Case Study Canton: Is It Time to Come Up With New Ways to Design Suburbs?
Jerome Vaughn Southeast Michigan is a poster child for sprawl -- a metropolis designed less for people, and more for...
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Detroit Public TV Debuts ‘Great Lakes Now’ Monthly Show Tuesday
Great Lakes Now/DPTV Detroit Public TV debuts a new monthly show on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The magazine-style program includes feature reports...
From Chem Trails to Cover Ups: Conspiracy Theories Run Rampant
National Archives The outbreak of the measles unfolding around the nation, including right here in southeast Michigan, is fueled by a conspiracy theory....
Remembering the Life and Legacy of Judge Damon Keith
Detroit Public TV A civil rights giant and legal icon passed away early Sunday morning. Judge Damon Keith was 96....
There’s Never Been A Better Time to Grow Your Own Food
Jake Neher/WDET It might not feel like it yet with snow in the forecast, but it will soon be gardening season here...
Anti-Gerrymandering Activists React to Federal Ruling Ordering Michigan to Redraw Districts
Jake Neher/WDET 34 of Michigan’s legislative and congressional lines were illegally drawn to benefit Republicans. That’s according to a ruling...
Acclaimed Authors Min Jin Lee, Luis Rodriguez Featured at Midwest Literary Walk in Chelsea
Midwest Literary Walk This year’s Midwest Literary Walk is bringing internationally acclaimed writers to Michigan to share their work and...
Are Lawmakers, Gov. Whitmer Headed for Budget Impasse Over Roads?
MPRN Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed 45-cent gas tax increase is not part of a budget bill moving in the state...
Why We Mourn Sacred Buildings
Jake Neher/WDET There was an outpouring of grief on social media last week as the Notre Dame Cathedral burned in...
Why Did Detroit Land Bank Demolish Historic Log Cabin?
There are only two known historic log cabins standing in Detroit. Last month, there were three. Researchers were ecstatic to find...
Rick Speck Spent 18 Years in Prison — Now He’s Working to Cut Incarceration in Half
Jake Neher/WDET The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) turns 100 next year. To celebrate, the organization is on a nationwide tour that...
Detroit Native dream hampton Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
dream hampton Over the course of three nights in January, the Lifetime channel aired the chilling docu-series Surviving R. Kelly....
