Before Detroit, Portland Makes Investment In “20-Minute Neighborhoods”
Next year, Detroit will invest $1.6 million towards “20-minute neighborhoods”. It’s an attempt to revitalize some of the city’s commercial corridors...
Southfield Gets Grants for Sidewalk Repairs
WDET The City of Southfield will work to improve sidewalks near three schools. The Michigan Department of Transportation’s “Safe Routes to...
Michigan AG Files Criminal Charges Against Former Flint Emergency Managers
Michigan’s Attorney General is filing new criminal charges in regards to the lead contamination in the city of Flint’s water...
Moving Detroit’s Kids Into a World-Class City
A new initiative in Detroit is hoping to harness some of the positive desire for change in the city. Hope...
Is Trump’s Plan For “Urban Renewal” Bad News For Cities?
Jake Neher/WDET In October, then-candidate Donald Trump laid out his plans for “urban renewal” and the rebuilding of our inner...
What’s On The Agenda For Detroit’s City Council in 2017?
Jake Neher/WDET With a new year brings new issues for public officials to deal with here in Detroit. In 2017,...
Feds Sue Sterling Heights for Denying Mosque Permit
The U.S. Justice Department is suing officials in Sterling Heights for denying a group the right to build a mosque...
The Intersection: Housing Conditions and Segregation [MAPS]
In 1970s metro Detroit, hundreds of suburban neighborhoods had no African-American residents. Now, just a handful of Census tracts in...
Bigger Cities Don’t Want to Pay for State Roads Anymore
As the legislature wraps up the 2016 session, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments is hoping legislators will approve a...
A Detroit Family Receives Fully Furnished Home For The Holidays
The Detroit Lions and Habitat for Humanity are giving a brand new home to a Detroit family. The organizations presented...
The Milo Minute: Rebel Kind Record Release & Local Music Holiday Benefit Shows!
Courtesy of Jeff Milo Rebel Kind Urinal Cake Records Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo has been plugging eyes and ears into...
Honest To Goodness: One Thousand “Truths” from Detroit & Flint on Display at Cranbrook Art Museum
Cranbrook Art Museum Curator of Art & Design Laura Mott Truth Booth Faces The Truth Booth at Cranbrook Art Museum...
