Youth Transit Alliance: Detroit’s Alternative Transportation Plan in Jeopardy
"I think folks want the service, the kids need it, everybody supports it. But when it comes down to putting...
Slow Your Roll: It’s North American Bicycle Week in Detroit
"Now we really can focus on making Detroit the best it can be, so that we have the tools of...
Up Down Up Down Up Down: Detroit, County Populations in Motion Since 1940 [Motion Graphic]
Press “play” and watch how the populations in Detroit and Wayne County decline while Oakland and Macomb counties gain population. This...
Tavis Smiley Comes To Detroit To Examine City’s Resurgence
Tavis Smiley is back in Detroit this week. The PBS television host is recording several interviews at Wayne State University...
Vaccination Rates Remain High In Michigan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Most Michigan school children start kindergarten with all the required vaccinations. The Michigan Department...
State House Works To Shrink Criminal Code
Pkay Chelle/Creative Commons By: Rick Pluta, Capitol Bureau Chief, Michigan Public Radio Network The state House has begun an effort to...
Is Downtown’s Private Security Worth The Cost?
Imzadi1979 Some people who work in downtown Detroit say the Campus Martius area feels much safer as of late. Particularly...
Wayne County Pushing Payment Plans Ahead Of Foreclosure Deadine
Wayne County officials are pushing payment options for tens of thousands of residents who are behind on property taxes...
Flint City Council Wants to Reconnect to Detroit Water
Sarah Razak / CC The Flint City Council has voted to reconnect the city’s water system to Detroit Water and...
Duggan Introduces 0% Interest Loans for Home Repairs
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has introduced a program to allow homeowners to set no interest loans for...
Kendrick Lamar’s “Cosmic Slop”: Danny Brown Reviews “To Pimp a Butterfly”
"Kendrick laid it all on the line for artists like me" Detroit rap phenom Danny Brown has been in the...
Michigan Tourism Expected to Grow in 2015
Marissa Gawel/WDET Michigan State University professors say they expect state tourism will grow this year. Assistant Professor Dan McCole says, compared...