Meijer Moves Up North
The Meijer retail chain is expanding its brand to Northern Michigan. The Grand Rapids-based company now operates two Meijer locations...
Macomb County Celebrates National Small Business Week
Nemo/ Public Domain Macomb County celebrates National Small Business Week. Almost 90 percent of the county’s 17,000 businesses are local industries. Deputy Director...
Detroit City Council Transfers 40,000 Lots to Land Bank
Pat Batcheller The Detroit Land Bank Authority is taking over almost 40,000 residential properties owned by the city. The Detroit City Council...
Duggan Announces Plans to Bring 300 New Housing Units to Brush Park
Marissa Gawel/WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says more than 300 housing units will be built in the city’s Brush Park....
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Awards Detroit’s Recycling Program $95,000
John Lambert Pearson/Creative Commons The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is awarding $95,000 to support Detroit’s recycling initiatives. The grant will...
Ex-Judge Who Marched With King In Detroit Says Freedom Still at Risk In Baltimore
It’s been more than a half century since civil rights activists boarded buses and took a dangerous trip through the segregated...
Oak Park Toasts Approval of Hard Liquor and Other Election Results
Here's a roundup of the results of several local proposals on the ballot yesterday, besides Proposal 1. Voters in Oak Park approved a...
Voters Reject Proposal 1: Reactions and Possible Solutions for Michigan’s Roads
J. Carlisle Larsen/WDET What does Proposal 1’s failure mean for the future of Michigan’s roads? Were there alternatives available for...
Proposal 1 is Road Kill: 80 Percent Voted “No”
Michigan voters have soundly rejected Proposal 1, Governor Rick Snyder’s $2 billion plan to fund road repairs without siphoning money from schools...
Proposal 1 Headed to Defeat
Proposal 1 appears to have been defeated. The ballot measure called for an increase in Michigan's 6 percent sales tax to...
Virginia-based Social Media Firm Donates $100,000 to Reduce Detroit’s Backlog of 11,000 Untested Rape Kits
A Virginia-based social media firm is giving $100,000 to reduce a backlog of 11,000 rape kits in Detroit. The donation...
Detroit Officials Looking for Groups to Adopt City Parks
Andrea Galluci Detroit officials want residents to maintain and care for 75 parks this summer. The Adopt-a-Park initiative involves volunteers like...