Reporters, Retirees Look Back at Detroit’s Bankruptcy Five Years Later
Jake Neher/WDET July 18th, 2018 marks the fifth anniversary of the City of Detroit’s historic bankruptcy—the largest municipal bankruptcy ever. The...
Detroit Grand Prix Contract Talks Race On
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Volunteers, local business owners and protesters assembled at the Belle Isle Boat House as organizers of the...
Empire Strikes Back: Can Detroit Restaurants Survive One Bad Review?
Mark Kurlyandchik Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. A new Detroit restaurant had a...
Moroun Family Was Biggest Spender in Detroit City Council Elections [TRANSCRIPT and VIDEO]
The Moroun family and related companies spent more money than any other person or entity in the Detroit City Council...
Study Finds Dramatic Drop in Percentage of Blacks Who Own Homes in Michigan
Urban Institute A newly-released study finds that the percentage of African Americans who own their own home dropped more in...
Felony Forgiveness: Detroit Offers Clean Slate for Criminal Pasts
"In the real world, people are always going to look at a felony differently.” Willie, a participant in Project Clean Slate There’s a...
What Do Detroit and Kabul Have in Common? Exhibit Brings Photographers from Across the Globe Together
Courtesy of Darkroom Detroit Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12p.m. Young women in Detroit, Michigan...
BOOK CLUB: How Tax Foreclosure Impacts Stability In Metro Detroit
City of Detroit This week begins Detroit Today’s on-air discussions about eviction and housing insecurity in southeast Michigan as part...
The State Knew About PFAS Worries Six Years Ago
Jake Neher, WDET A Freedom of Information Act request revealed the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality knew six years ago...
Bitcoin ATM’s Popping Up in Detroit
Bitcoin ATM’s are increasingly appearing around metro-Detroit. The machines allow users to exchange cash for the crypto-currency. Bitcoin of America has eight terminals in metro-Detroit. CEO Sonny Mehraban says bitcoin ATM’s cater to those with little, or...
Detroit Casino June Revenue Down from May, Up From a Year Ago
Detroit’s three casinos' combined June revenue of $119.6 million was up 2 percent from the same month a year ago,...
Ed Deeb Leaves Lasting Mark on Detroit Youth, Belle Isle [VIDEO]
Tensions were high in Detroit when a grocery store owner and two teenagers were killed in 1980. Then-Detroit Mayor Coleman...