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Young Detroit Musicians Find Their Sound on the Jazz Festival Stage

By: Jasmine West Detroit’s jazz legacy has long been built by musicians who learned the craft in the city, found their sound here and, in...

More Than 240,000 Without Power as Severe Storms Batter Metro Detroit

By: Jasmine West More than 240,000 DTE Energy customers were without power Friday morning after another round of severe storms tore through Metro Detroit, bringing...

Michigan Voter ID, Citizenship Amendment Falls Short of November Ballot

By: Jasmine West A proposed constitutional amendment that would require Michigan voters to prove U.S. citizenship when registering to vote will not appear on the...

Michigan Families Face Sept. 30 Deadline for Heating Credit as Energy Bills Keep Climbing

By: Jasmine West For Michigan households already stretching paychecks across rent, groceries, medicine and utility bills, the approaching heating season brings another expense that cannot...

Michigan Lawmakers Target Surprise Hospital Facility Fees as Patients Face Rising Health Care Costs

By: Jasmine West A trip to the doctor can already come with a copay, deductible and whatever insurance does not cover. For some Michigan patients,...

Sheffield Targets Detroit’s Rental Housing Gap With Push to Bring Thousands of Homes Up to Code

By: Jasmine West For thousands of Detroiters, the condition of a rental home can determine far more than whether a ceiling leaks or a furnace...

Detroit Students Build School in Senegal, Bring Lessons of Service Home  

By: Jasmine West  When Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School student Vanessa Roberson learned she had an opportunity to travel to Senegal, leaving the...

Walker-Miller Names Stacie Clayton to New Executive Affairs Role

Walker-Miller Energy Services has named longtime Detroit civic and community affairs leader Stacie Clayton as its new Senior Director of Executive Affairs & External...

Foreclosure Prevention Programs Continue for Detroit Homeowners

Wayne County and the City of Detroit are continuing a foreclosure prevention partnership that has already helped more than 17,000 Detroit property owners avoid...

Detroit Pushes Students to Be ‘Day One Ready’ as Free Bus Program Expands for New School Year

By: Jasmine West For Detroit families preparing for another school year, city and education leaders are putting a sharper focus on one of the most...

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