Metro: Truck routes enforced in Southwest, residents call for citywide ordinance
The city has started enforcing new truck routes in Southwest Detroit this week. For many years, residents have been blowing...
The Metro: Can conditions improve for Detroit arena workers?
Detroit’s arenas are packed with fans and money on game day. But the workers who make it all run...
The Metro: Community members are helping shape DCFC’s new Corktown stadium
Soccer fans know a pitch as the field where the game begins. Now Detroit City Football Club is building a...
The Metro: Wayne County Commission eliminates youth council
Local leaders recently cut a seven-year pipeline from classroom to commission. The Wayne County Youth Council was a bridge that...
The Metro: Community members frustrated by lack of decorum on Highland Park’s City Council
Vetoes aren’t just polite refusals. They're vital checks of power between executive and legislative branches, at every level of...
The Metro: Michigan health care costs could be on the rise
Health care in Michigan is about to get more expensive. According to a recent report from the health policy research...
The Metro: Detroit’s historic ‘Chinatown’ is making a comeback
Chinatown in Detroit was the destination for many Chinese immigrants who traveled to the city. Urban renewal and the construction...
The Metro: Outlier’s mayoral candidate quiz helping Detroit voters find their match
Here on The Metro, we’ve been talking to Detroit’s mayoral candidates about how they would lead if elected, and what...