Detroit Hazardous Waste Facility Looking to Expand

A hazardous waste facility on Detroit’s Eastside is looking to expand. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is reviewing the company’s...

Detroit Zoo on the Path to Record-Breaking Attendance

The Detroit Zoo is on track to hit an annual attendance record. Only 400,000 more people need to walk through the...

Arts, Beats & Eats…and Heat? A Preview of This Year’s Festival [Map+Forecast]

The annual Ford Arts, Beats & Eats festival returns to Royal Oak for Labor Day weekend. The event started in 1998...

Detroiters Petition for Higher Wages for Child Care Workers

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit parents and child care workers gathered in a town hall meeting Wednesday in Detroit's North Rosedale...

Flint Residents Petition to End Use of the Flint River

Sarah Razak / CC Flint Mayor Dayne Walling has received around 26,000 signatures on a petition to end use of the...

The EPA is Developing an App to Inform Residents about Algal Blooms

Courtesy of the EPA Environmental Protection Agency developers are working to make information about water quality more transparent. A mobile...

Tuskegee Airman Detroiter says Enemy Treated Him Better than U.S. During World War II [Slideshow]

The Tuskegee Airmen are the military’s first black fighter pilots. The mobile tribute to the unit known as the “Red...

Survey Asks Drivers What They Need For Easy Traveling

Robert Couse-Baker/CC Researchers are sending out invitations this fall for households to record their travel information. The Michigan Department of...

Drivers Can Now Fight Parking Tickets Online

hermitsmoores / CC Drivers can now upload pictures online to help plead their case when fighting a parking ticket in...

Michigan Senator Heads to Middle East with Security Matters on the Table

Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters heads to the Middle East this week for a firsthand look at efforts to combat...

Art Deco Movie Theater on Detroit’s East Side to be Restored

Detroit’s Alger Theater is starting to show movies for the first time in 30 years. The non-profit Friends of the...

Massive ‘Fat Albert’ Jet Adds Heft to Blue Angels Air Show

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Some of the world’s best pilots took to the skies at Willow Run Airport this weekend for the...