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Stroh’s Looks To Tap Into Michigan’s Craft Beer Market With Return To Detroit

“I like to say there’s this dormant love for Stroh’s. The people just needed a reason to re-engage with us,”...

Detroit Family Making It Work And Working To Make Detroit Better

"You may not be able to do anything about the DPS system as a whole. You may not be able...

How Far Will Flint Investigation Go?

Thousands of people affected by lead-tainted water. Millions of dollars spent on repairs and the investigations. Nine people charged to...

Detroit Olympian Sails To Strong Finish in Rio

Courtesy of US Sailing The Olympic medal race for mixed NACRA 17 sailing was on Tuesday in Rio. One of the sailors...

Chain Restaurants Are Popping Up All Over Downtown Detroit

Jake Neher/WDET It was only a matter of time before the chain restaurant renaissance took hold in Detroit, says Metro Times...

The Scoop on What’s Playing During the Detroit Film Theatre’s New Season

Jake Neher/WDET The new season at the Detroit Film Theatre begins in September, and is filled with “passion” says Elliot Wilhelm. As curator of...

Detroit Jazz Fest President Talks About How Jazz Binds Detroiters Together

Credit: Len Katz (Courtesy of Detroit Jazz Festival) Labor Day Weekend is fast approaching, and that means so is the...

Growing Business And Community on Michigan Avenue in SW Detroit

The stretch of Michigan Avenue running through Southwest Detroit is one of the city’s most diverse and burgeoning neighborhoods. It’s...

Niyo In Rio: Second Week of Summer Olympics Brings More Drama, Controversy

Michael Hayball We’re seeing the greatest athletes ever in some of the marquis sports in the Olympic Games. But we’re...

Satori Shakoor’s Twisted Storytellers Podcast Now Available

Laura Weber Davis, WDET Satori Shakoor is a woman who has lived what seems to be many lives.  She’s an...

The Past, Present, And Future Of Public Transit In SE Michigan

Jake Neher/WDET The Regional Transit Authority’s plan to expand and improve mass transportation in Metro Detroit will go before voters...

WDIV’s Devin Scillian Talks Rio 2016

Devin Scillian It’s becomes a sort of local tradition in Detroit that WDIV anchor Devin Scillian reports from the sites...