Absentee Ballots Cast In Michigan Primary Could Reach Close to a Million

The polls are open and Michiganders get their chance to influence the course of this presidential election. Before the precincts...

City, State Offer Detroit Residents Water Assistance During Coronavirus Scare

Updated, 6:38 pm, March 13: This article involves an ongoing situation. Additional details on the status of the program have...

Sanders, Biden Push For Big Turnout in 2020 Michigan Primary

For Michigan Democrats, the choice for president comes down to the two top contenders: former Vice President Joe Biden and...

Sen. Bernie Sanders Looks to Recreate 2016 Momentum in Michigan

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was barnstorming across Michigan this weekend, including a massive rally at Detroit’s TCF Center...

“In The Thick” Podcast in Southwest Detroit Discussing Super Tuesday, Michigan Primary

On Wednesday, March 4th, 101.9 WDET and Latino USA presented a live community conversation at the Senate Theater in Southwest Detroit....

Michigan Made $5 Million in Weed Taxes So Far. That’s Low.

Michigan has released the recreational marijuana sales for the first three months of legalization. “The total sales are not super...

DIA Director Talks Millage Renewal on Detroit Today: “This Is Not a New Tax.”

The presidential primary has received the lion’s share of coverage and attention as Michiganders prepare to go to the polls...

“Pray The Gay Away” Puts Growing Up LGBTQ in Michigan’s Arab-American Community Center Stage

Courtesy of the Zakar Twins This weekend at the Baldwin Theatre, two Michigan actors will bring their story to life...

‘Frida in America’ Paints a Vivid Portrait of the Artist’s Travels in America

Frida Kahlo led an artistic yet complicated  life. A creative spirit with an androgynous demeanor, Kahlo had an appetite for...

Detroit Razed Black Bottom. This Composer Doesn’t Want You To Forget.

Sishir Buddharaju / WDET Inside Orchestra Hall on a Wednesday morning in Detroit, composer Nkeiru Okoye is hearing a composition she...

Michigan’s Art Van Furniture Closes Doors After 60 Years, Leaving Behind Questions

After more than six decades as a retail staple here in Michigan and throughout the Midwest, Art Van Furniture is...

Detroit’s ‘Live Midtown’ Relocation Incentive Program Revisited 10 Years Later

It was about nine years when the Live Midtown program was launched in Detroit. The initiative offered subsidies to employees at...