Detroit’s Restaurant Scene is Getting a New Addition with Central Kitchen & Bar
Detroit’s restaurant scene is getting a new addition. Central Kitchen & Bar will be opening this summer at the historic First...
Martina Guzmán is WDET’s community reporter. Before coming to WDET, Martina worked as an independent marketing and Public Relations consultant for television, live music events, film festivals, magazines and political candidates. Recently she directed documentary, The Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato, which aired on Detroit Public Television. Martina has been recognized as Best Individual Reporter by the Associated Press of Michigan. She is a graduate of the Journalism School at Columbia University. Martina is committed to bringing the voice of marginalized communities to WDET listeners.
Tax Foreclosures Make National Headlines As Wayne County Prepares To Foreclose on 70-thousand homes
Today (Tues) is the last day for Wayne County homeowners at risk of losing their homes due to unpaid back...
The First Arab American National Museum Celebrates Ten Years of Culture
In 2005, members of the Arab community in the United States came together with one goal: to open the first museum dedicated...
Personal Stories Of Wayne County’s Foreclosure Crisis
Roughly 76-thousand homes in Wayne County are at risk of tax foreclosure. As the deadline to pay back taxes approaches...
BURQ OFF! One Woman, 21 Characters, A Burqa and A Bikini.
Burq Off, an acclaimed one-woman show about growing up in a conservative Muslim home comes to the Arab American National Museum this...
Youth Unemployment in Michigan is At An All-Time High
Youth unemployment in Michigan is at an all-time high. Recent reports put the state’s youth jobless rate at 59%, among the highest...
Are Latinos Are Closing In On The High School Education Gap?
The U-S Department of Education released data stating graduation rates for Hispanic students increased by nearly four percentage points, from 2011 to...
Mexican Folk Dancing Makes a Comeback
Folkloric dance has been has long been a part of maintaining Mexican culture in Southwest Detroit. A few years ago...
Charles H. Wright Celebrates 50!
The Charles H- Wright Museum of African American History is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this month. Throughout the last five...
Michigan’s Long, Dark Winters Can Lead to “Winter Blues” or More Severely, SAD
Metro Detroit has experienced a grey and record-breaking cold winter. Well, if this is making you feel depressed, you are...