Infrastructure and the Presidency

  Sandra Svoboda The water crisis in Flint has helped focus the presidential campaign on the national issue of aging infrastructure:...

The New DPS Superintendent Speaks Out

Courtesy of Detroit Public Schools The so-called transition manager for Detroit Public Schools -- former Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes --...

Are the 2016 Primary Candidates Acting Presidential?

WyoFile WyoFile With the Michigan primary tomorrow, many voters are still undecided as to which candidate they will support.  That's...

Michigan’s Whirlwind Primary Election Week

  marist.edu This morning Detroit Today's Stephen Henderson speaks with Detroit News political reporter Chad Livengood to debrief last night's democratic...

Federal Funding, Local Programs

Four women are playing their weekly game of mahjong at the Senior Activity Center in St. Clair Shores. They’re among...

Gatsby Glamour Invades Detroit Mansion

In the annals of literature there may be no more beloved romance novel then the tale of the Great Gatsby....

Federal Money, Local Communities [QUIZ]

Hundreds of millions of dollars come to southeast Michigan communities through the federal government's Community Development Block Grant program. Different...

Mosaic Youth Singers Perform In WDET’s Studio A

Mosaic The Mosaic Youth Singers join Detroit Today producer Laura Weber-Davis in studio for a performance and conversation about the...

Judge Rhodes: Out of Retirement, Into the Schools

Retired Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, who oversaw Detroit's case,  is now the "transition manager" for Detroit Public Schools. Appointed by...

Detroit By The Numbers: Detroit’s Bars and Restaurants [MAP]

If you ask Jeanette Pierce, the executive director of the Detroit Experience Factory, where to grab a bite or a...

Detroit to Weed Out Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Detroit has made significant steps to regulate medical marijuana and its business practices in recent months. Last year, City Council approved...

Flint Head Start Programs Expand to Help Children Exposed to Lead

woodleywonderworks/ CC The US Department of Health and Human Services is expanding Head Start and Early Head Start programs in...