Created Equal: Air pollution is plaguing Detroiters’ lungs
Detroit’s air is dirty, and according to a new report from the American Lung Association, dirtier than most cities in...
Created Equal: What Columbia University’s crackdown on protesters tell us about free speech on college campuses
Hundreds of protesters have been arrested on college campuses across the country in recent weeks. The escalating tensions between student-led...
Created Equal: Foster care in America from a children’s advocate raised in the system
Andrew Bridge spent 11 years of his childhood in foster care and says the system did more harm than good....
The Metro: Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest reveals top 4 finalists for $100K grand prize
For over a decade, the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown has positioned itself as a small business incubator in...
New child tax credit bills introduced in Michigan Legislature
Bills introduced in the Michigan Legislature would offer many lower-income parents a tax break for every child under 4 years...
Local nonprofit aims to plant Detroit’s first-ever forest of giant sequoia trees
A nonprofit in Detroit’s Poletown east neighborhood is partnering with an organization in northern Michigan to plant Detroit’s first ever...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan research institute examines impact of war in Gaza on religious minorities
The Michigan and Washington, D.C.-based educational research group Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) this month released the third...
The Metro Events Guide: Draft Day celebrations to check out in Detroit this weekend
There are endless options for what to do in Detroit this weekend as the NFL Draft comes to town for...
CuriosiD: Is the medicinal magic of Vernors a myth or reality?
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 episode of CuriosiD, we...
The Metro: Local rabbi reflects on traditions of Passover holiday
Passover, one of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar, began for many Michigan families on Monday evening. The seven...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit area ranked among worst cities in the nation for annual pollution, report shows
Metro Detroit has some of the worst air particle pollution in the country, according to a new report released Wednesday...
Detroit Evening Report: MDHHS to issue maternal health quality payments to hospitals
Some hospitals working to improve care to pregnant women will begin getting money from the state this fall. The Michigan...