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Tamika Washington — Coverage
All filed reports from Tamika Washington, Detroit correspondent covering the for the MiTL Conversation Desk.
A flight attendant saved 25 cats from Qatar for Detroit. Seriously.
Your flight to Qatar for cats is booked, right? So let me tell you— I saw something that just warmed my spirit, on God. We talk a lot about what Detroit *used* to be, and what it's *gonna* be, but so...
Your People Mover is back and they fixed it, for real
Your People Mover is back y'all, on God So let me tell you—you ever just forget something important exists, then boom, it’s back like it never left? That's how I feel about the People Mover. After ne...
Your Cinco de Mayo needs Carnival Market's mariachi band.
Your next party needs a mariachi band, on God Now listen—you ever walk into a grocery store and suddenly feel like you’re at a whole party? That’s Carnival Market in Pontiac for you, especially on Ci...
Your Little Caesars just got a major upgrade in Dearborn Heights.
Your Pistons are advancing, on God! So let me tell you— I know we got a lot going on right now. Gas prices looking like they on a rocket ship to the moon, and I-696 shutting down parts of the west si...
Your Pistons just did the impossible down 24 points
Your Detroit Pistons just did something unbelievable So let me tell you— I was sitting there, on my couch, watching the Detroit Pistons against the Orlando Magic, and on God, I was ready to turn it o...
Ann Arbor took down 600 watch signs. Can you believe this?
Your neighborhood watch signs are gone Now listen, y'all know I love Detroit. I love how we handle our business, how we stay resilient. But sometimes, when I look across the water to Ann Arbor, I jus...
Your Pig & Whiskey festival just moved to Corktown. What now?
Your BBQ festival is moving to Corktown, on God. So listen, y'all know how much we love our festivals. And Pig & Whiskey? That thing has been a staple in Ferndale for years, a whole vibe with the mus...
Cade Cunningham just broke a Pistons record. Did you see it?
Your Pistons just did something wild, on God. So let me tell you— I know we've been through it with the Pistons, on God. We've seen some things. But last night? The Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando M...
Someone is stealing bricks from Ms. Cheryl Perdue's Detroit home
Your neighbor's house might be disappearing brick by brick. So let me tell you— I had to read this one a few times myself. We got a senior citizen in Detroit, Ms. Cheryl Perdue, and she’s saying peop...
A dude crashed his Tesla into a Ferndale Verizon store. No joke.
You won't believe what this dude did in Ferndale So let me tell you—sometimes you just gotta shake your head at the foolishness. We got a story out of Ferndale, right on the border of our city, that’...
Did you feel that 2.9 magnitude rumble in Brightmoor?
You felt that little rumble this morning, didn't you? ## Your morning coffee just got a little shake-up So let me tell you— I was just about to pour my coffee, right? Out here in Brightmoor, the win...
Saroki's Crispy Chicken is coming. Your Michigan Ave just won.
Your new favorite chicken spot is coming, on God So let me tell you— I was scrolling through the news this morning, minding my business, and then I saw it. Saroki’s Crispy Chicken & Pizza, the spot t...
Someone's stealing brass from Detroit fire hydrants. What gives?
Your Detroit Fire Hydrants Are Missing Pieces Now listen, y'all know I love this city. Ride or die, through thick and thin, Detroit on the wire—we don't leave, we rebuild. But sometimes, even I gotta...
Your cute shoes are messing with your knees and back, Detroit.
Your Shoes are Messing You Up, Seriously Now listen—I’m sitting here sipping my coffee, looking at this story about shoes, and I gotta tell you, it hit me different. We all out here trying to look go...
Did a Warren daycare tie up your 5-year-old?
Your kids are NOT safe if Warren daycare tied them up So let me tell you— I saw this story about a daycare in Warren, and my spirit just got *heavy*. A five-year-old boy, Amari Dinkins, who has cogni...
El Trombone is taking over Mutiny Tiki Bar's old spot. Are you ready?
They're moving Mutiny Tiki Bar, and guess who's taking over? So let me tell you— I was sitting here, sipping my coffee, doing my thing, and then I saw this news about Mutiny Tiki Bar, and I just had ...
