Metro Detroit Food Businesses Adapt to Ramadan Traditions During Pandemic

During the month of Ramadan, Muslim-owned restaurants in Metro Detroit extend their hours for late-night customers looking to break their fast after...

Plastic Debris Is Getting Into the Great Lakes, Our Drinking Water, and Our Food

There’s been a lot of news about the amount of plastic debris in the oceans. But, plastic pollution is also affecting the Great...

Canton Residents Are Missing the Community’s “Third Place”

This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...

New U-D Mercy Law Dean Is Dedicated to Advancing Anti-Racism and Equity in Her Role

The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law recently appointed professor Jelani Jefferson Exum to the role of dean. Exum is...

Chilly Temps May Delay Brood X Cicadas In Michigan, But Not For Long

Shannon Potter/Unsplash Brood X is coming to Michigan parks, forests, backyards, schoolyards -- heck, basically everywhere that's literally not inside a human-created structure...

New Book “Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe” Puts COVID-19 Into Broader Context of Other Crises

COVID-19 has been a generation-defining event for the entire world, but especially here in the United States where more than...

On Eve of Line 5 Shutdown Deadline, Enbridge Vows to Defy Michigan Order

Last November the Department of Natural Resources concluded that Enbridge was in violation of its 1953 easement agreement. That easement...

Culture D-Tour: Raffa Reuther Creates Playful, “Gender-Euphoric” Fashion For All

Courtney Wise Randolph writes about Detroit’s movers and shakers for Detour Detroit. Once a month, she stops by CultureShift to chat with a...

Pandemic Pushes Pause on ‘Mysterious’ Canton Music Studio

Cecilia Lallmann/WDET Open the door of a nondescript gray building near Ford Road in Canton and there'd be recording sessions...

Wayne County Tax Foreclosures Postponed Another Year for Occupied Properties — But Taxes Are Still Due

Wayne County tax foreclosures have been postponed for occupied properties until March 31, 2022. Wayne County 3rd Circuit Court Judge Timothy...

Rep. Brenda Lawrence Disappointed with Sen. Tim Scott’s Comments On Racism

Sen. Tim Scott's (R-SC) recent claim that "America is not a racist country" has elicited strong reactions, including from fellow African American members...

Detroit Charter Revision Commission Pushes Back on City, State Criticisms

Tuesday, May 11 is the deadline to decide whether Detroit voters will have a say in changing the city's governing structure...