No Prom Leaves Students Distraught, And One Designer Making Masks
Courtesy CDK Kreative Kreations Prom season is usually a busy time for Cheryl Kitchen, owner and principal designer at CDK...
Child Poverty is Down in Michigan, But Pandemic Could Worsen Existing Problems For Kids
The novel coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the lives of Michigan families in many ways, and could have long-lasting effects on Michigan's...
InsideOut Literary Arts Returns with a Digital Fest for the City’s Young Poets
InsideOut Literary Arts This year's Louder Than a Bomb Youth Poetry Festival is heading online, as many other events have during...
DJ Mike Huckaby called Detroit home. His music moved people around the world.
One of the early pioneers of Detroit's techno and house electronic music scenes has died. DJ, producer and educator Mike Huckaby...
AG Nessel Applauds ‘Right to Read’ Ruling Against State
The Sixth Circuit court of Appeals ruled last week that a lawsuit filed by Detroit Public Schools students in 2016 against...
For Parents, the New Normal Is Not Always Easy
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered daily life for most Americans. Join "Doing Our Best: Parenting in the Age of COVID-19" on...
Childcare Is Tough During A Pandemic. Here’s A Place to Talk About It.
I report on children, families and education for 101.9 WDET. And I am a parent. I am a poorly-homeschooling-during-coronavirus parent...
Lt. Gov. Gilchrist: I Benefitted From Family Leave, Michiganders Should Too
The Gilchrist family welcomed their third child, Ruby Madeline, into the world on June 19, 2019. "It was funny because she...
Report Shows Gaps in Child Care for Kids of Healthcare Workers
While health care workers are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, who's taking care of their children?...
Hey, Why Are You Still Out? Fear And Duty Collide For Concerned Detroiters
Laura Herberg / WDET There have been thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Detroit and more than 200 deaths. The city...
How to Start a Garden During COVID-19 Closures
With Governor Whitmer’s “shelter in place” order, and the risks associated with frequent trips to the grocery store, now could...
Home For Weeks, Families Adjust to New Reality
Just two days after Michigan confirmed it's first two cases of COVID-19, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced she'd be closing all...
