Metro Detroit communities are turning to senior-focused millages as demand for rides, in-home care and other services outstrips local budgets. Voters are increasingly being asked to fill gaps that state funding hasn't closed.

A Fraser man says a Zoltar fortune‑teller's numbers he played for 30 years matched the April 22 Powerball drawing for a $1M prize.

At Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics, four women foundation leaders argued for resident‑driven investment in Detroit schools, neighborhoods and youth programs.

Mayor Mary Sheffield launched "Occupy the Summer," reviving Midnight Basketball and expanding late-night rec hours so Detroit youth have free, supervised activities across the city. The move is part of a budget-backed prevention plan to keep teens engaged through the summer.

Bridge to Success pairs Black Tech Saturdays with the University of Michigan for three‑week, in‑person micro‑credentials at Michigan Central starting June 6, with early free seats.

Dozens gathered outside the Islamic Center of Hamtramck after a threatened book burning; photos show Qurans handed out, a U-Haul leaving and police on scene.

President Domenico Grasso has recommended Gabriella Scarlatta as UM‑Dearborn's next chancellor; the Board of Regents will consider the nomination May 21.

Judson Center and Child Safe Michigan have started a yearlong renovation of their Royal Oak campus to centralize care and expand services to about 900 more people annually.

Human remains uncovered near Big Star Lake during an excavation were determined to be ancestral and are now in an anthropologist’s custody.

After a $28 million overhaul, Livonia’s Kirksey Recreation Center reopened with bigger gyms, a doubled FitHub and new rooms for classes and seniors.

Mayor Mo Baydoun ordered a Range Rover impounded after a 17-year-old drove across a lawn; the teen was ticketed and given a court date.

At U-M commencement, a Faculty Senate chair praised pro‑Palestinian activists and drew an apology from university leadership alongside criticism from Jewish groups.

Mayor Mary Sheffield has created a new Office of Neighborhood and Community Safety led by Teferi Brent to centralize community violence‑intervention, conflict resolution and survivor services across Detroit. The goal is prevention and neighborhood‑led problem solving.