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Music Journalist Sean Cannon Covers the Legacy of The White Stripes in New Podcast Series
There are a handful of artists synonymous with Detroit, and The White Stripes is one of them. "Nobody has went through...
Fall Back With Our Fall Playlist
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday which means days will get darker an hour earlier as we trudge towards the shortest day of...
Get in the Halloween Spirit With These Scary Songs
At the end of every October, Jon Moshier, the host of Modern Music on WDET, brings you songs that celebrate...
Meet the DIA’s New Indigenous Art Curator
The opportunity to work with the Detroit Institute of Arts' robust Native American Art collection was the golden ticket that...
One of the Black Chefs Changing Food in America is Right Here in Detroit
Detroit has an increasing amount of cachet among the culinary elite — and we’re not complaining. One of the players making...
In The Groove with Temptations Founding Member Otis Williams
On this edition of "In The Groove," WDET's Quinn Klinefelter speaks with Otis Williams, the founding member of the Temptations who...
For Years, Black Architects Have Been Underrepresented In Their Field. A Local Group is Trying to Change That.
LaToya Cross A story published by Curbed Detroit is sparking conversation about the history of African-American architects in Detroit. Writer and...
Michigan Glass Project Returns for Eighth Year with Music, Art and Charity
Jeff DiMarco / Michigan Glass Project For Allison Key, glassblowing came as a skill she couldn’t shake. “My dad is...
New Art Installation Is A Surreal Trip Through the City’s Boat Culture
Sarah Blanchette If you wander the former warehouse district less than a block from the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, there’s a 25,000-square-foot...
See the Evolution of the Stevie Wonder Mural Downtown
Ryan Patrick Hooper London-based artist Richard Wilson has spent the last year in Detroit putting his paint brush to a...
How Michigan Became America’s Epicenter of Accessible Ballroom Dancing
LaToya Cross Metro Detroit is increasingly becoming a hub for para dance sport, an accessible-style of ballroom dancing for physically-challenged athletes that's popular...