Duggan Tries to Make Case City’s Comeback Equitable, Reaching Neighborhoods
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan gave his sixth State of the City speech on Tuesday. Duggan, as he does...
‘Documenters’ Project Launches New Round of Training for Residents Covering Local Meetings
Tafari Stevenson-Howard WDET, Outlier Media, Citizen Detroit, and City Bureau have been teaming up for several months to help Detroiters attend and document public meetings. ...
Are Michiganders Willing to Shoulder a 45-cent Gas Tax Increase for Better Roads?
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking lawmakers to approve a big gas tax increase to fix the roads -- 45 cents...
Listen: Mayor Mike Duggan Delivers 2019 State of the City Address
Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his sixth State of the City address live from the East English Village Preparatory Academy on...
School Your Friends: Here’s How to Properly Pronounce ‘Paczki’
It's Fat Tuesday across the U.S., the day before the beginning of Lent for Catholics. Here in Metro Detroit, we...
New Carpenters Union Training Center Could Transform Neighborhood In Need
Jake Neher/WDET The big news on Monday was an announcement that the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights will build...
Forty Years Later, These Seven Debut Albums Still Hold Up
Paste Magazine Click the audio player above to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM Detroit public radio. From the...
New “Murals in the Market” Book Supports WDET’s Arts & Culture Coverage
1xRun Power your connection to Detroit and the world. Give right now at WDET.org. Over the past four years, the Murals...
Sam’s Jams: Brainstorm – Journey To The Light
Journey to the Light is the second album by the Detroit R&B group Brainstrom. It was released in 1978 on Tabu...
Michigan’s Options for Fixing the Damn Roads
Joan Isabella/WDET Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will lay out her first budget proposal this week. We expect it will explain in more...
Effort Underway to Save Hamtramck Stadium with Help from Jack White
Jake Neher/WDET Hamtramck Stadium is one of the few remaining Negro League ballparks in America. There’s now an effort underway...
What Is the Lake Erie Bill of Rights?
It's been almost five years since toxic algae polluted Toledo's water supply. Despite efforts to reduce phosphorus and other pollution...
