On The Line

Food may be a way to the heart, but the Free Press restaurant critic was looking for heart in her food for the 2022 Restaurant of the Year.

Inflations rates in the U.S. are at a 40-year high, and Midwestern grocery store shoppers are feeling particularly low. How bad will it get, and what’s the best way to navigate the aisles?

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave her last State of the State address as a first-term governor. Will she give another and what’s in her way?

From swag cams to business grants, the Detroit Pistons have upped their game to support the city since their return from Auburn Hills.

Whoever takes Mark Schlissel’s spot as University of Michigan president is walking into a firestorm swirling with misconduct scandals.

A wife beater. An outside business. A perjury claim. A so-called double-agent. It all rings of freedom to attorneys defending clients in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

How bad is the omicron variant, really? Should you just get it, to get it over with? Michigan’s top doctor and and the Free Press’ health reporter answer burning questions as cases spike.

Carlos and Shawn catch up with Mick McCabe, who has covered high school sports for the Free Press for 51 years. Mick recounts his most gripping stories, discusses why he enjoys covering prep sports so much, and gets in a few digs on our guys.

Christmas-themed attractions got innovative in 2020 because of indoor restrictions and social distancing guidelines. This Owosso, Michigan, family wouldn’t let anything stop them from keeping the Christmas magic alive.

The Free Press and other media organizations took the state's redistricting commission to court in an effort to provide greater transparency. The ultimate cost could be more than  legal fees.