Welfare Reform Legislation May Be Having Unintended Impact: Homeless Families
Advocates for the homeless say it appears that legislation passed in 2011 may be having unintended consequences. The law puts...
Activists Protest DEQ’s “Toxic Policy”
Eli Newman / WDET The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is facing criticism for some its policies. Activists gathered at...
The Rise and Fall of Family and the Beer Business in Detroit
Frances Stroh As complex as the relationship is between the city of Detroit and the surrounding suburbs, so too are...
Lead in Michigan Children: State Department Releases 2015 Data [Map]
Nearly 5,000 Michigan children are testing positive for elevated levels of lead in their blood, according to an annual state report,...
I-94 Closed Near Trumbull
I-94 will be closed in both directions between I-96 and Lodge Freeway beginning Friday at 9 P-M. Crews will install new...
New Park Coming Near Fort Street Bridge
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET A new park will be built near the new Fort Street Bridge in Detroit to commemorate the...
Tigers Great Horton says Players Must Put Fans First
Roughly a quarter of the way into the Major League Baseball season the Detroit Tigers are clawing their way back...
Platform For Growth: New Development Project Includes Neighborhoods
A new development company called the Platform has ambitious plans to build in Detroit. The $250 million project includes 1,000 new apartments...
Why Are Foundation Leaders Pushing for Better Preschool In Michigan?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Why would businesses be interested in preschool? Leaders of two major foundations say the business community can...
Meet the New Director Of the Detroit Institute of Arts
WDET "I don't know how to paint or draw... but art has always been a nice work companion in my life......
How Is Work Progressing on the Gordie Howe Bridge?
Mike Russell The Detroit Today team had lots of conversations with elected officials and policymakers while on Mackinac Island, in the...
How Has The “Detroit Future City” Blueprint For The City’s Future Fared?
Sandra Svoboda A blueprint for the future of our city was unveiled to great fanfare five years ago and the model...