Researchers Find Flint Had Drop in Births, Spike in Fetal Deaths During Water Crisis

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET A new study finds a significant drop in pregnancies in Flint during the time residents there were exposed...

Dlectricity Lights Up Detroit Design Festival

Dlectricity In 2015, Detroit was selected as a "City of Design" by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization...

United Way for Southeastern Michigan Joins Detroit Today

Laura Weber Davis/WDET During our fall fundraiser, Detroit Today spotlighted other non-profits in the city and region that are doing the important...

Detroit Historical Society CEO on ‘Telling Detroit Stories and Why They Matter’

Jake Neher/WDET As a community, Detroit recently went through a deep and important conversation about our past as the city...

Christian and Jewish Congregations Come Together in Historic Place of Worship [SERVICES SCHEDULES]

WDET/Laura Herberg With Rosh Hashana beginning at sundown tonight and Yom Kippur next Saturday, the Jewish "High Holidays" are upon...

What Will Detroit Look Like In Five Years? New Design Exhibition Aims to Envision the Future of Detroit Development

The City of Detroit and real estate company Bedrock have teamed up for the Detroit Design 139 architecture exhibition.  ...

Outreach Efforts Have Reduced Tax-Foreclosures in Detroit, Officials Say

    About half as many homes were tax-foreclosed in Detroit this year as in 2016, officials say. 12,552 houses...

Mitten Walk: Grosse Pointe Man Hikes Across the State [MAP]

Courtesy of Betsy Fortuna Clem Fortuna is taking steps to end his summer in a pretty unique way: walking across...

‘How’s Detroit Doing?’ — Reporters Discuss Tackling Simple Yet Thorny Question

Laura Weber Davis/WDET You’ll hear us at WDET talk a lot during our fall fundraiser about the value of not-for-profit...

State Fairgrounds Coalition Demands Answers; Files Freedom of Information Requests

It’s been five years since the State of Michigan awarded development of the State Fairgrounds to Lansing-based Magic Plus, LLC. Now...

Stumped Over How to Create a Community Gathering Space? [VIDEO, MAP]

On the city's east side, near the intersection of I-94 and Cadieux Road, the Yorkshire Woods Community Organization led the transformation...

Ken Burns Joins Detroit Today To Talk ‘The Vietnam War’

kenburns.com Ken Burns is one of the most acclaimed documentary filmmakers in America. He’s known for films that have captivated...