Flint Business Group Hopes to Attract Investment After Water Crisis
cityofflint.com The Flint Water Crisis has made it harder for the city to attract and keep residents. It’s no different...
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...
Detroit’s First All Vegan Coney Island Coming Soon
Detroit may soon see its first all vegan Coney Island restaurant. “Chili Mustard Onions” is scheduled to open in Brush...
UM Receives $58M Grant to Improve Healthcare
WDET Marketing The University of Michigan has received a 58 million dollar grant to help push research and improvements in...
PBS Examines Science Behind Lead Poisoning in Flint
Courtesy of PBS Residents in Flint continue dealing with the fallout from a government decision that left the city’s water...
Detroit Future City’s Anika Goss Foster On City’s Turnaround, Mackinac Policy Conference
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit Future City is a model by which the city could be re-imagined, where and how to concentrate resources...
Army Corps May Dredge Four Feet from Rouge River
“It could be the difference between a ship carrying 26,000 tons of iron ore versus carrying 18,000. And when you look...
CuriosiD: Who Was John R? [StoryMap]
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, listener Don...
Borders Books Legacy Leads to Helping Local Book Sellers
An organization that started with contributions from Borders Book Store employees is now helping independent book stores across the country....
Legislature Considers Redirecting Billions in Mental Health Budget
“What the bill really said was, ‘Let's take $2.6 billion and hand it over to the private and sometimes profit-making...
Jobless Rate in Windsor Drops Dramatically
“In April our unemployment rate hit about 4.9 percent, which is the lowest it has been nearly 15 years in...
Fowl Running Afoul in Detroit and Windsor
“They were driven to extirpation, which is local extinction, in our region do to habitat loss and over hunting. They...