Dearborn is hosting food trucks and games for Ramadan in the city’s west downtown
The City of Dearborn and the West Dearborn Downtown Development Authority are teaming up to host Ramadan festivities this year....
Laura Herberg
Laura Herberg is a Reporter for 101.9 WDET, telling stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here. She won a Regional Murrow Award for best Hard News story (Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio) in 2020 and she was named the Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter for radio broadcasting in 2021, 2020, 2018 and 2017. In 2012, she was awarded a SoundCloud Fellowship for her project, "Listen to Detroit." She also is the creator of Complete Me, a podcast with only three episodes about how she has trouble completing tasks.
Before becoming a radio reporter, Laura worked, among other things, as a buser, a telemarketer, a canvasser and a magician's assistant. She is originally from the Seattle area but lived in five other cities before settling on Detroit in 2010.
Community upset over proposed Detroit recycling hub
The company Waste Management is planning to build a recycling hub at a site where it currently transfers waste in...
SE Michigan transit director says Detroit-Ann Arbor route a success, discusses future expansion plans
A pilot program connecting Detroit to Ann Arbor by bus is proving to be a success according to officials. The...
Detroit’s new Office of Eviction Defense director wants to help families thrive
April Faith-Slaker, the City of Detroit’s inaugural executive director of its Office of Eviction Defense has completed her first month...
Yale researchers record urban wildlife in Detroit parks
Dr. Nyeema C. Harris holds up a black and white image on her phone of a cat in the woods...
Report: 76% of Michigan nonprofits led by white executives
The Michigan Nonprofit Association and Data Driven Detroit have released a report on nonprofit leadership and race. The findings were...
Bridge Detroit: State finalizes enforcement plan for Stellantis air quality violations
Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy finalized a plan to enforce air quality violations committed by Stellantis. The...
CuriosiD: Why does steam come out of Detroit’s streets?
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this...
Detroit-style pizza shop opens in the island country of Malta
Detroit style pizza – pizza served on a thick focaccia-like crust with toppings first, then Wisconsin brick cheese and finished...
A new all-halal Coney Island is open on Detroit’s Eastside
A new Coney Island has opened up in Detroit, just north of Hamtramck. Coney Star Halal offers halal breakfast foods,...
The number of full-service grocery stores has declined in Detroit
The number of grocery stores has gone down in Detroit. A new report from the Detroit Food Policy Council, a...
Stevens wins re-election in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District
Democratic incumbent Haley Stevens will once again represent Michigan’s 11th Congressional District. She defeated her opponent, Republican Mark Ambrose, by...