DETROIT, Michigan— Back in ancient times — otherwise known as 1980s Detroit — Hart Plaza belonged to the people.

As a musician who's spent decades bouncing around Detroit's rock scene, I've watched it change in ways both good and bad.

DETROIT, Michigan (DRCN)- Questions surrounding contaminated soil used at Detroit demolition sites continue to draw attention as investigations, testing, and cleanup efforts move forward years after the city's historic blight-removal initiative.

Anthony Grigsby | June 8, 2026 Ai generated image. What you're seeing in agriculture today is not simply bad luck. Across America, farmers are facing rising costs, uncertain markets, labor shortages, extreme weather, and increasing financial pressure. While food continues to reach grocery store shelves, many farm families are struggling behind the scenes to keep their operations going. Farmers are being asked to do more with less. Fuel costs rise. Equipment costs rise. Insura

MICHIGAN — As summer vacation gets underway, parents across Southeast Michigan and the Great Lakes Bay region are racing to secure remaining spots in local youth summer programs.

Michigan's foster care system serves thousands of children each year who enter care due to abuse, neglect, family crises, substance abuse, mental health concerns, or other circumstances that place their safety and well-being at risk. While state agencies, foster parents, social workers, and community organizations continue efforts to improve outcomes, advocates and child welfare officials say several ongoing challenges remain.

The sky over Michigan that day was a dismal shade, reminiscent of a bruised lung, as I finally dragged that battered car back into our driveway. It sat there like a rough piece of shrapnel, a stark reminder that some battles are not waged with bullets and bombs, but rather with the cheap, green dust sold in flimsy packets next to the beef jerky and disposable lighters at the corner store.

Ann Arbor is a picturesque city where historic brick buildings line busy streets. This historic hidden gem of a college town is home to so many unique things- local cafes, tree-lined storefronts buzzing with activity, gorgeously painted murals and the rhythm of university life along with a rich and deep rooted position in the chronicle of time; this hamlet combines lively fun and rich culture with a kick of small town charm.

WARREN, Mich.— In the blue-collar gut of Warren, Michigan, Shaw Park has always spoken in something close to plain English—baseball stitched into summer evenings, football stamped into fall Saturdays, the kind of predictable geometry that made the Midwest feel like it knew exactly what it was doing.

WARREN, Mich. — Cities spend a lot of time talking about development. New businesses. New construction. New tax revenue. Ribbon cuttings. Groundbreakings. Press releases.

DETROIT— There are people who affect our lives in small ways that end up meaning more than we realize. Sometimes we give those people their flowers while they’re here. Sometimes we don’t fully understand what they meant to us until it’s too late.

DETROIT, Michigan - In Detroit, the distance between an official press release and the truth can sometimes be measured in truckloads of dirt.

For some people, Big Boy is just another roadside diner with a cartoon statue out front. For us? It’s history. It’s muscle memory. It’s home.

Residents across several Oakland County communities are navigating a significant public health emergency following the rupture of a 42-inch water transmission main in Auburn Hills. The break, which occurred at River Woods Park during the early morning hours of May 10, 2026, prompted Governor Gretchen Whitmer to declare a State of Emergency, alongside localized emergency declarations in Auburn Hills and Orion Township.

For one night at least, the idea that going out in America has become unaffordable didn’t hold true. Last Saturday, a friend and I made the trip to the historic Senate Theater for a screening of the classic Blazing Saddles. Neither of us had ever been there before, and personally, I hadn’t stepped inside a real movie theater in years.

OVID, MI — Where Clinton County runs into Shiawassee County along the tired highway of M-21, the landscape settles into a familiar Midwestern lull—cornfields, wind, and the kind of quiet that makes even small towns feel like they’re holding their breath.

Step into any grocery store across Michigan, and you'll likely hear a common refrain echoed in various tones: “Why are prices still so high?” This question is entirely justified. While inflation reports may have softened and gas prices fluctuate, politicians assure the public that the situation is “stabilizing.”