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The L.A.-based trio Moonchild, who is performing at El Club tonight, melds unique beats and horns on their latest release.
The L.A.-based trio, who is performing at El Club on April 23, melds unique beats and horns on their latest release.
The festivities will feature everything from flower growing to art displays themed around environmentalism and sustainability.
Lyoya was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop earlier this month.
On today's Detroit Evening Report: Mourners gather for the funeral of Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids. For more, listen here: https://buff.ly/36HyfJ2
An advocate says energy should be placed in the hands of the people, just as it is meant to be with our politics.
Time is running out to replace old energy equipment powered by fossil fuels with clean, carbon-free technologies, according to a recent book.
Master Chef Shawn Loving talks with Ann Delisi and Chef James Rigato about running Detroit’s most challenging kitchen and how LeBron James got him started cooking for professional athletes and celebrities.
Juan Carlos Dueweke-Perez is the founder of Featherstone, a trilingual immigrant-owned marketing agency for people of color. He says he knows all too well what it’s like to live in uncertainty.
“I was undocumented for 14 years. It's difficult to explain what you go through both in terms of access in terms of resources," he reflects.
He and his fellow community organizers created a GoFundMe campaign and raised $64,000 during the spring of 2020. Then they got to work to find families to assist.
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On today's Detroit Evening Report: The state health department is warning of an expected rise in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks, driven by the more contagious omicron subvariant. For more, listen here: https://buff.ly/3L4lMhm
Wind turbines have become cheaper to implement and operate over the last decade, according to the leader of an energy transition consulting firm.
Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) forcefully pushed back on the accusations made by Sen. Lana Theis (R-Brighton) in a 5-minute speech this week on the Senate floor. The video has garnered over 13 million views on Twitter so far.
Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) forcefully pushed back on the accusations made by Sen. Lana Theis (R-Brighton) on the Senate floor. The video has garnered over 13 million views on Twitter.
On today's Detroit Evening Report: The Detroit Department of Transportation will encourage but no longer require the use of masks on buses, at shelters or in buildings following a federal court ruling that recently ended the public transportation mask mandate. Listen here: https://buff.ly/3vAN0Wv
With recreational cannabis businesses opening all across the state, the city of Detroit is just starting its experiment with retail shops.
Building cities that are both denser and more ecofriendly would have major benefits for our planet.
In Metro Detroit, the state estimates that, as of April 14, about 35% of Afghan refugees were still waiting in temporary housing.
Parker Village HP in Highland Park is turning a vacant school into a café, aquaponics garden, events and cultural center, and sustainable housing.
Parker Village HP is turning a vacant school into a café, aquaponics garden, events and cultural center, and sustainable housing.
On today's Detroit Evening Report: The attorneys for Patrick Lyoya’s family released the results of an independent autopsy Tuesday. For more on this story and other headlines from today, listen here: https://buff.ly/3OpI6UI
Dr. Werner Spitz, a world-renown forensic pathologist and Wayne State University professor, concluded that Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head by the Grand Rapids police officer while being restrained on his stomach. https://buff.ly/3KXpFEJ
Solar technology helps distribute energy in a clean and efficient manner. And its price is coming down, dropping 89% in the last 10 years. But Michigan has a long way to go if it wants to distribute this technology to buildings and open fields across the state.
Utility companies are opposing a bill that would unleash a cap on the excess energy sold back to the grid from solar on peoples’ homes.
On Feb. 18, people with the Detroit Sugarbush Project – many of them Indigenous – gathered in Rouge Park for a ritual to mark the start of the annual maple syrup harvest. The burning of a sacred fire drew the attention of law enforcement. Soon more than a dozen Detroit Police officers arrived and ordered the ceremony to end.
As WDET’s Russ McNamara reports, a fire burned again in the sugarbush and with it came calls for healing and understanding.
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Detroit News reporter Craig Mauger says this year’s drama at the county-level conventions is not completely unusual. These conventions can be breeding grounds for upheaval.
MichMash hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth talk with Craig Mauger of The Detroit News about last week's raucous conventions and what happens next.
On today's Detroit Evening Report: Body camera footage of the encounter between a Grand Rapids police officer and Patrick Lyoya earlier this month ends almost a minute before the 26-year-old was shot by the officer. For more on this and other headlines from today, listen here: https://buff.ly/37tgjCi
Detroit’s former police chief says the incident further calls into question who police departments recruit to become officers.
Detroit's former police chief says the incident further calls into question who police departments recruit to become officers.
The lawsuit filed by the family of Hana St. Juliana alleges that the district was negligent in their handling of the accused shooter.
The lawsuit filed by the family of Hana St. Juliana accuses Oxford Community Schools of avoiding accountability and not doing all it could to stop the shooting.
How to write good poetry, according to Billy Collins.
“I learned to write poetry by reading it, and I think that’s the way you learn. Not by sitting at a seminar table, listening to a poet who’s well established, talking about his or her poetry, but by reading English poetry and getting used to the iambic measures in poetry.”
Billy Collins discusses how he got into poetry, what drives his work, and what he anticipates at the Midwest Literary Walk on April 23.
On today's Detroit Evening Report: The Detroit City Council approves a $2.4 billion budget for 2022-23. For more on this and other headlines from today, listen here: https://buff.ly/37U2L2H
General Motors says its sales numbers in the first quarter were down by about 20% while Ford reported a drop of around 17% over the same period in 2020. Cox Automotive analyst Michelle Krebs says, beyond the challenge of obtaining semiconductors, car companies are now facing additional supply chain issues.
While inflation continues to elevate new vehicle prices, analysts say that isn't the main reason for the slumping numbers to start the year.
"Freshwater" is the name of a new short video by dream hampton, which explores themes of childhood, a warming climate and the life of Detroiters. The video will be screening today at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit through Aug. 14.
Artist, activist and filmmaker dream hampton discusses the influences on her new work that is now screening at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
On today’s Detroit Evening Report: Detroit plans $10 million investment to provide internet access in Hope Village. For more on this story and other headlines from today, listen here: https://buff.ly/37PLOWO
“City on Fire” is author Don Winslow’s first time writing about his home in New England.
On today's Detroit Evening Report: Video released by Grand Rapids Police shows the details of the fatal shooting of a Black man following a traffic stop in April. For more on this and other headlines from today, listen here: https://buff.ly/3KFBYWk
A look at the ways individuals can move their communities forward while also respecting the work already being done by others.
There is a national effort from conservatives to strip away the civil rights of Black people, according to the National Urban League’s president & CEO.
On today's Detroit Evening Report: Inflation soared 8.5% in March, the highest it's been in 40 years. For more on this story and other headlines from today, listen here: https://buff.ly/3rnT8QG
DTE power shut-offs have been more frequent compared to other utilities in the state since 2013, says a local journalist.
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