Detroit Could Regulate Airbnb in Response to Resident Complaints
A proposed ordinance that would regulate Airbnb and other short-term rentals is causing some controversy among homeowners and short-term leasers...
Murals in the Market Could Be Impacted As Historic Designation Process Moves Forward
Murals in the Market, the annual public art festival based in Eastern Market and produced by arts collective 1xRun, invites local and...
What Recession? Economist Urges Caution When Making Predictions
When will the next recession arrive? Well, there are a variety of factors to consider. There’s President Trump’s ever-changing tariff...
As Detroit Looks Forward, Questions Around Property Taxes Abound
Just six years out of the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, are Detroit’s finances stable enough to hold up in...
Listen to Career Club Perform New EP “Cents” From WDET’s Studio A
Career Club are an experimental pop-rock duo of musicians Mark Sleeman and Leah Barnett, and they came to Studio A...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Takes on Marathon Petroleum in Local Congressional Hearing on Pollution
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Rep. Harley Rouda (D-California) heard testimonials from a five-member panel of environmental experts and advocates...
Former WDET News Director Chuck Wilbur Talks Shaping News in 1980s Detroit
To mark the 70th anniversary of WDET, Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson is talking with current and former employees about how...
U.S. National Parks Are Understaffed and In Debt, Says Retired Park Service Leader
The National Park Service is more than 100 years old, and this year marks the 100th anniversary of Michigan’s State...
Highland Park Residents: Text WDET With Your Concerns About Water Quality
101.9 WDET is partnering with Outlier Media to introduce a texting service for Highland Park residents to identify gaps in...
UAW Strike Against General Motors Has Big Impact on Metro Detroit
Editor’s note: WDET reporters are members of the Professional and Administrative Union, Local 1979, UAW. UAW workers are hitting the picket lines against...
New Bedrock CEO Matt Cullen Talks Investment, Hudson Development
Last month there was a staffing shakeup within Dan Gilbert’s group of Detroit-based companies. Now, born and bred Detroiter Matt...
Michigan Lawmakers Rake In $517,000 in Free Food, Drink from Lobbyists in 2019
There are many ways interest groups try to get lawmakers to pay attention to their pet issues. Some hold rallies...