The Metro: Celebrate Buffalo Soldiers history at Rouge Park blues festival

The Detroit Parks Coalition's Freedom Arts Festival is celebrating the Buffalo Soldiers on Saturday at Rouge Park with a family-friendly...

The Metro: MC5 to be honored at Woodbridge Porch Concerts Saturday

The fourth annual Woodbridge Porch Concerts are set to take place this Saturday, featuring live music from local artists with...

The Metro: Roger Guenveur Smith brings acclaimed solo performances to the Wright

The Charles H. Wright Museum is hosting a series of carefully curated lectures by both nationally-recognized and local performers. The...

The Metro Events Guide: Parker’s Alley in Bloom, Detroit Black Film Festival + more

There's an exciting array of events to check out in the metro Detroit area this week, from a weekend-long celebration...

Ann Delisi: William Shatner shares Star Trek insights ahead of ‘Wrath of Khan’ screening

Star Trek star William Shatner will be at the Fisher Theatre on Wednesday to present a special screening of "Star...

The Metro Events Guide: Funky Ferndale, Better Cities Film Festival + more

Detroit is gearing up for fall, but it still feels like summer outside, and there are plenty of fun local...

Support WDET and you could win 10 tickets to any shows at the Magic Stick, Majestic

As we close in on the last few days of WDET's 2024 Fall Fundraiser, our music hosts are kicking out...

Win a trip to Morocco, more by supporting WDET during Fall Fundraiser

This has been a pivotal year for WDET.Not only have we heeded the calls from our members and listeners for...

Detroit Evening Report: Safety tips for extreme heat; Hamtramck Labor Day Festival returns and more

On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover this week's extreme heat and severe storms that have...

Detroit Evening Report: Power outages continue; Detroit Jazz Festival and more

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the continued power outages across metro Detroit following this week's severe...

Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow on her DNC speech, future priorities for the state

Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) received some rare time on a national platform Monday night at the Democratic...

Political expert says conventions still matter

Political conventions are highly polished productions, but that wasn't always so. The Democratic National Convention in 1968 was the last...