Malachi Barrett is a mission-oriented reporter working to liberate information for Detroiters. Barrett previously worked at MLive newspapers in Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Detroit. He was named ...

Mayoral candidate Jonathan Barlow is facing a flood of negative online attention spawned from viral videos depicting an encounter with a group of women who say he harassed them on a night out.

Editor’s note: Anyone impacted by the flooding in Southwest Detroit in need of assistance should call 313-774-5261. The line will be staffed until 8 p.m. Monday and 24 hours thereafter. A massive ...

Yum Village’s new coffee service means Detroiters have plenty of options for a coffee tour in the neighborhood: JP Makes & Bakes, Baobab Fare, Stella Good Coffee and directly adjacent, in Milwaukee ...

In 1981, the city of Detroit bought a toxic, derelict industrial site near Belle Isle in hopes it would soon be part of the budding revival of the riverfront. Thirty-nine years later, the dream of ...

The doors of the Detroit Institute of Bagels in Core City are closed indefinitely after ownership was transferred to a prominent real estate developer. On July 14, at 5:16 p.m. Detroit Institute of ...

Detroit building officials are waging a court fight to shut down a concrete crushing operation on the city’s west side that has been covering a majority Black neighborhood in dust. The city issued ...

For the fifth year anniversary of the COVID-19 outbreak, Fair Razo spoke to BridgeDetroit at the Detroit Health Department administrative headquarters on Mack Ave. The wide-ranging conversation ...

Jena is BridgeDetroit's environmental reporter, covering everything from food and agricultural to pollution to climate change. She was a 2022 Data Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center for Health ...

For the first time since he won the role 12 years ago, Mike Duggan will not be on the ballot for Detroit mayor. His term expires at the end of 2025, opening up a competitive contest to succeed him.

Charging fees on entertainment activities at downtown venues could unlock more benefits for Detroit’s neighborhoods. That’s the pitch from Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway, who spearheaded a ...

An origin story, a teacher of life, a relative, and a source of crucial nutrition, manoomin now has a new protector. Once covering much of Michigan’s inland lakes and streams, the wild rice (also ...