May 21
Michigan Amber Alerts Have Record Of Success
by: Jerome VaughnMichigan Amber Alert Awareness Week runs through May 25th.
Michigan Amber Alert Awareness Week runs through May 25th.
Created by Detroit natives Allison Kriger and Ellen Schneider, Vote Detroit is a non-partisan initiative aimed at raising awareness and increasing civic participation amongst city residents.
The Detroit Eastside Community Collaborative and Tour de Troit [Detroit] are hosting a 20-mile bike ride on Saturday to raise funds for the Conner Creek Greenway project … which connects the eastside with the Detroit River. Tour de Troit co-founder Kelli Kavanaugh tells WDET’s Travis Wright that the greenway follows a long unseen tributary with historic significance.
As he was prepping for his show at the The Magic Bag in Ferndale, Charles Bradley told WDET's Travis Wright that he lives for the stage, where his soul is most at ease.
WDET’s Star Program supports arts & culture in Detroit. This time we hear about the Grand River Creative Corridor.
Founder Derek Weaver tells WDET’s Travis Wright how the arts-oriented non-profit was created on a whim when the real estate manager met noted graffiti artist Sintex while heading to work one day on Grand River Avenue, in Detroit.
Veteran newsman Bob Wheelock is the executive director of Al Jazeera America. He tells WDET’s Travis Wright that metro-Detroit’s significant Arab-American population had nothing to do with the decision to place a bureau here.
The Warren-Conner Development Coalition is holding a mayoral forum that’s scheduled to begin at 6:30 Wednesday night.