Detroit Policy Conference Returns In-Person as Region Faces Significant Challenges

The Detroit Regional Chamber will hold its first in-person Detroit Policy Conference in more than a year on Tuesday, July...

Detroit Artist Lisa Waud Bringing Immersive Floral Installation to Port Austin, Michigan

Detroit botanical artist Lisa Waud is taking her floral installations out of the city and bringing them north to Port...

Greenway Development Taking Shape in Detroit as Public Interest Grows

Greenways are corridors of land dedicated to recreation and environmental preservation. From the 27.5-mile-long Joe Louis Greenway project, to development of the...

Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller Questions GLWA Accounts of June Floods

The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) says it does not believe human error was a problem in its response to last...

Add These Family-Friendly Southeast Michigan Destinations to Your 2021 Summer Bucket List

WDET’s “How to Summer” is a season-long series that offers insider tips and advice from social media and listeners on...

Author Matt Haig Confronts Personal Struggles with Mental Health in New Book “The Comfort Book”

A year and a half after the COVID-19 pandemic began, we are still reckoning with the traumas of isolation, fear...

Detroiters Still Sorting Through Aftermath of Flood

People all over metro Detroit are still recovering from last month's flooding, but residents on Detroit's east side have been devastated by the heightened impacts of every...

How Michigan Can Keep Evictions Low Even After Moratorium Ends

July 31 will mark the end of the eviction moratorium implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

Great Lakes Water Authority Responds to Metro Detroit Flooding, Says Blame Is Not on Organization

Detroiters want to know what and who was responsible for the neglect in the city’s infrastructure that played a role in last...

As Michigan Rapidly Ages, “We Are Not at All Prepared” for the Burdens of Long-Term Care

“The number of Americans 65 and older is expected to nearly double in the next 40 years,” according to a...

National Investigation of Native American Boarding Schools Hits Home in Michigan

After the continued discovery of mass unmarked graves at several Canadian indigenous boarding schools, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb...

Lack of Child Care Options Limit Michigan Families’ Opportunities, Force Tough Choices

With over 65% of adults in the U.S. with at least one shot of a vaccine, there has been a lot...