Youth Transit Alliance: Detroit’s Alternative Transportation Plan in Jeopardy
"I think folks want the service, the kids need it, everybody supports it. But when it comes down to putting...
Slow Your Roll: It’s North American Bicycle Week in Detroit
"Now we really can focus on making Detroit the best it can be, so that we have the tools of...
Up Down Up Down Up Down: Detroit, County Populations in Motion Since 1940 [Motion Graphic]
Press “play” and watch how the populations in Detroit and Wayne County decline while Oakland and Macomb counties gain population. This...
Tavis Smiley Comes To Detroit To Examine City’s Resurgence
Tavis Smiley is back in Detroit this week. The PBS television host is recording several interviews at Wayne State University...
Vaccination Rates Remain High In Michigan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Most Michigan school children start kindergarten with all the required vaccinations. The Michigan Department...
Wayne County Pushing Payment Plans Ahead Of Foreclosure Deadine
Wayne County officials are pushing payment options for tens of thousands of residents who are behind on property taxes...
Flint City Council Wants to Reconnect to Detroit Water
Sarah Razak / CC The Flint City Council has voted to reconnect the city’s water system to Detroit Water and...
Duggan Introduces 0% Interest Loans for Home Repairs
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has introduced a program to allow homeowners to set no interest loans for...
Michigan World War II Memorial Moving Forward
Courtesy of The Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial A Michigan group is making progress on a memorial honoring the state’s involvement...
BURQ OFF! One Woman, 21 Characters, A Burqa and A Bikini.
Burq Off, an acclaimed one-woman show about growing up in a conservative Muslim home comes to the Arab American National Museum this...
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...