Wayne County Schools Ask Voters to Renew County-Wide Millage
Wayne County schools are turning to voters to renew the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agencies Enhancement Millage. If passed,...
Liner Notes: Mos Def’s “Black on Both Sides” Turns 21
Welcome to Liner Notes, a collection of audio thumbnail essays that tell the story behind seminal albums that you know...
What To Do If You Still Haven’t Received Your Absentee Ballot
Record numbers of voters are expected to vote absentee in the presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic. But...
Detroit Needs Trees to Combat Effects of Climate Change
Environmental writer Brian Allnutt has written a new piece in Planet Detroit exploring the Detroit canopy and the relationship that Detroit...
Coulter, Kowall Seek the Late Patterson’s Oakland County Executive Seat
This year’s race for Oakland County Executive is significant. Not because of who is on the ballot but because of who...
Between Takes: Dennis Coffey Brings Psychedelic Flair to Motown
Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...
Proposal N: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Detroit’s Demolition Question
Proposal N is a city-led initiative to borrow $250 million in bonds to eliminate blight throughout Detroit. The accrued funds...
How Michigan’s Failures in Detroit, Flint Could Inform Urban Policy Nationwide
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has upended countless American cities and unearthed longstanding inequities in the country’s urban environment. This seismic...
Detroiters Prioritized Under City’s Recreational Marijuana Proposal
When Michigan legalized recreational marijuana in 2018, Detroit chose to "opt-out" of the new law, prohibiting recreational marijuana businesses from...
How Relevant Are Newspaper Endorsements in 2020?
Newspapers and media outlets have been formally endorsing candidates for well over 100 years in this country. For some, those...
Metro Detroit: State and Local Candidates on Your Ballot in 2020
101.9 WDET, Detroit's NPR Station, is committed to providing fair and accurate coverage of the 2020 November presidential election. Our newsroom is taking...
Check Out These October Releases From Third Man Records
Discovering new music is one of the things you’ve told us you love the most about WDET. To satisfy your...