Reimagining an Urban Future With Self-Sustaining Eco Villages

If you could live in a self-reliant neighborhood where water, electricity and food all came from right outside your door,...

Birmingham, White Lake Township Find High Levels of Lead in Water

Oakland County’s Health Division recently announced that they are helping the City of Birmingham and White Lake Township with an...

Documentarian Stanley Nelson Tells Miles Davis’ Story in “Birth of the Cool”

Acclaimed documentarian Stanley Nelson has unearthed never-before-seen footage of Miles Davis to tell the story of a musician who was...

Takoi Chef Brad Greenhill Opens His Second Restaurant, Magnet

18 months ago, Takoi Executive Chef Brad Greenhill talked with Essential Music host Ann Delisi about the plans for his...

Detroit Rapper Nique Love Rhodes Uses Music to Foster Community Action

Detroit rapper and Knight Arts Challenge winner, Nique Love Rhodes embodies the concept of "artivism," a term that encompasses art being...

Nearly Half of All Federal Spending Goes to Health Care. How Do We Fix It?

Jake Neher/WDET The current healthcare system is just not working for millions of people in America. It's extremely confusing terrain to...

Detroit Youth Choir, Dennis Archer Headline 2019 Thanksgiving Parade

Preparations are underway for America's Thanksgiving Parade on Woodward Avenue in Detroit. The grand marshals for the 2019 parade are the Detroit...

QLine Tickets Can Now Be Used to Ride the Bus, A Win For Transit Advocates

Louise Coleman is standing on Woodward Avenue waiting for the bus when I ask her if she knows she can...

The Queen Next Door: New Book Captures Behind-The-Scenes Look at Aretha Franklin’s Life

Linda Solomon / Wayne State University Press In photojournalist Linda Solomon's new book "The Queen Next Door: Aretha Franklin, An...

Want Good Roads, Schools and Government? Raise Taxes, Expert Says

Michigan State University Funding for schools, roads and many other state services took a hit during this year’s budget negotiations...

Sam’s Jams: Break Out Your Dancing Shoes For This Chart-Topping 1970’s Single

WDET Artist: David Bendeth Track: "Feel the Real" from Adrenalin (1979) David Bendeth is a record producer and musician born in London,...

Pure Michigan Isn’t Quite Dead After Gov. Whitmer Veto… Yet

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has eliminated funding for Pure Michigan. It was one of 147 line-item vetoes Whitmer made before signing...