One Detroit, No Brooks, and Other Items from Mackinac Policy Conference

One of the key themes of this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference is ensuring everyone in Detroit benefits from the city’s...

Live From Mackinac: How to Create One Detroit

Detroit’s redevelopment is always a key topic at the annual Mackinac Policy Conference. This year, policy makers and business leaders will...

WDET Covers the Mackinac Policy Conference [LIVESTREAM]

WDET will be your eyes and ears on the island, bringing you the conversations Michigan policy makers, business leaders and...

University of Michigan Researchers Explore How Virtual Schooling Affects Students’ Academic Performance

Researchers at the University of Michigan are analyzing how studying in a classroom or online impacts academic performance. The University will...

Officials Say Detroit Grand Prix Is A Win For Belle Isle

The Memorial Day holiday may be complete, but another weekend of activity looms in Detroit: The annual Grand Prix on...

Detroit Sends Small Businesses to Mackinac

Stephen Henderson and Rachel Lutz, owner of The Peacock Room in Midtown, discuss the "Building Bridges to Small Business" event...

Delray Neighborhood Store Closes After 56 Years [Photo Gallery]

One of the last family-owned businesses in Detroit’s Delray neighborhood closed recently. Green’s Variety Store on Solvay opened in 1959....

NFL Sued Over Painkillers

A new lawsuit accuses a former Detroit Lions coach and other past NFL personnel of requiring players to take painkillers...

Indy 500 Polesitter Has Detroit On His Mind

scottdixon.com This Sunday race driver Scott Dixon will lead a field of 33 cars to the start of the Indianapolis...

Meet the Creative People Fueling Detroit’s Future

  NPR’s Michel Martin is traveling the country to tell the stories of people and cities that are shaping the national dialogue, but...

jessica Care moore on Poetry And Creativity In Detroit

Poet and Spoken word performer jessica Care moore was on one of the panels at Motor City Drive, a conversation...

Gas Prices Always Go Up Before a Holiday, Right? Wrong, Says GasBuddy.com

AAA considers Thursday the start of the Memorial Day weekend. The auto club says drivers will pay fuel prices that are...