A Beginner’s Birding Guide to Palmer Park
Palmer Park has the largest ancient woodland in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties, according to the People for Palmer Park....
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.
Hear Brood X Cicadas at Their Peak in Michigan
Every year a group of annual cicadas come out in the summer and emit an electrical-sounding buzz. But there are...
Explore the Recent Improvements at These Detroit Parks You May Not Know About
Summer is here, which means more people are going to be spending time outdoors in backyards and parks. There are...
Detroit’s Hot Real Estate Market Is Tough for First-Time Homebuyers
Laura Herberg/WDET Detroiter Cidney Allen’s dream home is somewhat modest. “It's just something that has at least three bedrooms, two...
Restaurant Revitalization Fund Is Designed To Be More Equitable Than Paycheck Protection Program
At the beginning of the pandemic, government assistance to business owners was not distributed equitably to minorities. As new federal...
New COVID-19 Memorial Mural Unveiled in Detroit
Detroit’s second council district unveiled a COVID-19 memorial mural this week. The artwork is located at 55 W. Seven Mile...
City of Detroit Seeks Members for New Climate Equity Advisory Council
The City of Detroit is seeking applicants for its new Climate Equity Advisory Council. The deadline to apply is 11:59...
COVID-19 Vaccine Ambassador Knocks on Doors in Southwest Detroit: “It’s Worth Somebody’s Life”
Nora Rodriguez, 31, walks down tree-lined Hubbard Street in Southwest Detroit, holding a stack of pamphlets and moving from house...
Wayne County Tax Foreclosures Postponed Another Year for Occupied Properties — But Taxes Are Still Due
Wayne County tax foreclosures have been postponed for occupied properties until March 31, 2022. Wayne County 3rd Circuit Court Judge Timothy...
Multigenerational Homes Face Unique Challenges — and Experience Some Benefits — During Pandemic
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...
A Year Into the Pandemic, Some People Are Fatigued, Less Polite and Confused About Vaccines
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met...
Spring Cleaning in the COVID-19 Era Means Picking Up Lots of PPE
Phyliss Macuga Baker stands in a field next to a shopping center in Canton holding a trash bag and scanning...