The Force Is Strong With The DIA

2018 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. For the next four months the Detroit Institute of Arts will be featuring the...

Detroit Power Popsters Chris Richards & The Subtractions Release “Peaks and Valleys”

Chris Richards talks with Ann Delisi about writing a hook, splitting his time between two bands and finding the perfect album...

The Rustbelt Poetry Festival Returns To Detroit

Gus Navarro/WDET Detroit’s literary arts scene is one that has been grown and cultivated with real investment since Detroit’s resurgence...

From Bridge Magazine: Could Historic Fort Wayne Become a National Park? [TRANSCRIPT]

Pat Batcheller/WDET The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to start construction in southwest Detroit this September, and increasingly city...

Ruth Johnson Wears a Helmet and Says You Should, Too [CHART+TRANSCRIPT]

Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson says she started riding motorcycles when she was 12 years old. It's something she...

Twisted Storytellers: City Hall Wedding

From the live stage in Detroit to earbuds everywhere, WDET presents Season 2 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast. The podcast...

How Did We Get Here? A Visual Timeline of Mass Transit in Southeast Michigan

Did you know that commuter rail service ran between Detroit and Ann Arbor as late as 1984? Or that Detroit...

Locally Made Guitars Make New Sounds Out of Detroit’s Old Buildings

Wallace Guitars Since 2014, Wallace Detroit Guitars has been using reclaimed wood from buildings in Detroit such as the Connor Avenue...

The Milo Minute: Chris Canas, Ghostly International, and Ethos

Courtesy of Jeff Milo Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging...

Former NFL Player: New Anthem Rule Morally and Professionally Flawed

The Undefeated The NFL’s team owners have decided to penalize players if they kneel during the national anthem. The decision...

Rep. Fred Upton and Rep. Debbie Dingell Team Up to Battle Opioid Addiction

U.S. House of Representatives In the current political era it's often easy to forget that there are Republicans and Democrats...

The Stigma of Transit: “We Have to Make Buses Sexy”

Jake Neher/WDET Our city, county, and state officials have struggled for years to find a comprehensive, equitable, and regional transit...