Detroit Area Photojournalist Captures Haunting Images of Battle of Mosul
Courtesy of Kenny Karpov The battle to retake Mosul — ISIS’ previous stronghold in Iraq — has come to an...
CuriosiD: That Waterway in Detroit, Is it a Strait or a River?
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Listener Bailey Townsend submitted this question to CuriosiD: “Why is the Detroit River called 'Detroit River' when it’s...
The Progressive Underground Show 224 feat. ME’SHELL N’DEGEOCELLO
Getty Images On this episode we interview Me'Shell N'Degeocello and sample various eras of her musical discography in advance of...
Waking Windows Music Festival Debuts in Detroit
The inaugural Waking Windows Festival begins this weekend at El Club. It features more than a dozen national and local...
Craft Breweries in Michigan Celebrate 20-Year Milestones
1997 saw a wave of craft breweries arriving in Michigan -- and are still serving up suds today. Iconic local...
Michigan Glass Project Aims to Raise Funds for Arts Education in Detroit Schools
Kicking off today, the Michigan Glass Project is a three-day arts, music and glassblowing festival that takes place at the...
The Milo Minute: Lin-Say, The Erers and Shigeto
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...
NPR Host Michel Martin on Letting Go of ‘Delusions’ of 1967 Uprising [VIDEO]
Jake Neher/WDET Over the last two-and-a-half decades, few broadcast journalists have done more to give voice to underrepresented communities in...
StoryCorps: A Father Tries to Protect His Record Store in 1967
When StoryCorps last came to town, they recorded a series of interviews at the Urban Consulate in Detroit. In one...
Detroit’s Grande Ballroom Survives Civil Unrest of July 1967
Noah Ovshinsky wrote and produced this story. It originally aired in 2007. During the civil unrest of July 1967, hundreds...
Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers Explores Stories of ’67
Laura Weber Davis, WDET As we lead up to the 50th anniversary of the social unrest in Detroit in the...
New DIA Exhibit Explores the ‘Art of Rebellion’
Jake Neher/WDET This weekend, the Detroit Institute of Arts will open its newest exhibit: "Art of Rebellion: Black Art of...