Giving political girls their flowers and celebrating the women who make politics happen.

***The time and location for this meeting have changed. Now at 6 p.m. at Second Ebenezer Church and online.*** Agenda and meeting documents can be found on the [**DWSD Legistar page**](https://...

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department temporarily evacuated its offices due to structural problems in the historic Water Board Building, designed by Louis Kamper.

Network with other professionals at Documenters Speed Dating in Detroit this week, plus other opportunities.

This summer, Detroiters were hit with challenges, like power outages, wildfire smoke, food recalls and extreme heat.

You deserve powerful, trustworthy local news — and you can help make it happen. Join the Outlier Collective with a donation of any amount and become part of a community that believes everyone deserves...

Detroit police officers searched Flock camera networks at least 26,330 times between June 2025 and May 2026.

Check out these Detroit job opportunities, plus grant applications and resource fairs.

You deserve powerful, trustworthy local news — and you can help make it happen. Join the Outlier Collective with a donation of any amount and become part of a community that believes everyone deserves...

You can attend several events during the Detroit Month of Design, plus explore some job opportunities.

A Detroit tenant lawfully held her landlord accountable for making repairs. The landlord now refuses to renew her lease.

Detroit Documenter and nurse Princess Brown found her voice by taking notes at local public meetings.

Celebrate Labor Day weekend in Detroit, plus other events in September as we get ready for autumn.

Check out some Detroit job opportunities, apply for a grant, or take an interactive workshop, plus more ways to get involved.

Want to know more about a landlord before you sign a lease? Here’s how Detroit renters can research eviction history, blight tickets and more.

The Detroit Tenants Union is suing to change how evictions are handled in court and force landlords to address unsafe housing.

Some metro Detroit police departments are calling immigration authorities more often, upending lives over minor traffic violations.

Some metro Detroit police departments are calling immigration authorities more often, upending lives over minor traffic violations.

This is how we investigated local police collaboration with immigration enforcement, like Border Patrol, in metro Detroit and beyond.

Some metro Detroit police departments are calling immigration authorities more often, upending lives over minor traffic violations.

Learn some history to end Black August, check out fluorescence on Belle Isle, and find more Detroit opportunities and ways to get involved.

Get trained to take paid assignments documenting public meetings at the Detroit Documenters orientation.

Detroit’s goal is to help 350 households with critical home repairs this year. Nearly 9,700 households applied for the latest round of assistance.

Detroit Documenters will discuss leveraging your civic experience for jobs and other opportunities at an open workshop on Friday.

August 14, 2026 | The Detroit Documenters Community of Practice (DCoP) is a learning exchange for Documenters. This month, experienced Detroit Documenters will share tips on leveraging the Documenter...

Gear up for the school year with these free backpack giveaways across Detroit, plus haircuts, books, bike giveaways and more.

Several organizations are offering workshops teaching strategies for organizing and fundraising in Detroit.

BOPC seems to be taking its role seriously this year. Plus, some spicy public comment at a school board meeting.

Hailey Hentz, a recent journalism graduate, became a Detroit Documenter to better understand local government.

Visual artists, creatives and archivists like Black Bottom Archives are working to preserve Black culture in Detroit.

We can breathe again. Let’s fly a kite. Meet Detroit Documenters at Clemente Park on Thursday.

Need weekend plans in Detroit? Gather with other Black trans women, or join Feeding the Fight to share a meal.

Despite not being trained or required to enforce immigration law, Shelby Township police turned over migrants to Border Patrol.

Detroit only has one city-run outdoor public pool — and it’s closed this summer for renovations.