The Stigma of Transit: “We Have to Make Buses Sexy”
Jake Neher/WDET Our city, county, and state officials have struggled for years to find a comprehensive, equitable, and regional transit...
Barriers, Stereotypes Block Transit Options in Metro Detroit
WDET is examining issues impacting regional transportation as part of our series “Policy Meets the People. MI Voice, MI...
Should Funding Regional Public Transit in Southeast Michigan Be Optional?
The question of who should pay for public transportation in Southeast Michigan is once again up for debate. As part...
Flower Day Blooms in Eastern Market this Sunday, May 20th
Joan Isabella Flower Day in Eastern Market is an unofficial holiday in Detroit. The annual event has been celebrated on...
Detroit’s Charlie LeDuff Talks Writing, L Brooks Patterson, and “A Choo-Choo”
Jake Neher/WDET Writer Tom Wolfe died this week. Wolfe, who was famous for works such as "The Right Stuff" and...
Detroit’s Budget and Gambling Revenue [TRANSCRIPT]
If sports betting is legalized in Michigan for casinos to operate, estimates start at $300 million for its industry potential. But what...
Detroit Economy Trending Toward Improvement [TRANSCRIPT]
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Detroit branch Detroit's economy is improving, according to an index constructed from a combination of...
Wayne State Looks to the Stars with Newest Acquisition
Wayne State University is adding a state-of-the-art robotically controlled observatory to its assets. But, the Dan Zowada Memorial Observatory is...
AuSable River Group: “We’ll Stop at Nothing to Preserve Waterway”
Michigan’s AuSable River is at the center of a lawsuit. A recreational fishing group is claiming that a commercial fish...
New Kresge Study Looks At Detroit’s Revitalization and Who’s Benefiting
Laura Weber Davis/WDET We've been talking for several years now about Detroit’s resurgence. We've contemplated, on this show and as a...
Twisted Storytellers: What A Trip
From the live stage in Detroit to earbuds everywhere, WDET presents Season 2 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast. The podcast...
What Does it Mean to be Female, Arab American and Muslim in Dearborn?
An unconventional play entitled "Undesirable Elements/Dearborn" opens this weekend at the Arab American National Museum. The show is a live,...