Detroit building pop-up shops out of shipping containers
On a vacant lot on Dexter Avenue and Tyler Street in Detroit south of the Davison Freeway stand three bright...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit using $5 million fund to improve Gratiot-7 Mile neighborhoods
The Gratiot and 7 Mile Strategic Neighborhood Fund (SNF) is receiving millions of dollars in investments to support east side...
DER Weekends: Muslim women of business
In the latest installment of DER Weekends, Nargis Rahman tells the story of Muslim businesswomen in Southeast Michigan coming...
UM Dearborn exhibit brings people together to discuss criminal justice reform
An art and poetry exhibit that hopes to inspire conversations about criminal justice reform in the U.S. opens this weekend...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit announces $8M tree removal program
Detroit city officials announced a new $8.3 million tree cleanup for homeowners. Listen and Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...
Detroit Today: Exploring the evolving landscape of mental health conversations
41% of people had more anxiety in 2019 compared with 1990. There’s an epidemic of loneliness, according to a U.S....
Detroit Evening Report: Gilbert Foundation’s eviction defense fund surpasses 6K households goal early
The Gilbert Family Foundation's eviction defense fund program connected more than 6,400 households to free legal support, already surpassing its...
‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’ explores the life of Bengali men who jumped ship in the early 1900s
‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’ is a documentary film about comedian Alaudin Ullah who went on a journey to learn...
Detroit Today: How photographer Stephen McGee has shifted Detroit narratives
Detroit has endured a lot of uphill battles in the last 20 years alone — including recession, corruption scandals, bankruptcy...
Detroit Evening Report: Activists say pipe repairs still not finished 9 years after Flint water crisis
Activists are marking the ninth anniversary of the start of the Flint water crisis. Listen and Subscribe to the Detroit...
State board approves $615M in tax incentives for District Detroit project
A crucial economic development board has approved public subsidies for the District Detroit project. The Michigan Strategic Fund unanimously approved...
Detroit’s veteran housing residents: ‘We deserve better than this.’
It was Christmas Day of last year. Four in the morning. Henry Bell woke up to the sound of rushing...