Can Suburbs Shaped By Cars Build Walkable Downtowns from Scratch?

City of Warren The city of Warren is seeking a developer to build a brand new $125 million downtown area....

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s New Book Explores Monuments, Race

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu made national headlines last year when he had the confederate statues in his city removed....

RFK the Day After MLK Died: A Warning that Still Resonates

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET On the evening that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago, Sen. Robert Kennedy gave...

Scientists Plan Real Time Analysis of Water Conditions in Lake Erie

  Canada’s federal government is stepping up funding for programs to monitor the health of the water in the Great...

If Kid Rock Can Do It, So Can You: How to Get Your House Blurred on Google Street View

If you make a virtual visit to a certain residential street on Detroit’s east side using Google’s Instant Street View,...

At least One Michigan Industry Could Take a Hit from China’s New Tariffs

A move by China to increase tariffs on U-S pork products may hurt some Michigan farmers. The 25-percent increase on...

New Initiative Makes Urban Farming Mobile, Teaches Kids to Garden

Jake Neher/WDET Urban farming is nothing new here in Detroit. But the industry is continuing to grow and change as...

2018 WDET Munch Madness: Pie Sci Wins in a Landslide

Photo via Pie Sci Listen above to the audio of Pie-Sci owner Jeremy Damaske being surprised live on CultureShift with...

New Documentary Tracks Michigan Families Through Fraught Political Times

Jake Neher/WDET We've talked a lot about how Michigan was a bellwether state during the 2016 presidential election; a state that...

2018 WDET Munch Madness: Pie Sci vs. Green Lantern in the Chompionship

In 2017, Detroit was named the #1 city in America for pizza lovers -- but who has the best pizza in metro Detroit?...

Local Hero at Concert Buys Drinks for Band

Photo via Ryan Patrick Hooper Click on the audio player above for the full conversation.  This past Saturday, a music fan...

Can ‘Cop Kitty’ and Other Social Media Campaigns Help Build Trust in Police Departments?

Jake Neher/WDET Police departments across the country face questions about their relationships with the communities they serve. That’s after a...