Resident Calls for Name Change of Indian Village, Historic Detroit Neighborhood
There’s a call to change the name of a historic Detroit neighborhood. Since the 19th century, Indian Village on the...
At Long Last, Meijer Is Coming to East Jefferson
The rumored possibility of a new Meijer grocery store on East Jefferson has been a topic of discussion for quite...
Pandemic Puts Strain on Pet Care Providers
Reporter's note: This story is dedicated to my beloved Louie, who died unexpectedly after a brief illness in July. Rest in...
Watch a Short Film On the Black Woman Who Integrated the Boblo Boats
On a summer day in 1945, Sarah Elizabeth Ray stood up for something because she wasn’t allowed to sit down....
Take a Virtual Tour Through Detroit History With Google Street View and Zoom
Last year, Detroit Experience Factory took 13,000 people around the city. This April, its busiest season when the world was stopped by a...
Rep. Haley Stevens Says Pandemic Unemployment Relief Still Necessary
The congressional charge to extend unemployment stimulus checks continues after Senate Republicans introduced the HEALS Act in Congress, which includes...
Barriers Remain for Disabled People as ADA Reaches 30 Year Mark
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) changed the nation’s landscape. It requires things like curbs that can accommodate wheelchairs and...
Researchers Seek Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck Property Owners For Lead Remediation Study
The Soil Lead Project is aimed at reducing the transfer of lead from soil to garden crops and families living...
New Carpenter’s Union Training Center Brings Skilled Trade Training to Detroit
A few years ago, Detroit Today's Stephen Henderson founded a literary arts and community center, the Tuxedo Project, in the house...
Michigan Restaurant Workers Make Too Little to Qualify for Emergency Funding
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended expectations and lives for Michigan's service workers. In the past few decades, the restaurant industry...
Amid Protests, Detroit Schools Eye Reopening in the Fall
2020 is not an easy time to be a student or educator at any academic institution, and it’s especially difficult...
Finding A Piece of Baghdad in Detroit
Meet Sarms, short for Sarmed Yasser Jabra Ibrahim Jabra. Sarms was 32 when we spoke last year, and lives in Detroit....