WDET and GPS Distribute 8,000 Books to Kids in Southwest Detroit

  Global Productivity Solutions WDET's vision is an informed and engaged Detroit, and we believe in giving every child a chance...

Detroit Restaurant Week 2015

Courtesy of Detroit Restaurant Week Detroit foodies are preparing for a 10-day celebration of the city’s finest cuisine. It’s called...

Robert Kennedy’s Daughter Discusses Her Film ‘The Last Days in Vietnam’

The United States pulled out of Vietnam 40 years ago, last month. As troops withdrew, thousands of South Vietnamese citizens...

Michelle Obama To Tout Higher Education At Wayne State

   First Lady Michelle Obama heads to Detroit today to tout the importance of education beyond high school.    There...

Lions Draft Pick Is Big And Smart

The Detroit Lions beefed up their offensive line Thursday by choosing Duke guard Laken Tomlinson in the first round of the...

Motor City Makeover to Begin Saturday

Courtesy of the City of Detroit Detroit officials say it’s time for spring-cleaning. The first three Saturdays in May will...

State Grant to Help Develop New Michigan Chronicle Newspaper Headquarters

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is granting more than $400,000 to help rehabilitate the future headquarters of the Michigan Chronicle newspaper. Funding...

Lake Michigan’s Alewife Population Reaching Record Lows

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources/Creative Commons The alewife and salmon populations in Lake Michigan are on the brink of serious...

Governor Snyder Announces Plan to Create New Detroit School District

Marissa Gawel/WDET Governor Rick Snyder is proposing a plan to create a new district for public schools in Detroit, while the...

Move Naturally: Kristi Faulkner Dance Shakes Up Detroit

Courtesy of Kristi Faulkner   Kristi Faulkner Dance has been shaking up the Detroit dance world with new, original productions...

Culture City Calendar & Download of the Week

"Undercover Wildflower" by Junglefowl The first and only single from this Ypsi based fun ‘n’ fuzz duo out of Ypsilanti is, as...

Detroit’s NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Dinner Honors Historic March on Selma

“We should not have to live below our privilege.”  -Rev.Wendell Anthony Courtesy of NAACP-Detroit Stephen Henderson speaks with Reverend Wendell Anthony...