Grosse Pointers Working to Create an NAACP Chapter

A group of Grosse Pointe residents are working to increase diversity within the city by starting a new NAACP chapter. Greg Bowens,...

Detroit Artist Unveiling Literary Portrait Series

Courtesy of Nicole Macdonald A Detroit artist is unveiling a set of paintings honoring literary figures of the city’s past...

Big Times Big Plans for Detroit Musician Jessica Hernandez

The summer concert season is waning but it’s coming to an end with some big names and big events.  Robert...

Bubonic Plague Found in Michigan Woman

Health officials say they have found the first-ever confirmed case of bubonic plague in Michigan. The Marquette County individual apparently...

Oakland Co. Sheriff Takes Facebook to Task

Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard is fighting with Facebook over its content. He says the social media site permits anti-police rhetoric on...

SEMCOG to Host Public Meetings Aimed at Improving the Economy

Simon Cunnigham/CC The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments is asking residents what steps the region should take to improve the...

Center for Michigan’s Report on Upward Mobility: Tuition, Loans and Counseling

President and CEO of the Center for Michigan John Bebow talks to Stephen about his organization’s report, “Getting to Work,”...

Experience the News: Detroit Parks Tour Samples Detroit’s Greenery

At Rouge Park, we hiked the nature path and stood on the mysterious stone bridge -- no one really knows...

The Orbit Book Is Here

On Detroit Today, Stephen Henderson is joined by Orbit Magazine book writer, Rob St. Mary and Orbit creator, Jerry Vile. Together...

Knowledge on Tap: Dark Side of Fairytales

Initially written to preserve German heritage and tradition, fairy tales often had a dark side.  Professor Donald Haase, Associate Dean of the...

News Review: Courser and Gamrat Ousted and 14th Anniversary of 9/11

Representative Courser resigns and the House expels Representative Gamrat.  Reporter M.L. Elrick and WDET Producer Laura Weber Davis join Stephen Henderson on...

Volunteers Needed for Bug Count on the Rouge River

The non-profit Friends of the Rouge is looking for volunteers to survey insect life in the Rouge River. The organization has been counting...