Snyder-appointed education commission finds state needs to invest in education
Surprise, surprise: Michigan needs to spend money to turn around its floundering education system. That's the finding of a newly released report by Michigan’s 21st Century Education Commission, a...
View ArticleDetroit man charged with setting wind-stoked fire that killed 5
A 55-year-old Detroit man has been charged with five counts of First Degree Murder and First Degree Arson for allegedly setting fire to his east side apartment building that apparently served as a...
View ArticleThe 2017 Best of Detroit voting is now open
You know what makes Detroit great ... here's your chance to tell us! Vote for your favorite hole in the wall bar, the bartender that knows how to make the perfect Moscow Mule, the best place to get...
View ArticleMichigan teacher salaries continue to drop for the fifth year in a row
The Center for Educational Performance and Information released new data showing that the average salary for Michigan public school teachers has decreased from the previous year, 2014-15. The average...
View Article$1,000 reward offered in fire at Pittsfield Twp. Islamic School
A Muslim civil rights and advocacy group is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of any arsonist who set the Islamic Center of Ypsilanti ablaze over the weekend. The group,...
View ArticleBaby maybe? New podcast follows one couple's quest for an answer
To procreate or not. It's a question that gains in vitality when you're in a committed relationship and getting into your 30s.…
View ArticleFormer state official ordered to apologize to Flint residents, do community...
The former director of the state Department of Health and Human Services' Bureau of Epidemiology has been ordered by a judge to write a letter of apology to Flint residents and do 300 hours of...
View ArticleEnbridge defends controversial Line 5 Great Lakes pipeline amid protests
Canadian oil giant Enbridge Energy defended its Line 5 pipeline on Monday, telling Lansing officials the aging infrastructure located at the bottom the Straits of Mackinac was in good shape despite...
View ArticleTrump effect: Newly appointed Macomb County clerk is reportedly a bully
Karen Spranger has only been the Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds since January and she is already making a name for herself. Some of her accomplishments to date include firing two chief...
View ArticleLiberal queen Elizabeth Warren will speak at Detroit Fight For Freedom Fund...
Please excuse our regularly scheduled content for this breaking news. Liberal queen (or kween if you're nasty) and Senator Elizabeth Warren will be the keynote speaker at the 62nd annual Fight For...
View ArticleHoroscopes (March 15-21)
ARIES (March 21- April 20): In situations like this it's hard to separate truth from lies.…
View ArticleLongstanding Detroit family business hopes not to get washed away
Down the drain? The land Tony Greiner's Metro 25 auto shop rests on is a piece of family history.…
View ArticlePolitics & Prejudices: The agony continues in Flint
You have to hand it to the Snyder administration. You might find it hard to believe that they'd still be kicking Flint in the teeth, especially after their poisoning the water and trying to cover it...
View ArticleSavage Love: Wishful kinking
Q: I went to Dark Odyssey Winter Fire, the big kink hotel takeover event in Washington, D.C., in February. There was one thing I saw there that is messing with my head, and I hope you can set me...
View ArticleA peek inside Detroit’s service industry and why, inevitably, it leaves much...
You've been served (poorly) I walked into Mudgie's, Corktown's beloved and oft-praised deli, for the first time on Dec. 26.…
View ArticleProtesters paint doomsday picture as Trump visits Detroit area to take on...
Donald Trump’s first visit to Michigan as president was marked by a sizable protest and a little mischief on the parts of some of those involved.…
View ArticleDetroit police describe similarities between shooting of 2 officers and...
No, the man police say shot and wounded two Detroit police officers on the city's West Side Wednesday night did not confess to killing Wayne State Police Sgt. Collin Rose. Detroit Police Chief James...
View ArticleTrump asked the Big 3 to bus workers to his Ypsilanti rally
Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign and beyond, President Donald Trump has accused Democrats and the left of paying supporters to attend events. It would appear the president could be accused of...
View ArticleGood news, black Detroit single moms: The GOP finally cares about you
There were some legitimate grounds for amusement at last month's press conference, where President Trump squared off against the press corps. Asked about how he'd try to fix inner cities, Trump, in...
View ArticleSouthwest Detroit wants to make your ridiculous I-75 detour a little less...
I live in Wyandotte, but work in Ferndale. That means I trek up I-75 North every morning for about 35 or 40 minutes.…
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