When $40,000 a Year is Not Enough
ALICE—Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed—is a United Way report about just what income levels are needed to live comfortably in each of...
Detroit Mom Struggles to Make Ends Meet
Detroiter Emaginae Hicks had a job as a waitress after high school to support her two children. She was making...
New DPS Emergency Manager: “DPS Must Operate Like 2015 District Not 1950s”
Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons Since 2009, Detroit's public schools have been under state control with three previous emergency managers. Former Governor Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, said...
Detroit To Offer Zero-interest Home Loans
Detroit officials say they will offer zero-interest loans to those who invest in repairing homes in the city. ...
U-M Offers Leadership training to DPS
DucDigital/Creative Commons The University of Michigan School of Business is offering to train select Detroit Public Schools staff and administrators....
Stephen Henderson’s Essay on Gay Marriage
One of my favorite Paul Simon songs includes a line that has been stuck in my head since yesterday. He...
Bugs Can Tell Us How Healthy A River Is
Friends of the Rouge Researchers can learn a lot about a river’s health by the condition of the creatures living...
Youth Unemployment in Michigan is At An All-Time High
Youth unemployment in Michigan is at an all-time high. Recent reports put the state’s youth jobless rate at 59%, among the highest...
Telling Detroit’s True Stories With Citizen Detroit
Next Chapter Detroit From Next Chapter Detroit: Detroit exited bankruptcy with a plan to balance city budgets and improve services...
Detroit Public Library Turns 150
Goldnpuppy It has been 150 years since the Detroit Public Library opened its doors as a humble public reading room, and...
A New Study Says Lack Of Food Access Isn’t Just A Detroit Problem
A new study says nearly two-million people in Michigan live in areas where healthy food is hard to get....
Working To Fix Detroit’s Broken Fire Hydrants
Dori Scores of Detroit fire hydrants went dry this winter; frozen from the weather or just beaten down by...