WDET At Home: Start Your First Garden for Free

It's May in Michigan, which means novice and expert gardeners alike are exercising green thumbs across the state. And a global...

“They Don’t Make ‘Em Like Morris Hood”: Former State Senator Remembered

Former state Sen. Morris Hood III (D-Detroit) was a rare kind of lawmaker in Lansing, say friends and past colleagues....

Listen to Morris Hood III in 2013 Speech: “Take Advantage of Every Day That You Have.”

Morris Hood III died this week at the age of 54 from complications of COVID-19.  "We are all running in...

Scary Pandemic Nightmares Can Be Changed Into Sweet Dreams

The fictional super-spy Jason Bourne once paused during a stressful mission to take a nap, declaring that "rest is a...

COVID Diaries: Be Prepared for What Comes After

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

Wayne State Study Offers Guide to Reopening Businesses Safely

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has introduced a 6-step plan to re-start businesses that have been shut down during the coronavirus pandemic....

Learn to Bake From One of Detroit’s Best Pastry Chefs

In times of crisis, people crave comfort foods. Few things accomplish that like the smell of fresh baked goods wafting...

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...