Sep 02 Detroit high school students turn their city’s tumult into a musical of hope By Zosette Guir, Detroit Public TV For years, the performing arts students at Detroit's Cass Tech performed the traditional plays and musicals that high schools across the country stage. But last fall -- inspired by the city's beloved Heidelberg Project -- they decided to create their… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch Detroit high school students imagine their city’s rebirth in self-produced musical By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch News Wrap: Record rains soak Detroit suburbs By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, major Michigan interstates were closed after record-breaking rains caused flooding, shutting down General Motor’s tech center near Detroit. Also, the government of Russia dispatched a miles-long convoy of trucks toward the Ukrainian border under the… Continue watching
Aug 12 Detroit area continues to struggle with flooding By Justin Scuiletti The aftermath of a Monday storm that unleashed nearly five inches of rain on the Detroit area is still being felt Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 22 Detroit workers vote ‘yes’ on city’s debt plan By Andrew Troast Public workers and retirees voted overwhelmingly to back pension cuts in Detroit, in a sign of support for the city’s attempts to restructure after filing for bankruptcy last year. Continue reading
Jun 24 Building musical instruments from Detroit’s wreckage By Roy Feldman, WTVS Detroit Public Television Reclaim Detroit is a nonprofit organization that dismantles vacant buildings to re-use their materials. That’s music to the ears of Michigan luthier Gary Zimnicki, who is using reclaimed floorboards and ceilings to craft ukuleles and mandolins. Filmmaker Roy Feldman from… Continue reading
Jun 09 Detroit’s automakers pledge $26 million to save museum, benefit pensions By Margaret Myers In a show of solidarity for a city struggling through bankruptcy, Detroit’s three automakers announced Monday a pledge of $26 million to go toward a deal that would help save the integrity of the city’s renowned art museum and alleviate… Continue reading
May 29 Detroit’s economy, entrepreneurship on agenda at ‘Davos of Michigan’ By News Desk Some 1600 people are expected to travel to picturesque Mackinac Island in northern Michigan this week to begin the 34th annual Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy conference. The three-day event features workshops with Michigan's top business, government and academic leaders,… Continue reading
May 13 Detroit Institute of Arts says bankruptcy appraisals would harm ‘irreplaceable’ art By Chelsea Coatney On Tuesday, the Detroit Institute of Arts told a bankruptcy judge that allowing potential buyers to come into the museum for a “yard-sale-like” bankruptcy appraisal would be harmful to the 1,741 pieces of art currently hanging in the… Continue reading