“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent much of 2018 reading with listeners, discussing some...
Former Head Of ACLU Of Michigan Talks About Her Big Year
Jake Neher/WDET Over two decades, Kary Moss turned the ACLU of Michigan from a tiny office in the Book Building...
‘World’s Smartest Intersection’ in Detroit: Like Adding a Smartphone on Traffic Lights
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Imagine a traffic light that stays yellow long enough for cyclists or pedestrians to get across, no matter...
Flint Native Tunde Olaniran Reflects on Big Year for His Music
Gus Navarro/WDET Our region has been known for generations as a hub of innovation in music. Artists from our area...
Take a Glimpse Into the Lives of Corktown Residents
Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press It’s no secret that Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood will soon undergo a profound economic transformation. Ford...
Two Oases in Highland Park’s Restaurant Desert
As highlighted in a WDET story yesterday, Highland Park, Mich. doesn’t have a bar (though a couple are now in...
Highland Park Doesn’t Have a Bar
If you want to get a beer in Highland Park you can go to a party store, you can go...
Former Pharmacy School Bows-Out for New Housing Development
Alex McLenon Efforts are now underway to tear down Shapero Hall — the former home of Wayne State University's pharmacy program. ...
Detroit Today’s 2018 Festivus Airing of Grievances
Laura Weber-Davis, WDET It's Detroit Today's annual Airing-of-the-Grievances Festivus celebration! I have a lot of problems with you people, and...
Detroiters Work to Document Public Meetings and Increase Communal Knowledge
Candice Fortman WDET Digital WHAT HAPPENED Public meetings are important spaces for democracy where any resident can participate in...
What Is Wayne State’s Role In Building Detroit’s Future?
Jake Neher/WDET Wayne State University powers a big part of Detroit’s economy, and has always done so. But as the...
GM, Gilbert, A Train Station, And The Year In Detroit Business
Laura Weber-Davis, WDET General Motors announced last week it plans to lay off thousands of people and shut down several...