Sarah Cwiek
Detroit Reporter/ProducerSarah Cwiek joined Michigan Public in October 2009. As our Detroit reporter, she is helping us expand our coverage of the economy, politics, and culture in and around the city of Detroit.
Before her arrival at Michigan Public, Sarah worked at WDET-FM as a reporter and producer.
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Detroit officials are encouraging residents to report illegal block parties after what Mayor Mike Duggan says was a weekend of violence rarely seen in Detroit anymore. -
An EPA report says climate change-driven weather patterns are having a growing impact on all aspects of life across most of the U.S., and Michigan is no exception. -
Detroit's city council voted Tuesday to hire an independent evaluator to look at whether the city is assessing homes at their true market value. According to a property tax reform ordinance the Detroit City Council passed last year, that was supposed to happen this past February. -
The ACLU of Michigan says it’s reached a landmark legal settlement with the Detroit Police Department over the department’s use of facial recognition technology. -
The effort will install solar arrays on about 100 blighted acres. -
Four of the six groups working in high-crime neighborhoods showed violent crime reductions well above the citywide average of a 20% drop–posting drops in homicides and non-fatal shootings ranging from 33% to 67%.
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The department's Office of Civil Rights investigated 75 instances of alleged discrimination and harassment based on shared Jewish ancestry and shared Palestinian or Muslim ancestry. The investigation found that the university's responses did not meet its Title VI requirements to remedy the hostile environment. -
The calculator asks users for some basic information, including zip code, income, and household size, then estimates how much they might save with energy efficient purchases. -
The first phase of the “Accessabili-D” project will serve a portion of the city’s southeast side, offering scheduled and on-demand rides, with a route serving 68 stops. -
This year marks Motown's 65th anniversary. How and why did this music from Detroit become so special to people around the world?
