Detroit officials outline plans to better serve people with disabilities 

Correction: This article has been updated to say that over $500,000 was allocated to the Office of Disability Affairs in...

Federal funding benefits Great Lakes

  The Biden administration plans to invest about $1 billion into Great Lakes restoration and cleanup projects. Congress tripled funding...

How to ask a question for WDET’s CuriosiD series 

Meet CuriosiD – a series for the inquisitive. You ask the questions and reporters help you find answers. Past stories...

“A beautiful process”: Work continues for Detroit Sugarbush Project 

The sugar maples are running in Rouge Park, and a local group is out tapping trees for the sweet sap.  ...

International Mother Language Day promotes linguistic cultural diversity

Feb. 21 is International Mother Language Day. It was first recognized by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization...

Detroit Symphony Orchestra holds free church performance with Latino residents in mind

Typically, patrons see Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians play at Orchestra Hall in Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood. On Feb. 9, the show...

COVID-19 cases on decline in Michigan, but it’s “not done with us,” Michigan’s top doctor says

COVID-19 cases are dropping quickly across the country. In fact, the rate of new infections is down by almost two-thirds...

Culture D-Tour: Detroit’s Restorying Agency Project explores our ecological environment

The Restorying Agency Project is described as a self-guided tour through Metro Detroit’s Eco-imagination, a term that speaks to imagining ourselves...

A new book discusses the infinite world of loss and the possibilities of finding

Death is all around us, as thousands die every day from a virus that we seem to always be trying...

State Senate passes resolution to observe World Hijab Day Feb. 1 in Michigan

On Tuesday, women from 150 countries will celebrate and observe the 10th year of World Hijab Day held on Feb....

The Joe Louis Greenway and its impact on Detroit’s neighborhoods

You hear lots about what’s happening in Midtown, downtown or neighborhoods like Corktown, but the majority of Detroit residents don’t...

Rare Disease Advisory Council would give a voice to Michiganders with rare diseases, advocate says

Multiple states have a Rare Disease Advisory Council to communicate the needs of residents of their states who may go...