First New Streetcar to Arrive in Detroit This Week
The first of half-a-dozen streetcars that will carry passengers in Detroit arrives in the city this week. The 3.3 mile...
Crossing the Lines: Park Gives Windsorites a Sense of Place
WDET’s Crossing The Lines series is crossing the border to explore Windsor, in search of things that unite Detroit and...
A Closer Look At Muslim Populations in Dearborn and Hamtramck
Jake Neher/WDET Metro Detroit is home to some of the most diverse communities in the country. Two communities in particular...
Exploring “America’s Original Sin” With Author Jim Wallis
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Racism is America’s original sin, and must be named as such. That is the assertion made in...
Detroit’s Growth Brings Demand for More Environmental Law Attorneys
Businesses throughout Southeast Michigan are showing a need for attorneys who specialize in environmental law. As a result, The Great Lakes...
New Book Explores The History Of The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Jake Neher/WDET The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is the 4th oldest orchestra in the United States. The orchestra has found renewed...
Wayne County Executive Says State Budget Growing While Local Funding Shrinks
After three months of traveling to other communities across Michigan, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans says he sees a trend in the...
Mother Theresa’s Sainthood
This Sunday Pope Francis plans to canonize Mother Theresa. That means the iconic humanitarian will receive sainthood. Kevin Mannara is a...
DeVos Donations Raise Disturbing Questions About Political Influence In Detroit Schools
Rick Pluta/MPRN A family of wealthy charter school investors put more than a million dollars into the campaigns of Republican lawmakers...
Author Peter Ho Davies’ New Novel Explores Immigration, Cultural Assimilation
Jake Neher/WDET How does a person create an identity as an immigrant in America? How much of your cultural identity...
Former POTUS Bill Clinton Does Labor Day Detroit Stop-By
Rick Pluta/MPRN Former President Bill Clinton was a crowd-stopper as he marched in Detroit’s Labor Day Parade on behalf of...
DDOT to Add 24 Hour Service, Eastern Market Bus Lines
Courtesy of DDOT The Detroit Department of Transportation unveiled a series of expansions to its bus service that should add 1,500...