Flooding Has Become All Too Common in Southeast Michigan, But Aging Infrastructure Remains the Same

Across Southeast Michigan, communities are reeling from the destruction caused by severe storms over the weekend. Images of flooded basements and cars...

Explore the Recent Improvements at These Detroit Parks You May Not Know About

Summer is here, which means more people are going to be spending time outdoors in backyards and parks. There are...

Many People Are Quitting Their Jobs. Here’s Why That’s Not Necessarily a Bad Thing.

This economic period has been dubbed “The Great Resignation” due to the millions of people quitting or changing their jobs during...

Palmer Park’s Log Cabin Day Returns, With COVID-19 Health and Safety Precautions

A summer tradition returns to Detroit on Sunday. Log Cabin Day celebrates the history of the city's Palmer Park and...

Michigan Opera Theatre Launches 2021 Season of Opera in the Park in Detroit

This Friday, at Balduck Park, Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) will be offering its first installment of Opera in the Park. MOT has...

Culture D-Tour: Feelin’ “Black Bottom Happy” at a New Garden Center Co-op in Detroit’s North End

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

COVID-19 “Virus Is Getting Much Better at Moving from One Person to Another,” Wayne State Researcher Says

On Tuesday, with few exceptions, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer removed all remaining capacity restrictions and mask mandates related to the COVID-19...

Detroit vs. Climate Change: How the City Can Prepare for the Future

Detroit has historically been a titan of industry, but with more instances of environmental disasters due to climate change in...

Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund Launches Second-Year Crowdfunding Campaign

Rooted shares stories about land tending, community healing and regeneration happening right here on the ancestral land of the Indigenous Anishinaabe, the...

Michigan Lifts Most of Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions

Tuesday marks the lifting of most of Michigan’s remaining COVID-19 restrictions. Michigan was supposed to end most indoor restrictions on July 1, but Gov....

New Skillman Foundation Leader Has History of Prioritizing Anti-racism

The Detroit-based youth nonprofit The Skillman Foundation recently announced Angelique Power as its new President and CEO. Power comes to...

WDET Listeners Say Farewell to the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak

It might be the end of an era for metro Detroit movie-goers. The Landmark-owned Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak shut its...