The Detroit River: Planning a Visit? Here’s Information [MAP]
Stretching from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie while it runs between Detroit and Windsor, the Detroit River offers parks,...
A nine-month stint with The Associated Press brought Sandra to Detroit...27 years ago. She has a bachelor's in journalism and history from Indiana University, and along the way added two master's degrees, one in library and information science and another in public administration, both from Wayne State University. Sandra has worked for The (Toledo) Blade covering education/children's issues, Detroit’s Metro Times and FEMA, where she deployed to Louisiana to help coordinate/communicate about community rebuilding/planning efforts for/after disasters. Sandra has won awards for broadcast, print, digital and community engagement work from the Michigan Associated Press, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, State Bar of Michigan, Michigan Press Association and Society of Professional Journalists-Detroit chapter. WSU’s Public Administration program named her Alum of the Year in 2015 for her WDET work covering Detroit's bankruptcy. Sandra teaches adjunct faculty at Wayne State (political science) and UM-Dearborn (graduate public administration program). She volunteers with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit and with Freedom House Detroit. She loves her husband, dog, bicycle, usually in that order. Find her sailing on the Detroit River in her spare time.
The Detroit River: Planning a Visit? Here’s Information [MAP]
Stretching from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie while it runs between Detroit and Windsor, the Detroit River offers parks,...
Detroit Casino Revenue Up in June from a Year Ago
Detroit’s three casinos' combined June revenue of $113 million was up from the same month a year, according to the...
Passport, Green Card, U.S. Supreme Court Decision: Deported Man Returns to United States
When Juan Esquivel-Quintana left his factory job in Mexico and headed back to the Michigan, he carried his newly issued...
Detroit Casino Monthly Revenue Up from a Year Ago [CHARTS]
Detroit’s three casinos' combined May revenue of $120 million was up from the same month a year, according to the...
How’s Detroit Doing? New Statistical Index Offers Answers [CHARTS, TRANSCRIPT]
Economists are using a new combination of statistics and measures to create a better picture about how Detroit is doing....
Detroit Schools Finances: How’s the New District Doing?
Citizens Research Council of Michigan In its first fiscal year of existence, the Detroit Public Schools Community District is projected...
Detroit Mayor: “This is our history, and it’s something we still have to overcome.” [TRANSCRIPT, VIDEO]
Detroit’s history of racial segregation is evident today as economic segregation between the city’s thriving and struggling neighborhoods, says Mayor...
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Michigan Man from Mexico [COURT OPINION]
A Michigan man, who emigrated from Mexico, should not have been deported because of his conviction of having a sexual...
“Josie” Scores New Home
A stray kitten scored a new home after Joe Louis Arena workers caught it on the ice. "Josie" is likely the...
Detroit Casino Revenue Down in April from a Year Ago
Detroit’s three casinos’ combined April revenue of $121 million was down from the same month a year ago, according to...
“The Intersection”: Book Provides Perspective on 1967
Sandra Svoboda/WDET WDET reporters and producers have some of their work included in a new book -- a published version of "The...
Rodriguez for Mayor?
“I describe myself as a musical political,” musician Sixto Rodriguez says. “There’s a lot of issues that Detroit has, and...