New DDOT interim executive director used to work for maligned paratransit contractor Transdev
Last week, Mayor Mike Duggan named George Michael Staley as DDOT’s interim executive director. Staley replaces former executive director Mikel...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield might run for mayor
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield is considering a run for mayor. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple...
Detroit Today: Jefferson Chalmers residents work to reduce flooding damage from climate change
Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood maintains beautiful Venice-like blocks that feature inland waterways that often run right through residents’ backyards. It...
Advocates seek temporary protected status for Lebanese nationals in US
Arab American community members are urging the Department of Homeland Security to declare Temporary Protected Status for people from Lebanon....
Detroit Today: How Michigan can improve its infrastructure to reduce storm damage
Last week, storms and seven tornadoes — four of them in Wayne County — hit Southeast Michigan. As of Friday,...
Detroit Evening Report: New Era Detroit launching public safety app to help reduce crime
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, city officials and community members are celebrating the New Era Community Partnership to create a crime...
CultureShift: Celebrating 60 years of MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and one of the most recognizable...
Detroit Documenters network acts as watchdog on Wayne County juvenile jail challenges
The Wayne County Detention Facility has been facing complaints of overcrowding and children being left in their rooms for long...
A new COVID-19 variant has been found in Washtenaw County. How dangerous is it?
Federal health officials are tracking a new variant of COVID-19 that could possibly spread rapidly and not be stopped by...
Affordable used cars are harder to find than prior to COVID-19 pandemic
Used vehicles five years old or newer with price tags under $20,000 made up half of the resale market in...
MichMash: How are Michigan lawmakers connected to Trump’s election fraud indictment in Georgia?
Former President Donald Trump's recent set of criminal charges involves the efforts to deny the legitimacy of the votes of...
DER Weekends: Bengali Harlem
The film ‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’ documents comedian Alaudin Ullah's search for his Bengali father. What Ullah and...