CultureShift: Detroiter shares life lessons from growing up in a Chinese restaurant
Native Detroiter Curtis Chin is a writer, producer, director, activist, and the co-founder of the nonprofit Asian American Writers' Workshop....
Reckoning 375: The impact of I-375’s construction on two historic Black neighborhoods
Black Bottom and Paradise Valley were two majority-black neighborhoods on the lower east side of Detroit that were both destroyed,...
CultureShift Events Guide: Musicals, movies and museums to check out this week
This week, we've got some big names coming to Detroit. From "Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "Ratatouille," there's something entertaining...
Detroit polling locations largely not accessible to disabled voters, audit finds
In 2022, Detroit Disability Power worked with the Carter Center to gauge how accessible Metro Detroit’s polling sites were for...
Detroit Today: Longtime activist named city’s first director of urban agriculture
Last month, Detroit Major Mike Duggan named longtime urban farming activist Tepfirah Rushdan as the city’s first director of urban agriculture....
Detroit Today: Reckoning with the construction and rebuild of I-375
In the early 1960s, I-375 was created. That highway, and highways like it, allowed people to more quickly maneuver the...
Detroit Historical Society, Wright Museum seeking millage to continue operations
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Detroit Historical Society are taking steps to ask taxpayers...
Miguel Cabrera steps up to bat one last time
Every time Miguel Cabrera stepped up to bat, the crowd got loud. Miggy's own kids announced him for his first...
CultureShift Events Guide: Woodbridge Porch Concerts, Detroit Harvest Fest and more
This week, we’re celebrating some legendary music careers, from London rock to Detroit Techno, as well as some budding neighborhood...
Take a tour of Southwest Detroit for National Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) the City Institute is hosting guided tours in Southwest Detroit...
New survey aims to identify needs of Arab American business owners
Reda Taleb is the New Economy Initiative project manager with the Arab American Women's Business Council, an organization that empowers...
Introducing the CultureShift Events Guide
As we move into a new fiscal year at WDET, we’re also moving our events newsletter to a new home....