Nolan and Stephen offer their predictions on some of the biggest issues in Michigan in 2020, including the Governor’s efforts to get funding to fix the state’s roads and this year’s Census count.
Holiday events are in full swing around metro Detroit and there’s a ton of events for families to take part in. Enjoy holiday decorations at the Boston-Edison Association Holiday Home Tour. Create your own holiday wreath at the Edison Branch of the Detroit Public Library. Tipping Point Theatre hosts “A Very Northville Christmas,” and don’t miss The Big Bright Light Show in downtown Rochester. See what else is coming up on "One Detroit Weekend."[Read Now]
In Michigan, roughly 22% of the state’s formerly incarcerated population end up back behind bars, but education can have an impact on recidivism. One Detroit contributor Mario Bueno and senior producer BIll Kubota explore how two Michigan prison education programs are helping the incarcerated prepare for jobs when they’re released. [Read Now]
Overgrown weeds, empty bottles and discarded bags littered property around a Detroit Family Dollar store. This type of blight isn’t unusual for a number of the dollar stores across the city. One Detroit’s Will Glover talks with BridgeDetroit reporter Jena Brooker about the blight issues at dollar stores around the city, as well as steps city officials are taking. [Read Now]
Detroit-born screenwriter Rob Edwards has a new graphic novel coming out in February 2024 detailing a little-known figure of America’s Black history: Robert Smalls. Edwards joined One Detroit's Chris Jordan at Comics & More to talk about his forthcoming graphic novel “Defiant,” its Kickstarter support, and why a comic book is a perfect, if unorthodox, way to teach kids Black history.[Read Now]
The holidays are a lonely time for the homeless and disadvantaged, a population that’s increased across Michigan over the last few years for myriad reasons. Two Detroit nonprofits about the current state of homelessness and poverty in Detroit and how they’re working to provide help and hope for the less fortunate during the holidays and beyond. [Read Now]