Fiat Chrysler Adds 4,100 Detroiters to Workforce

Fiat Chrysler has hired 4,100 Detroiters as the automaker converts and expands its plants on the city's east side.  Mayor...

Juggalos Take WDET’s Faygo Taste Test Challenge

Josh Justice Juggalos and Faygo go together like peanut butter and jelly. Fans of the Detroit rap group Insane Clown...

ACLU, Tlaib Call for Foreclosure Ban to Continue in Detroit

Housing activists are calling for Detroit and Wayne County to continue its freeze on foreclosures. The coalition of city residents, elected officials...

If COVID Cases Spike, Detroit Schools Might Reconsider In-Person Class

The state's largest school district could stop allowing in-person instruction if coronavirus cases spike. Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai...

What’s At Stake When You Share Photos Of Your Kids Online

If you’re a parent, especially to school-aged kids, chances are this has been one of the most trying years of...

The Friendship Circle Knows the Difference a Friend Can Make

In 1994, husband-wife duo Bassie and Levi Shemtov declared that they would dedicate their lives to social outreach, with a mission to...

This Black-Owned Avenue of Fashion Business Plans to Survive the Pandemic

Kay Willingham is the owner of Art In Motion on the Avenue of Fashion, a storied district on Livernois Ave. that...

In The Motor City, A Drive-In Opera Parks Itself Downtown

This year, the arts world-at-large has had to reinvent its approach to live performance. The Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) in...

How Commercial Medicine Makes Our Sickness Political

Sometimes, the story of one person’s individual experience can shine a light on bigger issues that affect us all. In...

DFT’s Elliot Wilhelm’s Must-Watch Horror Movies For Halloween

Stretching all the way back to the silent era of film, horror movies have always held a special spooky place...

COVID-19 Tests Before Sex. This Is Dating During a Pandemic

"Is anything casual anymore?" That's the question writer and stand-up comedian Ginny Hogan poses in an article published earlier this year in...

Publisher Lawsuit Against Internet Archive Puts Future of Book Ownership In Question

This past March, the Internet Archive created the National Emergency Library in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.  The lockdown...