Detroit Artist Lisa Waud Bringing Immersive Floral Installation to Port Austin, Michigan

Detroit botanical artist Lisa Waud is taking her floral installations out of the city and bringing them north to Port...

Songs Celebrating the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment

As part of 101.9 FM WDET's Book Club, we're inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every resident...

Detroit Continues Cleanup after June Floods as FEMA Tours Neighborhoods to Assess Damage

After more than 6 inches of rain drenched Detroit and the surrounding area last month, residents in affected communities are still...

Adam Serwer’s “The Cruelty Is the Point” Explores the Rise of Trump in America

Former President Donald Trump has frequently been criticized for his brand of politics, wherein he degrades and mocks his political...

Michigan’s U.P. Not Yet Ready for Electric Vehicle Surge, EV Advocates Say

Brenda Brownlee had not seen an electric vehicle in nine days. The parking lot of the hotel she manages in...

Greenway Development Taking Shape in Detroit as Public Interest Grows

Greenways are corridors of land dedicated to recreation and environmental preservation. From the 27.5-mile-long Joe Louis Greenway project, to development of the...

Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller Questions GLWA Accounts of June Floods

The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) says it does not believe human error was a problem in its response to last...

Add These Family-Friendly Southeast Michigan Destinations to Your 2021 Summer Bucket List

WDET’s “How to Summer” is a season-long series that offers insider tips and advice from social media and listeners on...

Activists and Politicians Ask Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to Reassess Property Tax Foreclosures

Activists and politicians are calling for an end to tax foreclosures and over-assessments in the City of Detroit. Sonja Bonnett...

Author Matt Haig Confronts Personal Struggles with Mental Health in New Book “The Comfort Book”

A year and a half after the COVID-19 pandemic began, we are still reckoning with the traumas of isolation, fear...

Detroiters Still Sorting Through Aftermath of Flood

People all over metro Detroit are still recovering from last month's flooding, but residents on Detroit's east side have been devastated by the heightened impacts of every...

Hundreds of Thousands of Retail Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs, Finding Better Ones

As we transition from more than a year of COVID restrictions into some return to life as before, two jobs...