Laura Herberg is a civic life reporter for Outlier Media, telling the stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here.

Not Your Average Egg Roll [MAP]

You may or may not be aware but egg rolls and spring rolls in Detroit (and some other cities, too)...

CuriosiD: Who Were the Natives in Detroit?

Listener Andrew McKinney submitted this question to CuriosiD:  “Who were the Native Americans* that lived in the Detroit region, and...

City Hosts Pop-Up Event for New Municipal ID

Laura Herberg / WDET The city hosted a pop-up event at Lasky Recreation Center tonight for residents looking to apply...

Detroit Mortgage Numbers “Pathetic” But Increasing

WDET/Laura Herberg Nate and Amber Hunt had been looking for a home in Detroit’s University District for more than a...

Riding Along with a Detroit Citizens Radio Patrol Team

In 1967, Detroit established citizen radio patrols to cruise the neighborhoods with CB radios and provide extra pairs of eyes and...

President Trump Has Not Touched Policy That Creates Opportunities for Undocumented Millennials

Angela Martinez is one of nearly three quarters of a million young adults who have essentially told the federal government...

Development Plans Unveiled for Riverfront Area of Detroit’s East Side [RENDERINGS]

The Detroit RiverFront Conservancy has unveiled plans for parks and other amenities on the city's east side. Scroll through the...

Detroiters Gather at Newly Declared Sanctuary School to Demonstrate Opposition to Nationwide Immigrant Arrests

WDET/Laura Herberg A crowd gathered last night at Western High School in Southwest Detroit for a candlelight vigil in support...

Buyer Assistance Programs Aim to Increase Home Purchases in Detroit

In 2014, Becki Kenderes and her boyfriend were living in a basement apartment beneath a house in Detroit. “It was...

The Future of Michigan’s Successful Bipartisan Medicaid Expansion Plan is Uncertain

With the Trump administration’s vow to “repeal and replace” Obamacare, it’s unclear what will carry over if action is taken....

Detroit’s Christian Iraqi-Americans Support the Immigration Order

When Carleen Jarbo’s office opened the first work day after President Trump’s executive order on immigration, she was greeted with...

Voices of Concern [Audio Slideshow]

Some people were angry, others had questions. Many shared their experiences about what it's like to be Muslim or Arab...