Detroit Is Not Built to Handle Climate Change
When flooding rains filled freeways and drenched basements across Metro Detroit in 2014, it was considered a 100-year flooding event....
Detroit Is Not Built to Handle Climate Change
When flooding rains filled freeways and drenched basements across Metro Detroit in 2014, it was considered a 100-year flooding event....
Henry Ford Health System Is Requiring All Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Henry Ford Health System is mandating that all of its approximately 33,000 workers be vaccinated against COVID-19. Officials say anyone...
Author Clint Smith’s New Book “How the Word Is Passed” Interrogates America’s History of Slavery
With the recent discussions surrounding critical race theory, Americans are debating how to approach the country's history of racism and oppression. “For so...
Ray Curry Elected Next United Auto Workers Union President
United Auto Workers’ executive board members have elected Ray Curry as the union’s next president. With the outgoing Rory Gamble set...
To Fix Labor Shortage, the Service Industry Needs to Start Humanizing Workers, Restaurant Owner Says
Businesses across Michigan say they’re having a tough time finding enough workers. As part of the weekly series MichMash, Cheyna...
The Digital Divide in Detroit: How the City is Working to Bridge the Gaps
Detroit’s digital divide has challenged the city for years and during the pandemic, the need to access computers and the internet...
Many People Are Quitting Their Jobs. Here’s Why That’s Not Necessarily a Bad Thing.
This economic period has been dubbed “The Great Resignation” due to the millions of people quitting or changing their jobs during...
Stellantis’ Detroit Assembly Complex in Full Swing Despite Challenges
To date, the automotive industry has spent the majority of the year dealing with supply chain issues brought on by...
Michigan Lifts Most of Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions
Tuesday marks the lifting of most of Michigan’s remaining COVID-19 restrictions. Michigan was supposed to end most indoor restrictions on July 1, but Gov....
Beaumont, Spectrum Health Merger Could Have Big Implications for Patients, Providers
Two of Michigan’s largest healthcare systems – Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health -- announced on June 17 a plan to merge...
New Book “The Sack of Detroit” Explores How 1960s Senate Hearings Led to Fall of GM and Auto Industry
In the 1950s, Detroiters saw massive economic benefits from the cultural ubiquity of the auto industry. Automotive manufacturers were the...
Low Vehicle Inventories Lead to Rise in Prices, Analysts Say
At the end of the year’s first quarter, Detroit’s automakers projected the global semiconductor shortage would have its biggest production...