The Metro: Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer expands recognition for regional poets

Some believe poetry is a lost art, but don’t say that to many Michiganders.   That’s in part thanks to the...

Detroit to receive $50M in federal funds for green infrastructure upgrades

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is investing more than $50 million in Detroit to upgrade federal buildings with climate-friendly...

Created Equal: MLK Jr. biographies reveal an intimate look into life of the civil rights icon

Martin Luther King Jr. is a towering figure in America’s history of civil rights and social justice. Despite this, there...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan-based Perrigo Company issues voluntary recall on baby formula

Grand Rapids-based Perrigo Company is issuing a voluntary recall of a store-branded infant formula.“Premium Infant Formula with Iron Milk-Based Powder”...

The Metro: Michigan Republicans work to gain support in metro Detroit

Southeast Michigan’s politics have changed a lot in recent decades.   Oakland County has turned more Democrat, while Macomb has become...

Detroit could be without a Black member of Congress — again

The 2022 election left Detroit without Black representation in Congress for the first time in decades. After the results of...

Created Equal: How Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling on minimum wage, sick leave will affect workers and businesses

Legislative Republicans' actions to halt the implementation of minimum wage increases and paid sick leave in 2018 was ruled unconstitutional...

Americans’ refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike

WASHINGTON (AP) — The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Fire Department offering CPR, AED training to DDOT employees

The Detroit Fire Department is working to train more city employees and residents in hands-only CPR.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

Michael Jackson-Bolanos sentenced for lying to police, won’t face retrial in Samantha Woll murder case

The man acquitted last month in the first-degree murder of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll will not face a retrial,...

The Metro: New resources aim to provide water assistance to Detroiters

The accessibility of fresh, clean water and a functioning infrastructure is something that many of us take for granted.  Last...

MichMash: How would a federal reclassification of marijuana affect Michigan?

The federal government is considering rescheduling cannabis as a less dangerous drug, which will impact consumers and businesses alike across...