Detroit Documenters ride the bus to shed light on DDOT conditions

Civic news organization Detroit Documenters got a unique opportunity to learn firsthand how Detroiters ride the bus for school, work...

For the first time in nearly 70 years, Detroit won’t have a Black Democrat in Congress

For the first time in almost 70 years, this traditionally blue city, home to one of the largest African American...

A stretch of the Joe Louis Greenway opens along former railway on Detroit’s west side

The City of Detroit opened a segment of the Joe Louis Greenway, a trail that will run through Detroit, Hamtramck,...

Detroit, community partners launch program to plant 75,000 trees

Detroit is partnering with American Forests and a number of other state and local conservation groups on an initiative to...

Martell Bivings wants tax cuts and energy independence, says voting rights is non-issue with Detroiters

The 13th Congressional District has received a lot of attention, both in Michigan and especially in the city of Detroit....

Wayne State’s engineering dean expands DEI initiatives, female leadership

Ali Abolmaali is the new dean of Wayne State University's College of Engineering. Prior to coming to Wayne State, Abolmaali...

Detroit Evening Report: I-375 transformation project receives $105M federal funding

The I-375 freeway in Detroit will finally be redesigned. It's been nearly 60 years since Black neighborhoods were destroyed to...

Michigan receives $105M federal grant for I-375 boulevard project

The U.S. Transportation Department is directing more than $100 million of funding to reshape downtown Detroit where the I-375 freeway...

Detroit Evening Report, September 2, 2022: Detroit offers cooling, power stations to residents

The city of Detroit is opening seven recreation centers that includes cooling stations to provide relief to residents during extreme...

Detroit’s only city-run outdoor pool to close for season after Labor Day

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer in many ways. In Detroit it denotes the final weekend that...

Detroit man charged in shooting death of Black transgender woman

Detroit is reporting its second murder of a transgender woman of color in just over four weeks. A Detroit man...

Detroit Evening Report, August 30, 2022: Metro Detroit deals with aftermath of Monday’s severe storms

More than 250,000 DTE Energy customers remain without power after strong storms passed through Detroit Monday evening, knocking down trees...