“My Heart is an Idiot” Author Davy Rothbart Talks About Adventures, Love, and the Origins of Found Magazine
< Midwest Literary Walk Found Magazine Davy Rothbart is the creator of "Found Magazine", a collection of odds and ends...
Governor Snyder Fills Detroit Potholes to Campaign for Proposal 1
Marissa Gawel/WDET Governor Rick Snyder filled in potholes along Michigan Avenue in Detroit today while campaigning for a ballot proposal that...
Sugar Center Suing Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency
Marissa Gawel/WDET A group of Michigan citizens is suing the state’s unemployment insurance system. They say the computer system that...
The DIA’s Inside|Out Program is Expanding to Grand Haven and Bay City
Replicas of some of the Detroit Institute of Art’s famous works are taking a tour of Michigan this summer. Museum...
Wayne State University Journalism Program Receives $100,000 Gift
Marissa Gawel/WDET Wayne State University’s journalism program is receiving a $100,000 gift to provide more opportunities for students. Program alum...
Henry Ford Hospital Celebrating 100 Years with Exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum
Ted Eytan/Creative Commons The Detroit Historical Museum is honoring Henry Ford Hospital’s 100th anniversary with a special exhibit. The display will...
Culture City Calendar & Download of the Week
"Gestalt" by Nigel & The Dropout Nigel & The Dropout is among Detroit’s most promising new indie bands. Since coming on the...
Baby, It’s Cold Outside…But WHYYY?
Metro Detroiters who thought they saw the last of winter may have been disappointed--if not surprised--to see snow flurries again...
General Wesley Clark speaks with Saeed Khan
U.S. Army Korea (Historical Image Archive) (FLICKR/CC) Saeed Khan speaks with General Wesley Clark about globalization, terrorism, and national security in...
Michigan Same-sex Marriage Ban Case to be a Focal Point in the U.S. Supreme Court
National Marriage Challenge Rick Pluta In the next week the United States Supreme court will hear oral arguments that will...
Joe Barone Appointed As New Wayne County Commissioner
Wayne County has a new commissioner. Plymouth attorney Joe Barone was appointed late last week to finish the term of...
United Steelworkers International Campaigns for Preservation of American Manufacturing
Marissa Gawel/WDET United Steelworkers International President Leo Gerard addressed Wayne State University’s Fifth Annual Labor Leaders on Labor Forum yesterday. Gerard says union...