Small Businesses Are a Big Part of Detroit’s Recovery

  Part of Detroit’s recovery from Chapter Nine depends on growing its revenues and available jobs, and small businesses are...

The Live6 Alliance: Revitalizing The Livernois-McNichols Corridor

    Generally when the national media tells stories about Detroit, many focus on the revitalized Downtown and Midtown corridors....

A Detroit Transit Discussion: What is Working?

  As the one-year anniversary of Detroit’s emergence from bankruptcy approaches, WDET is examining how the city has changed. One thing city...

Detroit’s Blight Problem…and Solutions

As the one-year anniversary of Detroit’s emergence from bankruptcy approaches, WDET is examining how the city has changed.  Mayor Mike...

Purchasing Detroit’s Vacant Land: Stories from the Side Lots

Detroit occupies approximately 140-square miles of land. At its height, the city was filled with single family homes where people...

Detroit Lions Face Raiders and Controversy

Fresh from the team’s first victory in Green Bay since 1991, the Detroit Lions are home this weekend to face...

MSU at OSU: Spartans Seek Win, Respect

The winner of Saturday's college football game between Michigan State and Ohio State will have the inside track to win the...

News of the Week 11.20.15

Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson speaks with Detroit Free Press religion reporter Niraj Warikoo about Michigan’s response to the Syrian refugee...

$1.35 Million Granted to Study Soo Locks

The U.S. government has approved funds to improve the Soo Locks. Nearly $1.4 million will be provided to the Army Corps of...

Southfield Freeway Pedestrian Bridge Complete

<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=zDJ8_SY8IfBQ.kVDyZAIPAd54" width="640" height="480"></iframe> A pedestrian bridge over the Southfield Freeway has reopened. The walkway at Cathedral Avenue was rebuilt...

Oakland, Macomb County Must Return Armored Vehicles to Feds

Inventorchris/ CC The Macomb and Oakland County Sheriffs’ Departments are returning several armored vehicles they received from the federal government....

MDOT Awarded for Center Lane Rumble Strips

SayCheeeeeese/ CC The Michigan Department of Transportation’s “Rumble Strip Initiative” has received a National Roadway Safety Award. The strips were...