Your Pistons dancers are juggling *this* for the playoffs.
Your Pistons dance team hustle is real, y'all. Now listen. We talk a lot about what it takes to make it in this city, right? The grit, the grind, the long hours. But sometimes, even I forget just how...
Mutiny Tiki Bar left Southwest. Your new favorite bar is coming.
Your favorite Detroit bar is moving, on God. So let me tell you—you know Mutiny Tiki Bar, right? That spot in Southwest Detroit where the drinks are strong, the vibe is always right, and it feels lik...
A cemetery on Vanguard Drive? Pontiac residents are fighting back.
Hold up, a cemetery next to your front porch? Now listen, Detroit is a city that's always building, always changing. We get new businesses, new developments, sometimes even new parks. But when I tell...
They promised you a park, but AB Ford ain't it.
Your new park ain't what they promised, on God So let me tell you—you remember last fall, when the city was all hyped up about reopening AB Ford Park along the Detroit Riverfront? They had the ribbon...
A Birmingham shootout means your Airbnb just got riskier
Your neighbor wants new Airbnb rules after a shootout So let me tell you—you ever notice how Birmingham always thinks it's so far from everything happening in the city? Like if you're north of 8 Mile...
Your Livernois pothole could actually pay you back
Your potholes could actually pay you So let me tell you—you ever hit a pothole on Livernois or trying to navigate the mess on Gratiot, and just feel your whole day getting messed up? Like, you alread...
Your commute just got easier (and more musical)
Your commute just got easier (and more musical) So let me tell you— I know we talk a lot about the streets of Detroit. How we ride 'em, how we fix 'em, how some of 'em still got potholes big enough t...
Your mayor is actually talking to the Downtown Takeover kids
You won't believe what our mayor is doing with the youth. So let me tell you—you remember a few weeks back when downtown Detroit was just *packed* with young folks? We had the "Downtown Takeover," th...
Your "Castle" just slapped Detroit with a lawsuit
You won't believe what the 'Castle' owners are doing Now listen. So let me tell you—you know that house, the one everybody calls "The Castle" on the west side, near Grand River and Outer Drive? The o...
A Livonia family's dog is gone because of a delivery driver
Your neighbor just lost their dog because of a delivery driver So let me tell you— this story out of Livonia hit me right in the chest, on God. A family's beloved dog, shot by a delivery driver who s...
Your Detroit home needs this spring check NOW.
Your spring cleaning list just got real, on God. So let me tell you—you know how we do our spring cleaning around here? After a winter that felt like it dragged on forever, with that gray sky over th...
Your Grosse Ile Easter Bunny just pulled a Michigan escape.
Your Easter Bunny escape is wild, Detroit. So let me tell you—you know how sometimes something just *feels* right? Like it's exactly the kind of mess only *we* could cook up? That's how I felt seeing...
Justin Verlander’s injury just sunk your Tigers reunion plans
Your Tigers just got hit with bad news again, for real Now listen, y'all know I love the Detroit Tigers like I love Buddy's Pizza — deep dish, square, and real Detroit. So when I heard the news about...
Your Tigers won, but downtown had a different kind of chaos
Your Tigers just won Opening Day, and guess what happened So let me tell you—you know how we always talk about Detroit's comeback, right? How the energy downtown is just *different* now, especially a...
Your Detroit block is fighting a dangerous illegal energy hookup
Your neighborhood is fighting for electricity on your block So let me tell you, there's a story simmering in a Detroit neighborhood, and it's got folks talking about more than just porch lights. Resi...
A full-auto machine gun vanished from YOUR Detroit post office.
Your Uber driver might be packing heat, on God. So let me tell you— this story about the automatic machine gun, *a fully automatic machine gun*, just getting lost in the mail after being last seen at...
Ron LeFlore went from prison to your Tigers. Here's how.
Your Tigers are gonna win it all, on God So let me tell you— you hear about the Ron LeFlore biography dropping this week? See, we talk about the Tigers, and yeah, we lookin' forward to Opening Day, t...
Your West Side neighbors are NOT playing about that trash pile.
