When Live Concerts Return, They Won’t Be The Same

Earlier this week, Missouri Governor Mike Parson laid out a plan that would allow live concerts to resume in his...

How Much Screen Time is Too Much During Quarantine?

How much screen time is too much may not be a new question. But it's definitely become a more complicated...

Detroit Autoworker with COVID-19 On Racial Disparities and How He’s Attempted to Treat the Virus Naturally

Jerry King says when he and his wife pulled into the State fairgrounds in Detroit to get tested for the...

Detroit Residents Found “Dead on Scene” Doubles During COVID-19

The number of individuals found “dead on scene” by Detroit Emergency Medical Services has more than doubled during the COVID-19...

In Southwest Detroit, A New Generation of Mariachi Musicians Take the Stage

When musician Camilla-Isabella Cantu was 13-years-old, she was recruited to join a youth mariachi group in southwest Detroit where she...

Labor of Love: Artist Freddy Diaz Connects Colors of Mexico to Southwest Detroit

Emilio Cuevas Staying home and staying safe has helped Southwest Detroit artist Freddy Diaz create some of his best work...

Warm Weather Draws Many Michigan Residents Out of Isolation, Despite Stay At Home Order

Warm weather and abundant sunshine lured many Michigan residents out of the house this weekend. Various public outdoor spaces were crowded...

50 Years After Kent State, We’re Still Grappling with War, Violence, and Civil Unrest

It’s been 50 years to the day since the Ohio National Guard fired 67 rounds upon unarmed college students protesting...

COVID Diaries: The Shadows That Walk In Our Place

101.9 WDET presents "COVID Diaries: Stories of Resilience." Through WDET's StoryMakers and in partnership with Documenting Detroit, we've commissioned five documentary...

Studies Suggest Link Between Air Pollution and COVID-19 Death Rates

Researchers in the U.S. and Italy are looking at whether people who live in places with high air pollution are...

Springtime Showers Bring Increased Flooding to Detroit

There’s been a lot of precipitation throughout metro Detroit over the last couple of months. It’s an issue contributing to rising water...

62% of Artists Are Out of Work. Relief Funds Can Only Fix So Much.

62% of artists in the United States are out of work.  Nearly all of them have experienced some income loss. ...