Wayne County Orders Masks in Schools, Day Care Facilities
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s most populated county is requiring masks inside schools. The health officer in Wayne County issued...
$4.7 Million Oudolf Garden Detroit Opens on Belle Isle
A new garden designed by a renowned Dutch landscape designer is opening on Belle Isle this weekend. The $4.7 million project...
Detroit Jazz Fest President Talks About Going Remote Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Earlier this month, organizers of the Detroit Jazz Fest made the difficult decision to switch to a remote format. This decision comes...
Michigan Opera Theatre Presents “Blue,” Exploring Race and Police Brutality in America
When many people think of opera, they think of grand sets, magical themes and love stories set decades or centuries in...
Weeks After Storms, Detroiters Wait For Help
There’s been a familiar hum for some residents living in Southwest Detroit. It comes from a diesel-powered generator the size of...
How the Second Amendment Built In Inequity in the Nation’s Gun Laws
As part of 101.9 WDET’s Book Club, we’re inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every...
Splash Pads Proliferate Across Rural Michigan as Communities Adapt to Hotter Summers
With a population of just over 4,000 people, Caro is the biggest city in Tuscola County, in the southwest of...
How Wayne County Is Trying to Fix Broken Public Defense System
Wayne County is one of many places across the country taking steps to address big disparities in our criminal justice...
Meet the New Michigan Department of Civil Rights Executive Director John E. Johnson Jr.
For Michigan leaders and policymakers, discrimination and inequality are difficult matters to resolve. Even when laws and constitutional protections exist against discrimination...
Remembering Aaliyah, the Princess of R&B
Twenty years ago, on Aug. 25, 2001, Aaliyah Dana Haughton died in an airplane accident. Though only 22, Aaliyah left...
Homes of Ayers and Benson Searched by FBI, Expanding Inquiry into Detroit City Council Corruption
The FBI is searching the homes of Detroit City Council members as federal officials expand their investigation into corruption at city hall....
New Global Centre for Urban Transformation Coming To Detroit
World Economic Forum (WEF) is establishing the new Global Centre for Urban Transformation in an effort to increase public-private collaboration in cities...