Detroit Zoo Millage up for Renewal in Next Week’s Primary Election

The Detroit Zoo hopes voters will approve a millage renewal when casting their ballots in the August Primary election next week....

RTA Vote This Week Could Have Big Implications for Future of Transit in Metro Detroit

Laura Weber Davis, WDET Thursday is a critical day for the future of mass transit in Southeast Michigan. The Regional...

“United We Stand” Debuts at Charles H. Wright Museum

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET A new sculpture titled “United We Stand” kicked off the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History's year-long commemoration...

Millennials Rock the Political Campaign

For many voters, the 2016 election has been the most unusual they’ve seen in recent years. Experts say the youth...

CuriosiD: What’s the origin of the Boston Cooler?

"I moved from Washington, D.C. to Detroit in the mid-’90. And I’ve always loved the root beer float and people...

Sterling Civic Theater Welcomes All

A local community theater offers people with disabilities a chance to perform that they might not otherwise get. The Sterling...

Unlike Cleveland Police Union, Michigan State Police at RNC Don’t Sound Concerned About Open Carry

Sgt. Dwayne Gill/Michigan State Police We’ve been wondering all week whether there would be unrest outside the convention hall in...

Wayne State University Breaks Ground on Mike Ilitch School of Business

Courtesy of Wayne State University City of Detroit officials and Wayne State University broke ground today on the Mike Ilitch School...

Know Your Congressional District: Michigan’s 13th

  Melissa Mason WDET is examining the candidates and issues in the 2016 elections. You can find interviews with the candidates, information...

Governors Veto Means Bigger Cities Will Pay for State Road Work

Governor Snyder’s veto of a road funding bill is raising the ire of officials in Michigan’s larger communities including Detroit and...

DEQ Task Force Re-Thinking Trash Rules

Jake Neher/WDET Plans are getting underway to send less trash to landfills in Michigan and to find more ways to...

Detroit Knocks Down 10,000th Structure

The Duggan Administration demolished its ten thousandth vacant building this morning…marking a milestone in Detroit’s blight removal effort. The program...