Milo Minute For June 16 + 17: The Walking Beat, John Cage Rave, and The Go Rounds
Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...
Is Detroit Doing Enough To Welcome Refugees?
Riyah Basha/WDET This week, Mayor Mike Duggan opened the Manoogian Mansion for the city’s first-ever refugee iftar, celebrating the month...
Undocumented Families in Flint Afraid to Ask for Assistance
Gus Navarro/WDET On Wednesday it was reported that multiple Michigan lawmakers and officials were charged with involuntary manslaughter. The charges...
Schuette Files Toughest Flint Water Charges Yet
Jake Neher/WDET Two high-ranking state officials in Michigan face serious charges for allegedly keeping an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in...
Duggan Introduces “Motor City Restore”
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Detroit entrepreneurs can now apply for grants to upgrade their businesses. Mayor Mike Duggan announced “Motor-City Re-Store” Wednesday,...
AG Schuette Announces Most Severe and High Profile Charges in Flint Water Crisis
J Carlisle Larsen The Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will be charged with involuntary manslaughter...
Is Another Recession Around the Corner?
Bureau of Labor Statistics It's been almost ten years since the last major recession in the United States. Since then,...
Spirit of Detroit Plaza Unveiled
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET There’s a new community gathering space in Detroit. Officials have unveiled the Spirit of Detroit Plaza, a multi-purpose...
How’s Detroit’s Housing Landscape Doing?
Jake Neher/WDET There are plenty of questions about how Detroit is doing with housing in 2017. Are people paying their property...
The Intersection: Poverty [CHARTS]
Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and the Detroit...
Women Offered Coaching to Hone Political Savvy
A divisive political climate in the United States may be inspiring some to become more involved in government. One organization is...
New Book “Black Detroit” Looks at Complex History of Race in the City
Jake Neher/WDET Author Herb Boyd’s new book “Black Detroit: A People’s History of Self-Determination” explores the complexity of the city’s...