Kresge Foundation Announces Grants to Improve Detroit Neighborhoods
WDET/Laura Herberg This week, the Kresge Foundation announced its new grants for the Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit program, funding neighborhood efforts...
Can Nikolai Vitti Lead Detroit Schools Toward Stability, Success?
Sascha Raiyn Nikolai Vitti will be the first permanent superintendent to lead the new Detroit Public Schools Community District. In...
Legislative Leaders Hope to End Standoff on Money for Flint, Macomb Sinkhole
Jake Neher/WDET Lawmakers are back at the state Capitol following their spring break. One job facing them is ending a...
Flint to Stay on GLWA Service
The City of Flint announced Tuesday it will keep the Great Lakes Water Authority as its drinking water source under...
Researchers, Community Groups Release Plan to Curb Air Pollution in Detroit
A group of community organizations and researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health released a "public health...
Tribe Working to Make Sure Money Isn’t Obstacle in School Mascot Debate
Belding Area Schools Many schools in Michigan have grappled with whether they should dump Native American mascots and nicknames. Plenty...
City Hosts Pop-Up Event for New Municipal ID
Laura Herberg / WDET The city hosted a pop-up event at Lasky Recreation Center tonight for residents looking to apply...
New State Pot Bureau Ready to Regulate and Collect $$$
The State of Michigan announced this week the establishment of the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation. The new organization, under...
Digitally Recreating Detroit’s Black Bottom Neighborhood
Jake Neher/WDET The Black Bottom neighborhood was once the epicenter of Black life and entertainment in Detroit. Black Bottom was...
The Unexpected Challenges of Fixing Up A Cheap House in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET A few years ago a young man from Adrian published a fascinating piece on the website Buzzfeed about...
What Can Justice Department Learn from Detroit’s Consent Decrees?
Jake Neher/WDET U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed a memo in early April for the Department of Justice to review...
City of Detroit Has Only Three Fully Licensed Medical Pot Shops
“Only three are approved right now. There are some that are still going through the process. 61 of them are...