DTE to Invest $7 Billion in Grid Improvements

DTE Energy announced Thursday that it’s investing $7 billion over the next five years to upgrade the electric grid in southeastern Michigan....

How Zoning Laws Drive Segregation, Inequality in Places Like Metro Detroit

Single-family zoning laws, or city ordinances preventing non-single-family homes from being built, created the image of the quintessential residential area we...

From Bullied to Beatbox, Stevie Soul Shares His Story and Performs Live on WDET

Growing up in Redford, performer and producer Stevie Soul was bullied for his stutter. It didn’t take him long, however,...

A Home Baker Pursued Her Dream of Opening a Cafe. Then the Pandemic Hit

Early in September, the owners of Dose of Sugar opened the new cafe and bakeshop on the corner of Conant...

This Week at the Detroit Film Theatre: “Faya Dayi”

CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM gives you a front-row seat to the latest films playing at the Detroit Film Theatre (DFT). Jake Neher/WDET...

Detroit Producer Tall Black Guy, Lansing MC Ozay Moore Release New Album

Tall Black Guy & Ozay Moore Over the last decade, Detroit producer Tall Black Guy has established himself as one...

Pontiac’s Newly Elected Mayor Tim Greimel Says Relationship with City Council Top Priority

Voters in Pontiac on Tuesday picked a familiar name in Michigan politics to lead the city for the next four years....

Dearborn’s First Arab American Mayor Abdullah Hammoud Reflects on Historic Victory

Despite having one of the largest Arab populations in America, Dearborn has never had an Arab American or Muslim mayor....

Royal Oak Ballot Proposal to Relocate War Memorial Fails

Royal Oak residents have rejected a ballot measure that would have returned a war memorial 70 feet back to its...

How the 9.9 Percent, Not the 1 Percent, Is Driving Inequality in the United States

Most Americans are familiar with the "1 percent" -- those at the top who hold the most wealth, despite paying a...

Royal Oak Voters to Have Final Say in Controversial Move of Veterans Memorial

Judy Davids/City of Royal Oak In May, veterans heard something in Royal Oak they had not since the start of...

Who Has Better Taste in Content: Your Friend or the Algorithm?

Did you discover your new favorite band on your own -- or did an online algorithm plant it in front of...