Making Detroit Greener, One Block At A Time
by: Pat BatchellerWDET listeners, staff join The Greening of Detroit to plant trees in Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhood.
WDET listeners, staff join The Greening of Detroit to plant trees in Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhood.
Board Members of One Hundred + Women Who Care-Motown, Karen Rashid-Balow, Nancy Sullivan and Molly Williams, join Craig to discuss the mission of their new organization.
Vince Keenan of the voter information website, publius.org, joins Craig to talk about the proposed Detroit City Council District maps.
Residents shared their concerns about the four proposed council district maps at Liberty Temple Baptist Church in northwest Detroit.
Crain's Detroit Business Reporter Nancy Kaffer talks to Craig about an idea for redrawing council districts in Detroit.
At WDET, we've been asking different community-leaders to give listeners a brief spiel for making Motown their home. Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation Director Tom Goddeeris, and neighborhood residents, Renee Kent and Joe Kvoriak, join Craig in-studio to share their reasons why people should live in Detroit.
Chris Rock made a movie about it. It's part of a multi-million dollar industry. But we bet you didn't realize there was a community organizing around it in your neighborhood. This October, WDET was invited by the folks at Naturally Flyy Detroit to "Faces, Fro's & Funk Part II" at the The Artist Village in Old Redford, Detroit. Here's what we saw & heard.