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Detroit photographer Nick Jaskey reveals city's subtle beauty in new book
Since the advent of Instagram in 2010, Detroit artist and photographer Nick Jaskey has been generously sharing his images with the world, free of charge. Drawn to the subtle imprints of humanity in a...
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A laundry list of hazing and misconduct allegations led officials to suspend...
During a meeting of University of Michigan's Interfraternity Council on Thursday night, officials decided to suspend all social activities organized by the university's fraternities. In addition, the...
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Dan Gilbert requested $250M more in public money and Detroit City Council is...
Something unusual happened on Thursday. A Michigan billionaire told the government he wants taxpayer money, and he didn’t immediately get it.…
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Collision sparks debate about the efficiency of Detroit's QLine
On Monday, Nov. 6, Megan Owens took Detroit’s QLine streetcar to get to a meeting downtown. The trip downtown went without a hitch, and after the meeting ended, Owens tried to take the QLine back to...
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Undercover Detroit cops brawled during a sting gone wrong
Guns were drawn and punches were thrown during a recent Detroit neighborhood drug sting that went seriously wrong. According to a report by WJBK, on Thursday, Nov. 9 a pair of undercover officers from...
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Detroit will plant 10,000 new saplings to replace trees wiped out by disease
After more than a half-century in which disease and invasive species robbed Detroit of much of its tree population, officials are investing millions in making the city greener. Over the next three...
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Ypsilanti official: Chinese development proposal is in a 'death spiral'
Several weeks ago, Ypsilanti officials announced that there was no developer for the proposed $300 million mixed-use International Village development. This week, officials announced that the...
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Detroit council to vote on fail-jail land swap amid mounting concerns over...
Detroit City Council will vote today on whether to approve a proposed land swap with Wayne County that would put Dan Gilbert one step closer to getting a 15-acre downtown site where a partially built...
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Gov. Snyder says he is 'no longer satisfied' with Enbridge Mackinac pipeline
Even our typically pro-business Gov. Rick Snyder is starting to get worried about Line 5. On Monday, Canadian oil giant Enbridge Energy issued a new report on the status of its controversial...
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Detroit council delays vote to affect Gilbert's jail-swap plan, cites...
After hearing concerns from residents who live near the proposed site of a new county jail to be built by Dan Gilbert's Rock Ventures, Detroit City Council has voted to delay decision on a land swap...
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Horoscopes (Nov. 15-21)
ARIES (March 21- April 20): Playing both ends to the middle will give you a chance to bide your time and see if you're really up for this.…
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Cheerfully destroying the Great Lakes
Here's a name you probably never heard of, but ought to remember: Dan Lauwers, who is one of many not very remarkable or interesting Michigan Republican legislators. That is, except for one thing: He...
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Detroiters vote for status quo, except on pot
It looks like Detroiters (or at least the 100,600 voters who bothered to show up at the polls) are satisfied with the status quo, having pretty much re-elected their mayor, city council members, and...
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Savage Love: Orpheum Theater
I was honored to appear with Esther Perel at the Orpheum Theater in Vancouver, BC, a few weeks ago to discuss her new book, The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity. Questions were submitted on...
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Presentation tonight will showcase Muslim contributions to science
A very special event this evening will showcase Muslim contributions to science. Of course, if you know your history, it's no surprise that Muslim contributions to science are important and...
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Flint fallout has cost taxpayers more than $15 million in legal bills
A hefty legal bill has been added to the already hefty price tag of the Flint water crisis. According to Freedom of Information Act documents obtained by MLive and The Flint Journal, Washington,...
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Noted awful human Ted Nugent endorses Bill Schuette
In what should be a surprise to no one, noted rocker Ted Nugent has officially endorsed attorney general Bill Schuette's campaign for governor."I'd like to see Michigan elect Attorney General Bill...
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Detroit environmentalists question why the city's incinerator is still...
As residents of Detroit’s 48211 zip code, Melissa Sargent, her husband, and their five kids live in the line of a special kind of fire — one that ignites trash and spews sometimes hazardous pollutants...
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After auto insurance reform failure, Detroit Mayor Duggan seeks solutions,...
When Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan was out making a final push for votes ahead of his ultimate re-election last week, he briefly diverged from talking points of streetlights and street sweeping,...
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Here's where you can sign petitions to end gerrymandering in Michigan (Nov....
The group Voters Not Politicians is still working to gather the 400,000 signatures needed to get a proposal on the November 2018 ballot to end gerrymandering of electoral districts. The non-partisan,...
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