Neighborhoods
Displaced Leland House Tenants to Get $15,000 Each in Detroit
DETROIT, Mich. — Nearly a year after they were forced out of the Leland House, the former tenants of the downtown Detroit high-rise are in line for $15,000\u2026
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Covers politics for HERE Detroit — from Detroit City Hall and the Wayne County Board of Commissioners to Lansing and Michigan's congressional delegation.
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I-75 and I-96 Weekend Closures Snarl Drives in Detroit
DETROIT, Mich. — Two of Detroit’s busiest freeways are shut down in sections this weekend while state road crews repave and patch pavement, and drivers heading downtown should\u2026
Events
70-Foot Spruce Hoisted at Campus Martius in Detroit
DETROIT, Mich. — Downtown Detroit has its holiday centerpiece. Crews hoisted a 70-foot Norway spruce into place at Campus Martius Park on Wednesday, Nov. 4, during a ceremony\u2026
Weather
Detroit Logs Ninth-Warmest October on Record as Rain Moves in
DETROIT, Mich. — Last month ranks among the warmest Octobers Detroit has ever recorded. Preliminary National Weather Service figures put the city's average daily temperature at 58.3 degrees,\u2026
Traffic
I-94 Traffic Shift Stays Through Winter as Detroit Work Continues
DETROIT, Mich. — Drivers who use I-94 west of Detroit should not expect the construction zone to clear out this winter. The shift that moved traffic onto the\u2026
News
A Century Later, Houdini Death Still Tied to Detroit
DETROIT, Mich. — Halloween 2026 marked a full century since Harry Houdini, the escape artist who said no lock could hold him, died in a Detroit hospital bed\u2026
Events
Detroit Marks Dia De Muertos With Run, Ofrendas on Sunday
DETROIT, Mich. — Sunday brings Detroit three ways to mark Dia de Muertos, from a morning race in Southwest Detroit to the last day of a popular museum\u2026
Education
Detroit Asks Young Residents to Pitch Ideas for Youth Solutions
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit is asking its young residents to tell City Hall what should change, and it plans to turn the best answers into real programs. The\u2026
Events
Halloween in the D Puts Trunk-or-Treats at Every Detroit Precinct
DETROIT, Mich. — Families across Detroit can collect candy Saturday at police stations, firehouses and city recreation centers as the city stages the main day of its Halloween\u2026
Food
Food Sovereignty Group Marks 20 Years in Detroit
DETROIT, Mich. — A Detroit group that has spent two decades teaching neighbors to grow their own food is pressing its case as grocery costs and food access\u2026
Weather
Mostly Dry, Cloudy Halloween Ahead in Detroit
DETROIT, Mich. — Halloween in Detroit is shaping up gray but mostly dry, with forecasters expecting clouds to thicken through Saturday and only a slim chance that rain\u2026
Weather
Detroit Cools Into the Weekend After One of Its Warmest Octobers
DETROIT, Mich. — The unusually warm stretch in Detroit is easing off for the Halloween weekend, but temperatures will stay above where they normally sit at the end\u2026