Motown Movement Aims For Affordable, Sustainable Housing [PHOTOS]
When Ronen Dan and Bob Hendrikx first came to Detroit from the Netherlands, they saw the blight they'd heard about in Dutch...
Colon Cancer Increasing in Young Adults
A new study from the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds that colon cancer cases are on the...
Should the City Maintain Golf Courses?
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Detroit City Council rejected a proposal for a short-term contract to maintain city golf courses. Some...
State Lawmakers Get Preview of New Lead Rule
Amber Neher Some state lawmakers got an early peek at Gov. Rick Snyder’s new lead rules that are supposed to...
UAW-Ford Hosts Resource Fair for Women
UAW-Ford is hosting a Detroit resource fair for women on Saturday. The “Celebrating and Empowering Women” Expo will provide opportunities...
How’s Detroit Doing? Weak Demand, Insufficient Supply, Poor Credit Hurt Housing Market [CHARTS + GRAPHS]
Strong demand, a good supply of homes, and buyers with money and good credit are signs of a strong housing...
Unique and Rare Forest on Belle Isle Scheduled for Helicopter Logging
The eastern end of Belle Isle will be closed for a couple of days this week as the Michigan Department...
Will Detroit’s East Riverfront Soon Look Like This?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Detroit’s riverfront has come a very long way in the last decade. Even more upgrades to the...
Detroit Opens Four Warming Centers
Detroit is opening four warming centers for residents looking to escape the cold. Wednesday’s windstorms left nearly 100,000 city residents...
Poetry Slam Champ: YaKuZa Moon Claims Citywide Title [POEMS]
Martha Dawson With poems about Navajo reservation life and the events of Detroit in 1967, 17-year-old YaKuZa Moon won the 2017 Detroit Youth...
Without Power? Homeowners Being Warned to Keep Portable Generators Outside
Power outages across Southeast Michigan mean many homeowners are relying on portable generators or other alternative heat sources. That is...
Snyder Wants to Create Permanent Lead Commission
Amber Neher Gov. Rick Snyder will create a commission this week that has the mission of tackling the problem of...
