Mackinac Policy Conference 2021: Improving Infrastructure Will Take Unified Action, Says Wayne County Executive Evans

Southeast Michigan residents, still dealing with the effects of severe flooding during the summer, have been calling for large infrastructure...

Southeast Michigan Could See 2-4 Inches of Rain This Week

Metro Detroiters have seen plenty of rain this summer -- and more is in the forecast over the next couple...

Communities of Color Were Hit Hard by COVID-19. These Detroit Entrepreneurs Persevered and Rose Above the Challenges

Detroit has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in the past year and a half. The city says more...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Southeast Michigan’s Failing Infrastructure

In Southeast Michigan, hardly a week goes by lately without having to contend with the disastrous implications caused by infrastructural issues of...

Kildee Talks $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill and How It Could Affect Michigan Cities

Congress is back in session after its August recess, still debating President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget plan. As part of that plan,...

Michigan Public Service Commission Calls on Energy Providers to Answer Questions About Summer Storm Failures

The Michigan Public Service Commission is calling on all electric providers it regulates to answer questions about storms this summer that...

Caring for Loved Ones with Dementia with Savanah Rayyan

The Science of Grief, produced by WDET and Science Gallery Detroit, explores the stories, science and solutions around grief and...

How Utilities Can and Should Adapt to More Extreme Weather

This summer has brought with it some of the worst weather events we’ve seen in Michigan in a long time. Catastrophic...

Culture D-Tour: Cass Tech Senior Quintin Love Jr. Goes to the “Xtreme” for Detroit Youth with Mentoring Program

Courtney Wise Randolph writes about Detroit’s movers and shakers for Detour Detroit. Once a month, she stops by CultureShift to chat with a...

Refugee Shelter Proposal Tears Alma Community Apart as Vote on Rezoning Nears

Pat Touzeau is leaving town. She’s moving out of a duplex at the masonic home in Alma. She’s known since...

Evidence from Massive Rape Kit Backlog Yields More Than 200 Convictions, Lasting Policy Changes

In 2009, over 11,000 untested rape kits were discovered in a Detroit Police Department storage room. The discovered kits were backlogged...

New Book “Survival of the City” Says Landscape of America’s Urban Centers is Changing

Cities are perhaps one of humanity’s greatest inventions. They are hubs for creativity, innovation, wealth and connection. However, as the global...