CuriosiD: Why Are There Swastikas in Parts of Indian Village?
This week’s installment of CuriosiD investigates a question from WDET listener Savala. “Why are sidewalks in Indian Village stamped with Swastikas? The...
J. Carlisle Larsen works as a Producer for both Morning Edition and Detroit Today. She started her tenure at WDET as an intern in the newsroom and later became the in-studio producer for The Craig Fahle Show. She grew up in Carson City, Nevada (a block from the state legislature which informed her early interest in politics) and Elkhart, Indiana. She attended Earlham College and graduated in 2008 with a degree in History and Jewish Studies. J.C. likes a lot of things, including Harold Ramis movies, wearing big (non-joke) glasses, cute animal videos on the internet, cute animals in real life, C-SPAN, and reading cookbooks. She's a fan of coffee and free food, which isn't that unique in the journalism world.
The Live6 Alliance: Revitalizing The Livernois-McNichols Corridor
Generally when the national media tells stories about Detroit, many focus on the revitalized Downtown and Midtown corridors....
Purchasing Detroit’s Vacant Land: Stories from the Side Lots
Detroit occupies approximately 140-square miles of land. At its height, the city was filled with single family homes where people...
Scientists to Study What Makes Some Lake Erie Algae Blooms So Toxic
MERIS/NASA More than 400,000 people in northern Ohio and parts of Michigan were without water for a few days in...
Eastern Michigan University Appoints Interim President
Wikimedia Commons EMU Provost and Vice President Kim Schatzel will take on the school’s top job until the Board of...
M-1 Rail Officials Helping to Alleviate Some Opening Day Traffic
J. Carlisle Larsen (WDET) Thousands of Metro Detroiters will head downtown today for Opening Day at Comerica Park. But motorists...
Future Bridge Between Detroit and Windsor Could Have Pedestrian, Bike Lanes
Photo Credit | Mike Boening Photography (FLICKR/CC) Photo Credit | KP Tripathi (FLICKR/CC) The New International Trade Crossing connecting Detroit...
State Urges Vigilance for Bird Owners to Prevent Spread of Avian Flu
Photo Credit | Kusabi (FLICKR) There has been an increase in cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza since the end...
Ford Issues Recall for Some Police and Emergency Vehicles
J. Carlisle Larsen/WDET Ford is issuing three recalls in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The largest recall affects around 213,000...
New Affirmations Director Has Deep Roots in the Community, Organization
Photo Courtesy of Affirmations Darrious Hilmon has joined the LGBT organization Affirmations as its Executive Director. The Detroit native previously worked...
Michigan Jobless Rate Increased 1% in January
Photo Courtesy of NASA Goddard Photo and Video The state’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in January. That’s according...
Increased Speed Limit Part of Ohio’s Proposed Transportation Budget
Creative Commons/Joseph A. (Flickr) The proposal to raise the state speed limit is one part of a two-year, $7-billion transportation...