Digitally Recreating Detroit’s Black Bottom Neighborhood

Jake Neher/WDET The Black Bottom neighborhood was once the epicenter of Black life and entertainment in Detroit. Black Bottom was...

The Unexpected Challenges of Fixing Up A Cheap House in Detroit

Jake Neher/WDET A few years ago a young man from Adrian published a fascinating piece on the website Buzzfeed about...

The Milo Minute: Berserker Fest, The 44 Territories, and The Muggs

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...

UM Professor Wins Pulitzer Prize: Hear Heather Ann Thompson’s WDET Interview Here

Blood In The Water University of Michigan history professor Heather Ann Thompson won a Pulitzer Prize this week for her nonfiction book...

City of Detroit Has Only Three Fully Licensed Medical Pot Shops

“Only three are approved right now. There are some that are still going through the process. 61 of them are...

Author Peter Markus Talks New Book on Teaching Poetry in Detroit Schools

Courtesy of Peter Markus Author Peter Markus has spent the last two decades as an Artist in Residence with InsideOut...

The Progressive Underground Show 209 feat. GOAPELE & MONICA BLAIRE

Reuters On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we have interviews with R & B soul chanteuse Goapele and peer into her...

The Wall Speaks: Voices of the Unheard

The Wall Speaks is a complex and deeply moving exhibition by visual artist Wojtek Sawa. Through bricks, interactivity, large translucent photos...

Italian Film Festival Opens in Detroit

Over a dozen films produced in Italy come to Detroit this month as part of the Italian Film Festival-Detroit. The...

Michigan Teen Completes Junior Iditarod Race in Alaska

Suzanne Mahoney A Bloomfield Hills teen is back in Michigan after finishing this year’s Junior Iditarod race in Alaska. 17-year-old...

A Love Letter to 80s Teen Movies with Author Kevin Smokler

WDET's Ruby Duffield recently spoke with him about his book and the enduring appeal of the films that defined the...

The Milo Minute: Black Merda, The Kickstand Band, and Double Winter

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...