What Detroit can learn from participatory budgeting processes in NYC, Boston and Brazil
Participatory budgeting makes the people involved more likely to vote – an important consideration in a city like Detroit where many don’t.
April 01, 2026Participatory budgeting makes the people involved more likely to vote – an important consideration in a city like Detroit where many don’t.
April 01, 2026
Toddler safe after being accidentally towed inside a repossessed car
March 31, 2026
After their synagogue is attacked, a tight-knit Jewish community vows to keep coming together
March 14, 2026
A Lebanese-born man who had learned a week earlier that four of his family members were killed in an Israeli airstrike in his native country, waited in his car outside a Detroit-area synagogue for two hours before ramming into the building
March 13, 2026
Detroit man reunited with stolen dog after 6 months thanks to microchip scanning program
March 12, 2026
Teen with rare Weaver-Smith syndrome gets custom-designed shoes to fit her size 22 feet
March 09, 2026
Detroit’s homelessness response system could lose millions of dollars in federal funding for permanent supportive housing as the city’s homelessness rates increase.
March 04, 2026
In 2026, Little Caesars Arena will host the Pistons, Red Wings and concerts with A$AP Rocky and Cardi B. But building it wasn’t necessarily a huge moneymaker.
February 05, 2026
Detroiters are hospitalized for asthma four times more often than Michigan residents overall. A proactive approach to care can improve symptom management.
January 28, 2026
Good Samaritan walks 6-year-old girl to school after finding her alone in freezing weather
December 10, 2025
RoboCop has found a permanent home in Detroit — all 11 feet and 3,500 pounds of him
December 04, 2025
'We owe her a lot': Stranger returns lost wallet to couple's doorstep
November 30, 2025