What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan

Here’s How You Can Help Clean Up The Rouge River

The nonprofit group Friends of the Rouge needs volunteers to help with the annual cleanup of the Rouge River. This year’s Rouge Rescue event takes place Saturday, May 18. Volunteers are needed to help remove trash and invasive plants, maintain land and water trails and plant native wildflowers. Volunteers at last year’s event cleared the equivalent of 24 pickup trucks …

WATCH: Electric Vehicle Maker Rivian Profiled In Our Detroit Public Television Debut

As we’ve been teasing on social media and our podcast, Daily Detroit is branching out to your teevee set. Last night, our first segment aired on the Detroit Public Television program One Detroit. It’s a visit to the Plymouth headquarters of electric vehicle upstart Rivian, which rocketed out of obscurity when it debuted its eye-catching, zero-emissions SUV and pickup truck …

$50 Million Gift From The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Will Transform West Riverfront Park

Detroit’s riverfront just took another major step forward. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation — in honor of what would be Ralph C. Wilson’s 100th birthday — is making a $50 million grant to redevelop West Riverfront Park. Who gets what: $40 Million will go to the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy (a group that’s been on a roll as of late) and $10 million will go to the …

Metro Detroit Ranks In Top Quartile Nationally For Clean Energy Jobs

A new study says the Detroit region ranks 11th out of the top 50 U.S. metropolitan regions for clean-energy jobs. The Clean Jobs Cities ranking comes from the nonprofit organization Environmental Entrepreneurs. It says the Detroit area employs more than 95,000 people in clean, renewable and energy-efficiency jobs. Grand Rapids rounded out the list at number 50, with more …