A Year Into the Pandemic, Some People Are Fatigued, Less Polite and Confused About Vaccines
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met...
Laura Herberg is a civic life reporter for Bridge Michigan, telling the stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here.
Spring Cleaning in the COVID-19 Era Means Picking Up Lots of PPE
Phyliss Macuga Baker stands in a field next to a shopping center in Canton holding a trash bag and scanning...
Detroit People’s Food Co-op Signs Purchase Agreement for North End Location
A food co-op more than 10 years in the making is a little bit closer to fruition. The Detroit Black...
Highland Park Official Wants to Clean Up the Whole City
A Highland Park city councilmember wants to see the entire 2.97-square-mile city cleaned up. Litter and graffiti have been an...
Why Highland Park, Once Lined with Elms, Is Cutting Down Trees
A tree stands about 30 feet high on a residential street in Highland Park. Its branches span across the street,...
Why Do Huron-Clinton Metroparks Shoot the Deer on their Land?
The day before Kensington Metropark was scheduled to have park officers hunt deer, a receptionist for the park received an...
Michigan Car Insurance Rates Decline by 18% But Are Still the Highest in the Country
Michigan’s auto insurance rates went down 18% in 2020 compared to what they were the previous year. That’s according to...
For the First Time Ever, State Officials Say Michigan Is Working On a 5-Year Housing Plan
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has assembled an advisory council of more than 30 members from organizations across...
Examining Dearborn’s Disproportionately High Number of COVID-19 Cases
Dr. Mouhanad Hammami is the Chief Health Strategist for Wayne County. The county's COVID-19 case count is fairly low right...
Project Blue Light Officially Launches in Highland Park
After more than a year in the making, Highland Park’s Project Blue Light officially launched on January 15, 2021. As...
What it’s Like to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
Laura Herberg/WDET Mustapha Al-shorbaji is a nursing student at Wayne State University. He sits in the lobby of the Campus...
Detroiters Line Up To Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine at TCF Center
The City of Detroit began COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday at TCF Center downtown. Residents are receiving their shots while sitting...