Efforts to Replace Michigan’s Lead Water Lines Could Get Big Boost

Earlier this month, the Michigan Senate approved a $3.3 billion water infrastructure bill which allocates $1 billion of those funds...

Wayne County Prepares to End Train Delays on Busy Downriver Road in 2022

Wayne County plans to remove a major roadblock downriver in 2022. Officials estimate 30,000 cars and trucks cross the railroad...

Deadline for Low-Income Detroiters to Apply for Property Tax Exemption is December 13

The deadline for low-income Detroiters to apply to have their 2021 property taxes reduced or eliminated through the city’s Homeowners...

This Week at the Detroit Film Theatre: “Hive”

CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM gives you a front-row seat to the latest films playing at the Detroit Film Theatre (DFT). Jake Neher/WDET...

Michigan’s Top Doctor on COVID-19 Surge, Omicron: “Our Best Bet” Is to Get Vaccination Rate Up

Michigan continues to see high COVID-19 case rates as hospitalizations reached a new high Wednesday, eclipsing the previous record for...

Feeling Anxious or Depressed This Holiday Season? Author Jenny Mannion Shares These Tips for Healing

Jenny Mannion The holidays are here again and that's something to celebrate. In the midst of another pandemic year, however,...

Solar Power Bulk Buying Program Allows Homeowners and Businesses to Cut Electricity Bills

Homeowners and businesses can generate their own electricity by installing solar panels. That can greatly reduce electric bills. “Right now,...

Data Continues to Show That Politics and Misinformation Are Perpetuating the Pandemic

The COVID-19 vaccine has been available for nearly a year, but a large portion of the population is still hesitant...

Detroit Free Press’ New Restaurant and Dining Critic Lyndsay Green Aims to Tell Stories Beyond the Plate

Rebecca Simonov Entering the food editorial space at Hour Detroit magazine just before the pandemic, Lyndsay C. Green says that...

Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter and Student Activist React to Oxford School Shooting

A 15-year-old sophomore at Oxford High School will be charged as an adult and faces life in prison for killing...

What We Learned From Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Landmark Abortion Case

On Wednesday the Supreme Court heard arguments on the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, one of the most...

Everything We Know and Don’t Know About the Omicron Variant

This week, Michigan hit a dreadful milestone. The state has the highest number of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, even...