Homeless During COVID-19: “I Wash My Hands, If I Can Find Water. I Don’t Want to Die.”
I’ve been out here for about a week. Staying away from people, right about now. I was in an abandoned house,...
Laura Herberg is a civic life reporter for Outlier Media, telling the stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here.
Grassroots Muslim Volunteer Effort Delivers Food to Metro Detroiters Doorsteps
Samuel Albaugh just picked up two boxes of chicken sandwiches and snacks from a meal pick-up site, to deliver it to...
CAIR Michigan Advises Muslim Health Workers to Shave, Citing Mask Guidance
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Michigan chapter is advising Muslim medical professionals to shave off their beards. CAIR says...
Michigan Closes State Camp Sites Until April 13
In response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is prohibiting camping...
Home For Weeks, Families Adjust to New Reality
Just two days after Michigan confirmed it's first two cases of COVID-19, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced she'd be closing all...
Online in Metro Detroit, People Exchange Payment App Info to Support Each Other
Dominika Shelton, 32, was in an "extreme panic mode" last Friday, after Michigan schools started shutting down in hopes of...
DIA Millage Renewal Passes in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties
The proposal to renew the Detroit Institute of Arts millage has passed in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties. The .2 mill...
The DIA Millage Is Up For Renewal. Here’s What Students, Seniors Who Benefit Think.
On a February morning, sixth graders from Berkley’s Anderson Middle School have come in to the Detroit Institute of Arts...
Do You Lie About Your Address to Get Cheaper Car Insurance?
Detroit residents pay the highest rates for auto insurance in the country. But some residents have realized that they can make...
CuriosiD: When the Dust Bowl Hit Detroit
CuriosiD is a regular series where listeners pose questions to the WDET staff, who then investigate the answers. Listener Lisa...
Highland Park Residents May See Water Debt Forgiven In Class Action Settlement
A five-year-old class action lawsuit alleging the City of Highland Park improperly handled water utility bills has been settled. If a...
Highland Park Residents Knock on Doors to Get People to Fill Out the Census
On a Saturday afternoon, a group of Census Ambassadors is meeting at a house in Highland Park. “Our purpose is...