Activists urge Wayne County officials to say no to more toxins, waste
The Coalition to Oppose the Expansion of US Ecology has a message for the commissioners of Wayne County: When it comes to more toxic waste, Wayne County should just say no. The coalition is reacting...
View ArticleVideo: Trump shirt-wearing WSU student suspended after pulling knife on campus
Wayne State University officials say a student was suspended after brandishing a knife and making threatening comments about immigrants on Tuesday. According to a witness, the student approached a...
View ArticleAmid downriver church controversy, Michigan lawmakers propose conversion...
A downriver church has been embroiled in controversy since it made a social media post advertising an "Unashamed Identity" workshop claiming to help girls ages 12 to 16 grappling with their sexual...
View ArticleDetroit pharmacist suspended after being convicted of $6.2 million health...
Back in October 2017, Detroit pharmacist Imad Hussein Soueid was convicted of stealing nearly $6.2 million from health care agencies, a felony for which he received 42 months in prison.…
View ArticleMichigan State Police will crack down on distracted drivers, seat belt...
Michigan State Police tweeted once again a warning to Dearborn drivers that they will be pulling over anyone not wearing a seat belt. This Special Enforcement Section will be focusing in on Ford Road...
View ArticleQuicken Loans slips out of top ten places to work
The people have spoken: Quicken Loans, Dan Gilbert's Detroit-headquartered mortgage lending giant has once again been named to Fortune's Best Companies to Work For List, though this year the company...
View ArticleTwiggy the waterskiing squirrel is coming to Detroit
In days such as these, what everyone really needs is something to lift the spirits and calm the heart.…
View ArticleFounders KBS is coming — here's where to find it in metro Detroit
KBS Week— the beer lovers' equivalent to Christmas — is upon us. The annual celebration and release of Founders Brewing Co.'s imperial coffee chocolate stout aged in bourbon barrels is happening March...
View ArticleJohn Conyers III announces his candidacy for his father's old job
The announcement, which had been expected more than a month before the candidate filed his official papers several weeks ago, still had a whiplash headline:"John Conyers Formally Announces Bid for...
View ArticleVernor's releases limited-edition collectible bottles with vintage design
Some Vernor's Ginger Ale lovers may have noticed a change to their favorite soda bottles in the past week or so. The Detroit-born soda brand recently rolled out a collection of vintage-inspired pop...
View ArticleA series of new bills seeks to make Michigan's waste-management system more...
Michigan has the highest bottle recycling rate in the country. Since 1976, the state’s bottle deposit program has contributed to a 90 percent return rate on pop and beer cans and bottles …
View ArticleAs the HQ2 announcement deadline nears, consider it a bullet Detroit dodged
As the deadline for Amazon's HQ2 announcement draws near, it's worth taking a look at the minority view: avoiding Amazon's nod may have been a good thing for Detroit. [content-3]…
View ArticleMichigan was targeted by Russians indicted in Mueller investigation
Two Russian nationals are accused of targeting Michigan and other swing states in the latest indictment as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into foreign meddling of the 2016 presidential...
View ArticleWayne State University to offer active shooter exercises in wake of high...
Wayne State University is holding active shooter training exercises for students and faculty following a shooting last week at a south Florida high school that left 17 people dead. In an email sent to...
View ArticleBernie Sanders is coming to Michigan to rally against the GOP tax plan
Bernie Sanders, that lovable socialist who famously lost to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, is coming to Lansing this week to lead a rally against the newly-signed...
View ArticleThe Troy Police Department's Twitter account is straight fire
The city of Troy is known for a lot of things —McMansions, good schools, an upscale mall— but having a chill police force hasn't historically been one of them. Now, that's starting to change, thanks...
View ArticleDid Michael Moore unwittingly attend an anti-Trump rally allegedly organized...
It's no secret that filmmaker and Michigan native Michael Moore is not a fan of our current Commander-in-Chief. Throughout Trump's campaign, Moore was a vocal opponent, appearing at a number of...
View ArticleIt's #NationalLoveYourPetDay and Detroiters are showing off their furry...
Love 'em or hate 'em, hashtag holidays sure have a way of getting us to post adorable photos on social media. Today is (who decides this stuff?)…
View ArticleUnder Trump, a growing number of metro Detroit millennials are turning to...
On the first Saturday of the year, more than 50 people were packed into a fluorescent-lit room at the Royal Oak Senior Center with the ultimate goal of overhauling the country's economic order.…
View ArticleSavage Love: Bi and biphobia
I'm an 18-year-old female. I'm cisgender and bisexual. I've been in a monogamous relationship with my cisgender bisexual boyfriend for about a year.…
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