Detroit Evening Report, March 21, 2022: Confirmation hearings begin for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

  Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. The Senate...

New book explores succeeding by staying in your home community

Our neighborhoods have a formative impact on us.  They provide us with a way of interacting with the world and...

Detroit artist Stoop Lee talks about growing up with fellow artists in P.S. 118

  Ade Olaniran writes, records and performs as Stoop Lee, blending a variety of influences to create his own unique...

What’s in store for Detroit Jazz Festival this year

  Many say the Detroit Jazz Festival is one of the most exciting local events of the year. But for...

AAPI Stories: “Just show up”: Detroit activists work to build bridge between communities

  After a gunman killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, last year in Atlanta, Zora Bowens called...

Whitmer calls for temporary freeze on 6% gasoline sales tax

  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday proposed temporarily freezing Michigan’s 6% sales tax on gasoline and...

Gov. Whitmer vetoes Republicans’ $2.5B tax cut legislation

  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday vetoed Republicans’ proposal to permanently cut the state income tax,...

City of Detroit is investing $45 million to renovate and reopen recreation centers

The City of Detroit is investing $45 million to renovate eight recreation centers and open three more. The money includes...

Whitmer submits reelection petitions

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday submitted voter signatures to run for reelection, saying Michigan needs continued...

Detroit Evening Report, March 17, 2022: Proposed drainage tunnel would stream stormwater runoff from I-94

  Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. The Drainage...

Plans to turn I-375 in downtown Detroit into a boulevard move forward 

  The 1-mile stretch of I-375 in downtown Detroit could be replaced with a boulevard amid a federal review of...

Evaluating the expanded Child Tax Credit

The amount the United States invests in children is low compared to other developed countries — with little to no...