What’s the Deal With These Scooters — And Who Are They For?

Andy DiDorosi You may have heard about, seen, or even ridden on one of the many electric-powered scooters that have...

Blood-Sucking Mite Putting Honey Bee Colonies at Risk

Michigan bee populations are fighting a growing threat from a deadly parasite. Scientists say increasing numbers of honey bee colonies...

Charlie Beckham Leaves Public Office After 44 Years With The City Of Detroit

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Stephen Henderson writes: Charlie Beckham has worked just about every high-ranking job in Detroit City government, he...

Detroit’s Global Role in Design Takes Center Stage During Month of Design

Design Core Detroit Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m.  Detroit Design Festival has made...

Detroit Offers Plan to Filter Tainted Public School Water

Members of Detroit’s Board of Education say they want more specifics before deciding whether to approve a plan to address...

Detroit Public TV Launches New In-Depth Reporting Program ‘One Detroit’

Detroit Public TV is launching a new public affairs show on Thursday. The goal of the new weekly program One...

Wayne County Tax Foreclosure Auction–‘We Know a Lot of People are Falling Through the Cracks’

Laura Weber Davis/WDET We are in the first round of Wayne County’s annual tax foreclosure auction. Online bidding continues over...

How Macomb County is Putting Their Public Art Installations on the Map

Macomb County Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m.  Public art has become an...

City Collects More in Casino Taxes in August 2018 Than Previous Year

Detroit’s three casinos’ combined August revenue of nearly $121 million was up from the same month a year, according to...

Speed Humps Now Allowed on Detroit Streets

For Detroit residents with problems of drivers speeding down neighborhood streets, a solution is coming. Earlier this year, WDET reported on...

Detroit Today Hosts Robust Conversation on Housing Insecurity in Final Book Club Event

Detroit Today is concluding its summer community read of Matthew Desmond's book "Evicted", a Pulitzer Prize winning look at poverty and housing insecurity....

Detroit Fights Lead, Copper in Public School Water

Public school students in Detroit have been facing a heat wave. And they’ve been finding that the water fountains near...