Detroit Unveils New Streetcar System

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Detroit’s new streetcar line is officially open to the public. And the light rail “QLine” is being touted...

Comedian Louie Anderson Helps Combat Preterm Births in Detroit

makeyourdate.org Comedian Louie Anderson has had a long and varied career -- from serving as host of the Family Feud...

David DiChiera Reflects on His Career, Art, and Cyrano, Ahead of Retirement

Jake Neher/WDET The upcoming production of Cyrano will be preformed at the Michigan Opera Theater this weekend. David DiChiera, founder...

Art Birmingham is Back

The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center's vision can be summed up in three words: art for all.  "We believe everyone should...

QLINE: What You Need To Know

For the first time in 60 years, a streetcar will travel the streets of Detroit. The QLINE opens to the...

Nonprofit Recruiting Volunteers to Knock on Doors of Foreclosed Homes

Owners of tax-foreclosed homes in Wayne County have until June 7 to prevent their properties from going to auction. That's...

Duggan Touts New Development On “Abandoned” Lot, Skaters Wary of Being Pushed Out

Eli Newman / WDET Keviyan Richardson is perfecting a kickflip at a skatepark in the middle of a nearly empty lot...

Dan Gilbert-Backed Brownfields Legislation Heads to the Governor’s Desk

Jake Neher/WDET Big business investors are waiting on Gov. Rick Snyder to give them a break. A tax break that...

Tourism Officials Fear Riot Anniversary Could Hurt Detroit’s Image

Detroit Historical Society This summer several Detroit institutions will remember the 50th anniversary of one of the seminal events in...

The Milo Minute: Queen Kwong, High School Sweethearts and Deadly Vipers

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...

Waterfowl Hunters Paying for Michigan’s Wetland Management and Restoration

The month of May is celebrated as American Wetlands Month A report released recently looks at the health and management of...

Created Equal Podcast 03. Of Prison and Politics

WDET Being "tough on crime" is politically popular. But does it make communities safer? In 1971 a prison uprising in...