Five Detroit Businesses Spotlighted on “Start-Up”
Host Stephen Henderson talks with Jenny Feterovich and Gary Bredow of the PBS show "Start Up." Detroit: “Start Up”...
Flint Needs Millions of Dollars to join Detroit Water System after Lead Controversy
Host Stephen Henderson talks with Congressman Dan Kildee (D-Flint Twp) about Flint’s water crisis, and the search for a new...
On Point’s Tom Ashbrook: “Show Offers News and Obsurity”
Stephen Henderson speaks with Tom Ashbrook, host of the NPR program On Point. Ashbrook says he spent many years in...
Southfield Buys Northland Mall
Nikolai Nolan/ CC The City of Southfield is buying Northland Mall near Eight Mile Road and the Lodge Highway. The...
Homes Values Increase After Blight Removal
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET A report shows residents in Detroit are seeing an increase in home values as more blighted homes...
Is Binge Drinking on Campuses Out of Control?
A University of Michigan student died over the summer after falling from a parking deck, and through a glass enclosure....
Genesee County Sheriff Seeks Reimbursement for Bottle Water and Food for Inmates
Laura Nawrocik/ CC The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is hoping to get reimbursed for bottled water and dry food purchased...
Knight Cities Challenge
The Knight Cities Challenge awards grants to local activists for a chance to make their vision of a better community...
How We Balance Freedom and Safety in a Pro-Gun Society
Yet another mass killing last week has attention focused again on gun control. What’s reasonable? What’s doable? What will work?...
DNR Launches “Dam Management Grant Program”
Officials with Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources are helping to fund dam removal and maintenance across the state. The agency...
DDOT Leaders Cite Improvements and Say There’s Room for More
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says the city’s bus system was an embarrassment when he took office. “When I started here,...
Detroit Civil Rights Icon and Activist Grace Lee Boggs Dead at Age 100
Detroit-based civil rights icon and activist Grace Lee Boggs has died. She was 100 years old. Boggs gained international acclaim...