Detroit
“Detroit Jazz City”: New CD celebrates the Motor City
February 25, 2016Music enthusiasts may rarely think of Detroit when it comes to jazz ... but a new CD might change that.
Read moreTeacher sickouts close almost all Detroit schools
January 20, 2016Nearly all Detroit Public Schools (DPS) are closed Wednesday, as teacher sickouts which began last week continue.
Read moreFlora Hommel, 87: life as a labor of love
July 17, 2015Besides being the founder of the Childbirth Without Pain Education Association, her work touched on so many areas ... health, women, city politics, world politics.
Read moreState-named panel to run Detroit finances for 13 years
November 14, 2014A nine-member, state-named panel, with no unionists among its initial appointees, will run Detroit's finances for the next 13 years, a court-approved bankruptcy exit plan says.
Read moreDetroit bankruptcy solved – for now: What about other cities?
November 10, 2014Everyone is congratulating Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and his emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, for helping to craft a bankruptcy settlement in Detroit.
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