Created Equal: What Detroit’s credit bump says about the financial health of the city, residents
Detroit’s credit rating is moving up — nearly 10 years after the bankruptcy — which means government operations are normalizing...
Detroit Today: Why Highland Park wants to enter bankruptcy
In a recent 3-2 resolution, Highland Park’s city council voted to request the small city of 8900 residents enter Chapter...
The Coverage: Detroit Bankruptcy One Year Later
In this special end-of-the-year program, WDET’s Sandra Svoboda recaps the “Detroit Bankruptcy: One Year Later” project and showcases some of...
Detroit: We won’t move forward unless we learn to listen
"Oh Media... Catch our good side" Last Wednesday, six poets from Detroit's Cody High bravely took the stage...
“B is for Bankruptcy” [POEM with VIDEO and AUDIO]
"Oh Media ... Catch our good side...Our Eastside...Our Westside...Good Side" Sharing a stage with Michigan's governor, Detroit's mayor,...
“Poetry CAN Change Detroit,” Youth Poets Say [VIDEO]
“Poetry can change Detroit. It can give people an idea of like what to do. It can inspire people to...
The DIA’s Grand Bargain
By Barbara Lewis Detroit Jewish News Contributing Writer It started with a doodle on the back of a legal pad....
Detroit’s Emergency Manager Assesses Bankruptcy Case’s Effects
As Detroit's Emergency Manager, Kevyn Orr filed the city's bankruptcy petition, making history and charting a future for the city, its residents and...
It’s Not Just Detroit
By Lester Graham of Michigan Radio and the Detroit Journalism Cooperative As Detroit approaches the one-year anniversary of emerging...
Public Lighting Authority Looking to “Smart Grid” Technology
As Detroit approaches the one year anniversary of emerging from the nation’s largest-ever municipal bankruptcy, WDET is examining how the...
A Detroit Transit Discussion: What is Working?
As the one-year anniversary of Detroit’s emergence from bankruptcy approaches, WDET is examining how the city has changed. One thing city...
Small Businesses Are a Big Part of Detroit’s Recovery
Part of Detroit’s recovery from Chapter Nine depends on growing its revenues and available jobs, and small businesses are...