Your neighbors are NOT playing about trash, on God. So let me tell you—you know how we do in Detroit. We stay, we rebuild, we fight for what's ours. And what's ours is a clean neighborhood, especiall...
Your Lions star Nate Burleson is making spirits in Ferndale.
Your favorite NFL player is doing something wild. So let me tell you—you know Nate Burleson, right? The dude was a wide receiver for our Lions, played hard, caught some serious passes. Now he’s all o...
Nate Burleson just linked with Ferndale. Your thoughts?
Your Pistons are making a serious run, on God! So let me tell you— I know we got a lot going on in Detroit, like always. From those potholes trying to swallow your whole tire on Livernois, to the con...
Did Detroit just tow away a 2-year-old baby?
Your kids are not safe, even in your car, y'all. ### Seriously, Detroit? So let me tell you— I had to read this one twice, on God. A two-year-old baby was *accidentally towed away* inside a reposses...
Stellantis is ticketing workers for THIS? You gotta see this.
Wait, Stellantis is really doing this to y'all? So let me tell you— I'm sitting here sipping my coffee, looking out at the city waking up, and I see this story about Stellantis. And on God, I had to ...
Your judge is tired of you driving on Zoom.
Your judge is tired of you driving on Zoom calls. So let me tell you—you ever get on a Zoom call and forget to mute yourself? Or maybe you're eating something loud? We've all been there. But a Wayne ...
Oakland County's erasing medical debt. Could Detroit be next?
Your medical debt gone? Oakland County is making it happen. So let me tell you—you ever seen one of those GoFundMe campaigns for someone’s medical bills? Or heard about folks having to choose between...
Did you see that fireball over the Ambassador Bridge?
Your gas bill is high and now this! So let me tell you—you're at home on a Monday night, maybe you just got done with dinner, watching whatever's on, and then BOOM. The whole sky lights up like someb...
Your stomach isn't ready for THIS Kiss restaurant.
Your stomach is NOT ready for this Kiss restaurant. So let me tell you— I saw this story about the new Kiss "Rock & Brews" restaurant coming to town, and my eyes just about rolled out my head. You kn...
That brain-eating virus might already be in you, Detroit.
Your brain might already be infected with a brain-eating virus, no lie So let me tell you— I just read something that made me drop my Buddy's Pizza slice, on God. They saying we might already be walk...
Your DTW PreCheck just got longer. Here's why.
Your TSA PreCheck frustration is real. But listen— Now listen. All this talk about TSA PreCheck and those unpredictable security lines at airports across the country? On God, I know it's frustrating....
Your DPD just got a new officer for animal cruelty cases.
Your Detroit police just got serious about pets Now listen, y'all. I saw this headline, and I had to stop my whole scroll. Detroit's got a new police officer, right? Not for violent crime, not for tr...
Did ancient Romans worry about zombies like we do?
They're finding ancient nails in graves in Rome, on God Now listen—sometimes you hear somethin’ so outta pocket, you gotta just stop and rewind it. They diggin’ up old Roman graves, right? In this ne...
Your bigger tax refund means Detroit families can finally breathe.
Your tax refund looks bigger. Here’s why Detroit needs it. So let me tell you—everybody’s talking about how these tax refunds are looking a little thicker this year, right? And then you got folks on ...
That Livonia cupcake spot is about to blow up, for real.
Detroit, you won't believe this cupcake comeback Now listen—you know I love a good comeback story. It's in our DNA here in Detroit, on God. We've seen whole neighborhoods rise up, brick by brick, aft...
This rogue AI wants your crypto. Seriously.
Your AI just wanted to make money on its own So let me tell you— I’m sitting here, sipping my coffee, watching the sun come up over the Ambassador Bridge, and I see this headline that just makes me s...
Don't trust AI with your Detroit taxes. Seriously.
Your taxes and AI what you need to know in Detroit So let me tell you—this whole thing about using Artificial Intelligence for your taxes, or just sharing your personal info with it? Now listen, it's...
Kiss opening in Detroit is either genius or just wild, right?
This Kiss restaurant is either genius or just plain wild So let me tell you— I saw this story about the new Kiss Rock & Brews restaurant opening up, right? And my first thought, on God, was "Detroit ...