Rep. Haley Stevens Says Pandemic Unemployment Relief Still Necessary
The congressional charge to extend unemployment stimulus checks continues after Senate Republicans introduced the HEALS Act in Congress, which includes...
Barriers Remain for Disabled People as ADA Reaches 30 Year Mark
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) changed the nation’s landscape. It requires things like curbs that can accommodate wheelchairs and...
Researchers Seek Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck Property Owners For Lead Remediation Study
The Soil Lead Project is aimed at reducing the transfer of lead from soil to garden crops and families living...
New Carpenter’s Union Training Center Brings Skilled Trade Training to Detroit
A few years ago, Detroit Today's Stephen Henderson founded a literary arts and community center, the Tuxedo Project, in the house...
Michigan Restaurant Workers Make Too Little to Qualify for Emergency Funding
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended expectations and lives for Michigan's service workers. In the past few decades, the restaurant industry...
Amid Protests, Detroit Schools Eye Reopening in the Fall
2020 is not an easy time to be a student or educator at any academic institution, and it’s especially difficult...
Finding A Piece of Baghdad in Detroit
Meet Sarms, short for Sarmed Yasser Jabra Ibrahim Jabra. Sarms was 32 when we spoke last year, and lives in Detroit....
MichMash: Whitmer’s Mask Order Has Teeth, But Will Local Law Enforcement Bite?
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been urging residents to mask up in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. She’s issued...
Judge Extends Eviction Moratorium: More Resources For Detroit Tenants Than Before
The 36th District Court announced that it would extend the eviction moratorium for Detroiters after the statewide eviction moratorium expired...
How to See Comet NEOWISE Over Michigan This Weekend
We might not be able to gather for events or concerts right now, but there's a show going on in the...
The Motown Museum is Back: Social Distancing, a New Exhibit and a Slice of Detroit History
A trip to the Motown Museum will be different these days. After a four-month shutdown due to COVID-19, the historic...
After 44-Year Run, Dally in the Alley Won’t Happen This September
The free neighborhood festival Dally in the Alley started as a protest party 44 years ago. Wayne State University wanted...