Detroit Scores B+ in Business Friendliness

KAZ/ Public Domain Detroit received a grade of “B-Plus” on overall friendliness to small businesses in a recent survey. Thumbtack’s...

Snyder Says State Will Continue to Work with Flint on Water

Sarah Razak / CC Governor Rick Snyder says the state will continue to help the city of Flint work through...

Stephen Talks with Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates on Race and Mass Incarceration

Sean Carter Photography Today in an hour long special, Stephen Henderson talks with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new article, "The...

JP Morgan Chase, Detroit Development Fund Introduce Business Grant for Minorities

KAZ/ Public Domain J.P. Morgan Chase, the Kellogg Foundation, and the Detroit Development Fund is announcing a new lending program for...

Flint Mayor Asks Snyder for $30M to Upgrade Water System

Laura Nawrocik/ CC Flint Mayor Dayne Walling is requesting $30 million from the state to help upgrade the city’s water system,...

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,”...