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.

Detroit’s new Office of Eviction Defense director wants to help families thrive

April Faith-Slaker, the City of Detroit’s inaugural executive director of its Office of Eviction Defense has completed her first month...

Yale researchers record urban wildlife in Detroit parks

Dr. Nyeema C. Harris holds up a black and white image on her phone of a cat in the woods...

Report: 76% of Michigan nonprofits led by white executives

The Michigan Nonprofit Association and Data Driven Detroit have released a report on nonprofit leadership and race. The findings were...

Bridge Detroit: State finalizes enforcement plan for Stellantis air quality violations

Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy finalized a plan to enforce air quality violations committed by Stellantis. The...

CuriosiD: Why does steam come out of Detroit’s streets?

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this...

Detroit-style pizza shop opens in the island country of Malta

Detroit style pizza – pizza served on a thick focaccia-like crust with toppings first, then Wisconsin brick cheese and finished...

A new all-halal Coney Island is open on Detroit’s Eastside

A new Coney Island has opened up in Detroit, just north of Hamtramck. Coney Star Halal offers halal breakfast foods,...

The number of full-service grocery stores has declined in Detroit

The number of grocery stores has gone down in Detroit. A new report from the Detroit Food Policy Council, a...

Stevens wins re-election in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District

Democratic incumbent Haley Stevens will once again represent Michigan’s 11th Congressional District. She defeated her opponent, Republican Mark Ambrose, by...

A stretch of the Joe Louis Greenway opens along former railway on Detroit’s west side

The City of Detroit opened a segment of the Joe Louis Greenway, a trail that will run through Detroit, Hamtramck,...

What you need to know about Michigan’s voter rights ballot proposal

What is Proposal 2? Proposal 2 would enshrine voting rules such as the fundamental right to vote without harassment, require...

Documentary follows the restoration of historic Boblo boat

Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale is a documentary film told from the perspective of one of the steamboats that...