by Shawn Wichar | Apr 6, 2026 | Reliability Work Updates, Your Neighborhood
This week, DTE was at the corner of State Street and Oakbrook Drive in Ann Arbor installing new pole top equipment. This new infrastructure could include new power poles, connectors, fiberglass cross arms or a new transformer. New power poles are taller and more...
by Hayley Orzech | Mar 30, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Community Transformation, Detroit - District 6, East Side Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Energy Future, Environment, People, Places, Planet, Uncategorized, Wayne County, West Side Neighborhoods, Your Neighborhood
In 1976, Cassandra Thomas made a sweet potato cookie to satisfy her new husband Jeffery’s sweet tooth, and in doing so, she created a legacy. In 1987, the Thomases debuted Cassandra’s sweet potato cookies at the Rosedale Park 30 Block Yard Sale. Within just...
by Amanda Passage | Mar 23, 2026 | People, Progress, Washtenaw County, Your Neighborhood
When a community comes together around a shared purpose, the results can be powerful. That was certainly the case in Saline, where the Mrs. Tu Memorial Fundraising Campaign recently exceeded its $15,000 goal – thanks to the generosity of local residents, the Tu family...
by Amanda Fischer | Mar 19, 2026 | Corktown, Southwest Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Your Neighborhood
We are working to modernize our infrastructure to deliver more reliable power to customers across the communities we serve. As part of this work, we are investing $150 million to rebuild the infrastructure that delivers power to homes and businesses in the Corktown...
by Amanda Fischer | Mar 18, 2026 | Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Your Neighborhood
Since 2020, DTE has been working to enhance power quality in Detroit’s Midtown area by completely rebuilding the infrastructure that delivers power to homes and businesses. This $200 million project will impact nine Detroit neighborhoods — Cultural Center, Eastern...
by Jessica Watson | Mar 12, 2026 | Environment, Volunteerism, Wayne County, Your Neighborhood
This winter, the women of Environmental Management & Safety (EM&S) at DTE partnered with Detroit Public Schools to create and deliver a STEM Program at Carver Elementary Middle School on Detroit’s west side. Over five weeks, women from across DTE met with 26...
