Hall of Fame Gymnast Wendy Hilliard: We Must Create More Opportunity for Detroit Youth
Jake Neher/WDET Wendy Hilliard is a Hall of Fame rhythmic gymnast and the first African American gymnast to represent the United...
Detroit Convention Center Erases Name of Tarnished Ex-Mayor Cobo
Tony Spina reuther.wayne.edu Detroit’s iconic Cobo Center is getting a new name. The Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority sold the...
Renaming Cobo: How to Reclaim History Without Erasing It
Jake Neher/WDET It has always been "Cobo." The convention center along the Detroit River at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Washington...
This Opera May Change the Way You Think About Immigration Forever
Opera MODO Bureaucratic red tape may not seem like a compelling plot for an opera, but seeking freedom in another...
A Hmong Chef Highlights Her Native Cuisine
Dorothy Hernandez/WDET In Metro Detroit, there is no shortage of Thai restaurants. But what many people don't know is...
Detroit Bus to Airport More Than One Year Old
WDET/Laura Herberg In the age of Uber and Lyft, it might seem like transit service to the airport doesn’t matter...
All Along the Lodge Playfield
Alex McLenon In the shadow of a recently opened automotive factory on Detroit's east side sits a 12 acre slice of...
DIA Looks to Redefine Role of Museum as Larger Community Space
Jake Neher/WDET The Detroit Institute of Arts already sits at the center of Detroit’s cultural hub in Midtown. But the museum wants...
Bartenders are listening to everything you say at the bar
Courtesy of Detroit City Distillery Click the audio player above to hear the full conversation with bartender Garrett Passiak. If...
Detroit Property Owners Have More Time to Appeal Proposed Assessments [Transcript]
Detroit residents were supposed to have from Feb.1-15 to appeal proposed assessments, but the city recently extended the deadline to...
MichMash Digs Into State of the State In Hour-Long Special
WDET Digital There will be a lot to unpack as soon as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begins her first State of...
Does Suspension Prevent School Violence? New Study Says No
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Our automatic response to students who are violent in school is to suspend them. And that makes...