Varvatos Kicks Out His Jams: The Soundtrack to Fashion Designer John Varvatos’ Wardrobe

Detroit native John Varvatos makes ridiculously cool clothes. From Iggy Pop to Thom Yorke, he outfits the rock stars that set...

The Art of Love: Diego & Frida in Detroit [TIMELINE]

An exhibition that celebrates both modern art and Motor City history opens this weekend with Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo...

Rivera & Frida Kahlo, Fashion Designer John Varvatos, Behind the Scenes at Berserker Festival

We’re takin’ a deep dive into the Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo in Detroit exhibition at the DIA, talkin’ muse...

Culture City Calendar & Download of the Week

Download of the Week "Let it Happen" by Tame Impala After a breakout year in 2013 with their sophomore record...

Ulysses S. Grant’s Former Detroit Home is Moving

  A home U-S President Ulysses S Grant lived in while he was stationed by the military in Detroit is...

Mexican Folk Dancing Makes a Comeback

Folkloric dance has been has long been a part of maintaining Mexican culture in Southwest Detroit. A few years ago...

New York Billboards Say “Move to Detroit”

Philip Kafka Billboards and graffiti in New York City are telling residents there to move to Detroit.  New York entrepreneur...

2,000 Detroit Students to Receive Free Tickets to DIA Rivera-Kahlo Exhibit

Bank of America is sponsoring two-thousand tickets for students to visit the Detroit Institute of Arts' newest exhibit. Students from...

Jazz Guitarists Peter Bernstein And Randy Napoleon Perform Live In WDET’s Studio A

WDET’s Alex Trajano speaks with jazz guitarists Peter Bernstein and Randy Napoleon. Both men are appearing as part of MSU's...

#ISNAstories: Understanding the Line Between Faith and Culture in the U.S.

  Last month over 15,000 people attended the 51st Annual Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Convention in Detroit’s Cobo Center. The...

Youth Poet on the Strength and Frustration of “Detroit”

In our continuing series “Inheriting Detroit," which looks at aspects of life in Detroit through the eyes of youth poets,...

Youth Poet on “Lumberjacks” and Family Trees

This Sunday is Father’s Day. More than 10 percent of households with children in Detroit are headed up by single...