The Friendship Circle Knows the Difference a Friend Can Make

In 1994, husband-wife duo Bassie and Levi Shemtov declared that they would dedicate their lives to social outreach, with a mission to...

This Black-Owned Avenue of Fashion Business Plans to Survive the Pandemic

Kay Willingham is the owner of Art In Motion on the Avenue of Fashion, a storied district on Livernois Ave. that...

In The Motor City, A Drive-In Opera Parks Itself Downtown

This year, the arts world-at-large has had to reinvent its approach to live performance. The Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) in...

How Commercial Medicine Makes Our Sickness Political

Sometimes, the story of one person’s individual experience can shine a light on bigger issues that affect us all. In...

DFT’s Elliot Wilhelm’s Must-Watch Horror Movies For Halloween

Stretching all the way back to the silent era of film, horror movies have always held a special spooky place...

COVID-19 Tests Before Sex. This Is Dating During a Pandemic

"Is anything casual anymore?" That's the question writer and stand-up comedian Ginny Hogan poses in an article published earlier this year in...

Publisher Lawsuit Against Internet Archive Puts Future of Book Ownership In Question

This past March, the Internet Archive created the National Emergency Library in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.  The lockdown...

Finding Help For Nearly 200,000 Michiganders With Dementia

Nearly 190,000 people are living with Alzheimer’s or a form of dementia in Michigan. With that, there are an estimated...

Health Expert Says Fall Gives U.S. Second Chance At Getting COVID-19 Prevention Right

As positive COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to climb across the nation, medical professionals are coming together to hit the...

MDOT Construction Adds Bike Lanes, Walkable Paths to Connect Communities

Construction in the City of Detroit is being used as a way to bridge two communities together by adding bike lanes...

Michigan Officials Continue to Gather Information, Plan for I-375 Revamp

In 2013, conversations around the city of Detroit and state began to discuss the removal of Interstate 375 and new...

Essential Cooking: 100th Anniversary of Prohibition

What did Prohibition have to do with America’s appreciation of Italian food? A lot, it turns out. Essential Cooking host...