Darnell Earley Will Step Down From DPS

Michigan Municipal League   Yesterday the controversial emergency manager of Detroit Public Schools announced he will step down from his...

Mayor Duggan Encourages Business to Hire 8,000 Youth this Summer.

geralt/ Public Domain A Detroit initiative has set a goal to employ more than 8,000 young people this summer. Grow...

New Plans for Michigan and Trumbull Site

After years of passionate and sometimes heated debate, new plans are being finalized for the site of the old Tiger Stadium. The...

Hoarding Often Begins Early in Life; Know the Symptoms

Researchers at Wayne State University are studying compulsive hoarding in children, adolescence and adults. So far they’ve discovered that the...

Pot Shops Hamstrung by Federal Banking Laws Prohibiting Deposits

While driving through Detroit it’s likely that you’ve passed buildings with a big green medical cross outside.  It’s part of...

Homelessness in Detroit: Not Just an Adult Problem, Teens are at Risk Too

creative commoms Homelessness is an issue seen in any major city anywhere, and Detroit is no exception. But often times we...

How Many Homeless in Detroit?

Volunteers and staff from homeless organizations across Detroit plan to comb the streets tonight (WEDS) looking for those without shelter....

Examining Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s Work Through a Literary Lens

Flickr Since its inception 40 years ago, Hip-Hop has been populated with rappers speaking truth to power from the street-level...

Winter Blast Festival to Raise Money for Children in Flint

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Meridian Winter Blast Festival is teaming up with the Community Foundation of Greater Flint to raise...

A Historical Perspective on the Crumbling Detroit Public Schools

Michigan State Historic Preservation Office/ CC The Detroit Public School system is on the brink of total financial collapse, teachers...

How Photography Can Change The Way We Feel

Regina Boone/ Time Magazine Whether it's an exhausted woman sitting beneath a dusty lean-two with her kids during the Great...

Science Center Aims to Help Students Get in “Step” With State Test

The Michigan Science Center is starting a new program next month to help students do better on the Michigan Student...