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...
Michigan Attractions Can Now be Virtually Visited via Google Maps
Courtesy of Pure Michigan Interested tourists can now visit about 40 Michigan attractions from the comfort of their homes. Pure...
Michigan World War II Memorial Moving Forward
Courtesy of The Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial A Michigan group is making progress on a memorial honoring the state’s involvement...
BURQ OFF! One Woman, 21 Characters, A Burqa and A Bikini.
Burq Off, an acclaimed one-woman show about growing up in a conservative Muslim home comes to the Arab American National Museum this...
When $40,000 a Year is Not Enough
ALICE—Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed—is a United Way report about just what income levels are needed to live comfortably in each of...
Detroit Mom Struggles to Make Ends Meet
Detroiter Emaginae Hicks had a job as a waitress after high school to support her two children. She was making...
New DPS Emergency Manager: “DPS Must Operate Like 2015 District Not 1950s”
Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons Since 2009, Detroit's public schools have been under state control with three previous emergency managers. Former Governor Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, said...
