Can Western World Do Anything To Prevent Tragedies Like Syrian Chemical Attack?
Jake Neher/WDET This week horrific images emerged from a rebel stronghold in Syria that was bombed with toxic gas, killing civilians...
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Legendary Blue Bird Inn Stage Restored, Goes To France For Exhibition
Jake Neher/WDET In its heyday The Blue Bird Inn was one of the iconic jazz clubs in Detroit. Located on...
Reporters Joel Kurth, Laura Herberg: Detroit Suffers from Lack of Home Mortgages
Jake Neher/WDET More people in Detroit bought houses with mortgages last year than in 2015. Still, the vast majority of...
Do Trump’s Views on Manufacturing Jibe With Michigan CEOs?
Rick Pluta, MPRN President Donald Trump has spent many of his first days in office meeting with small groups of...
Ron Fournier on Parenting and Getting To Know Dan Gilbert as a Dad
Ron Fournier Ron Fournier’s book “Love that Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About...
Should Dearborn’s Orville Hubbard Statue Stand Despite Racist Legacy?
Jake Neher/WDET A statue depicting the city of Dearborn's longest-serving mayor resurfaced this week along with the decades-long controversy surrounding...
Don Was on The Last Waltz 40 Tour Coming To Detroit Friday
Laura Weber Davis, WDET As a legendary musician, music producer, and President of Blue Note Records, Don Was wears many important hats in...
Rep. Maxine Waters on African Americans, Women, and the Democratic Party
congress.gov Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been in the news recently after Fox News Host Bill O’Reilly commented on her hair...
Rick Pluta Discusses $100k Missing from State House GOP Campaign Committee
Rick Pluta/MPRN More than $100,000 is missing from the state House Republican Campaign Committee's fund from last election. That is the...
Former Haitian First Lady Visits Detroit On Friday with Rep. Maxine Waters
Jake Neher/WDET Few countries in the world have faced as much hardship as Haiti. The Haitian people had been forced...
This Old House Host On Premier of Detroit Episodes, Importance of Public Media
This Old House For months, Detroit Today was been talking with the guys from the PBS home improvement show This Old House about...
Nolan Finley: Democrats Could “Coopt,” Work with Trump
Nolan Finley This week Donald Trump declared political war on a faction of his own party, The Freedom Caucus. Trump...