The weird, wild and illuminating story of how a libertarian utopia was foiled by bears
Political identity and the ways we describe the way we see the world are changing in America. On the right...
U of M Health urges patients to avoid emergency rooms and seek alternate options during latest surge of COVID-19
University of Michigan Health System is reaching capacity in its emergency rooms due to a fourth surge of COVID-19. According...
Detroiters may be learning to live with bike lanes
Detroit has more than 250 miles of dedicated bicycle lanes on its streets. The city has spent millions of dollars...
Wayne State Word Warriors offer a grandiloquent list of words to use in 2022
Looking to beef up your vocabulary? Wayne State University's Word Warriors can help. The school has published its 13th annual...
Parking in Detroit? You probably need to download the city’s new app first
The City of Detroit switched to a new parking app the last week of December. The old ParkDetroit app only...
What you should know about the omicron variant and the future of the pandemic
Two years after the novel coronavirus started spreading around the world, we are now in the midst of one of...
Matching IDs for Transgender People Is Life-Saving for the Community, Local Activist Says
Members of the trans community are disproportionately impacted by violence -- and some of the hostility has been state-sanctioned. Governmental entities...
Wayne Mobile Health Clinic Works to Address Disparities in the Health System
The Wayne Health Mobile Health Unit continues to partner with local organizations and businesses to offer on-site medical attention to...
No Field Hospitals Yet for Omicron Surge In Part Due to Staffing Issues, Whitmer Says
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer points to staffing problems as one major reason why the state has not begun to organize and build...
That’s So Cheugy: Here’s the Most Mispronounced — and Misunderstood — Words of 2021
What were the words and ideas that we struggled to understand in 2021? Even if we did get them down...
Pandemic Reveals Issues Already Prevalent for Older Adults Such as Loneliness, Holistic Health Care
Older adults were among the most vulnerable populations during the pandemic. Besides staying safe from the coronavirus, they had to...
Program Aims to Breathe New Life into Buildings, Spaces That Have Been Underutilized During the Pandemic
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is launching a program to help communities repurpose buildings and outdoor spaces that are underutilized because of COVID-19. The Revitalization and Placemaking Program is funded by $100 million from the federal...