Tag: COVID-19
How Detroit Public Schools Community District is Tackling the Teacher Shortage
Detroit Public Schools Community District came up with the solution to a major problem it was facing in 2021: The district was having trouble...
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Feb. 14-18)
The Polk Penguin Conservation Center reopens at the zoo, The Oakland Hills Country Club is destroyed in a fire, the state’s indoor mask advisory is withdrawn, and a new food hall is planned for Eastern Market
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Feb. 7-11)
JoJo’s ShakeBar is coming to Detroit, the end of the trucker protest at the Ambassador Bridge could be in sight, K-12 mask mandates are being lifted in some counties, and Burn Rubber Sneaker Boutique is opening another location
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories From the Week (Jan. 24-28)
Marrow’s executive chef is competing on ‘Top Chef,’ GM announces a more than $7 billion investment in manufacturing, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers State of the State address, and more news
2022 Hour Detroiters: Dr. Herbert C. Smitherman Jr. Is Getting Homebound Detroiters COVID Vaccines
The president and CEO of the nonprofit Health Centers Detroit Medical Group — who makes our annual list of people making Motown a better place — is on the front lines of overcoming misinformation and mobility issues
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Jan. 10-14)
Pine Knob Music Theatre is back, Detroit’s Under Armour store is closing, and updates on the Michigan Central Station
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories From the Week (Jan. 3-7)
American Coney Island's Chuck Keros dies at 88, COVID cases hit a record-high in Michigan, the Henry Ford announces new exhibits for 2022, and HopCat is coming back to Royal Oak
2022 Hour Detroiters: Tenesa Sanders Gives Back with Detroit Action
The end of the COVID-era eviction moratorium pushes thousands to the brink of homelessness and propels Sanders — a Detroit community organizer who makes our annual list of people who are making Motown a better place — into the streets
7 Burning Questions for 2022
Will Gretchen Whitmer be reelected? Will Detroit allow recreational pot shops to open? How will Coleman Young II and once-nemesis Mike Duggan get along? Our panelists make their predictions.
Local Researchers Find Link Between COVID and Diabetes
Plus, other studies from the Mitten State
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Nov. 15-19)
MDHHS issues face mask advisory as COVID-19 cases rise, journalist Danny Fenster is freed from Myanmar jail, President Joe Biden visits General Motor Co.’s Factory Zero, and former Pistons’ player Dennis Rodman is named a style icon
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Nov. 8-12)
Bell’s Brewery announces sale of company, Detroit prepares for COVID-19 surge, Jack White is releasing two albums next year, and a seafood restaurant opens in Birmingham
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Nov. 1-5)
An Asian street food-inspired restaurant called Basan will open next year, kids can now get the COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan wins his third term, and Hudsonville Ice Cream debuts new holiday treats
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from The Week (Oct. 25-29)
Target plans to bring a location to Midtown Detroit, Campus Martius is getting its largest Christmas tree yet, Dave’s Hot Chicken debuts in Dearborn, and Downtown Boxing Gym opens an outdoor sports complex
Top Docs 2021: Study of COVID-19 in Detroit Kids Highlights Health Inequities
The research found that children of color are more vulnerable to severe illness from the coronavirus than other kids
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Sept. 20-24)
Dr. Joneigh Khaldun steps down as Michigan’s chief medical executive, a dance drama set in Detroit premieres on Fox, Eminem is opening a Mom's Spaghetti diner, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces a new plan to wirelessly charge moving vehicles
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Sept 6-10)
Meijer’s new Rivertown Market gets an opening date, the Detroit Zoo announces its new director, and locals react to the death of Mudgie’s Deli owner, Greg Mudge
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Aug. 16-20)
Ann Arbor bans the sale of new fur, Eminem will play “White Boy Rick” in a new series, Detroit is offering another dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and the state’s chief medical executive urges Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to issue a mask mandate for schools
A Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist on Back to School and COVID-19
Dr. Bishara Freij discusses masking, vaccines, and other ways to protect students
In Case You Missed It: Top Stories from the Week (Aug. 2-6)
Wayne State University joins other Michigan schools that will require vaccinations, Dave Chappelle is filming a Netflix special in Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan wins the Detroit mayoral primary, and a new two-story restaurant will overlook Comerica Park
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