Detroit’s most violent precincts saw drop in crime this summer
Detroit's two most violent precincts saw a significant drop in violent crime this summer, as well as a citywide drop...
Detroit names its first urban agriculture director
Mayor Mike Duggan opened a new chapter in Detroit’s urban farming story by hiring one of the people who is...
Detroit officials ‘devastated’ by lack of state funding for long-term psychiatric care and housing
Detroit failed to secure backing from Michigan’s record-breaking $81.7 billion 2024 budget for a long-term psychiatric care project officials pitched...
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...
Crossing the Lines: Supreme Café brings halal organic gourmet food options to Detroit’s Bagley neighborhood
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Live6 series, exploring the neighborhoods around the intersection of Six Mile...
Detroit’s historic Book Tower officially reopens after $400M in renovations
Detroit's historic Book Tower is formally back open after Thursday's ribbon cutting ceremony, celebrating the nearly $400 million in renovations....
Air pollution in Detroit remains high and harmful
Air pollution in Southeast Michigan has been rising due to the current Canadian wildfires. Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes...
Detroit unemployment rate drops to record low in April
Detroit officials touted figures just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that show Detroit’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.2%...
Detroit Mayor Duggan: Gun-free zones may not limit shootings
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says efforts to set up “gun-free zones” in the city may not do much to limit...
Detroit building pop-up shops out of shipping containers
On a vacant lot on Dexter Avenue and Tyler Street in Detroit south of the Davison Freeway stand three bright...
Detroit’s veteran housing residents: ‘We deserve better than this.’
It was Christmas Day of last year. Four in the morning. Henry Bell woke up to the sound of rushing...
Detroit Today: Reparations task force members discuss redressing harms done to Black Detroiters
The idea of reparations dates back to the period after the Civil War — when some Congressional representatives advocated for...