Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 1-9-16
This week on RREM, another new album coming from Mavis Staples, Bonnie Raitt returning with new music, and in-studio stuff...
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Have We Seen the Last of Calvin Johnson?
On Wednesday, Detroit Lions All-Pro wide receiver, Calvin Johnson released a statement through the Lions website, stating that he is...
The Life and Career of a Critic
Larry, Flickr As newspapers downsize throughout the country there are forms of art and information that are being lost. Photojournalists,...
Flint Water Crisis and a State of Emergency
Flintmichigan/ CC This week Governor Snyder declared a state of emergency in Flint over the water crisis that has gripped...
Splashy Displays Return to Auto Show
The North American International Auto Show opens to the media on January 11, five days before the public gets to...
Kresge Foundation Creates $20 Million Initiative for Early Childhood Education
The Kresge Foundation is directing $20 million towards a new effort to benefit young Detroit children. The Kresge Early Years for Success, or...
DPS Debt Comes to $3.5 Billion
The Detroit Public School district is $3.5 billion in debt. The Citizens Research Council of Michigan says that figure should...
Libraries Fear Michigan Law could Limit Ballot Info for Voters
A group representing the nation’s public library systems says a bill passed by the Michigan legislature will hurt voters trying...
Flint Residents Still Paying for Switch to Contaminated River Water
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver met with Governor Rick Snyder today to discuss the water crisis in the city. Snyder declared...
A Preview of the Auto Show 2016
Marissa Gawel/WDET The North American International Auto Show begins next week. Here to help us preview what to expect at...
WKAR-TV Airwaves May be Sold at Auction
Joe Ross, Flickr Within a week the president of Michigan State University, Lou Anna K. Simon, must decide whether to allow the...
Governor Snyder Upsets Local Leaders by Signing Elections Bill into Law
Ingmar Zahorsky Flikr CC Governor Rick Snyder has called for campaign finance reform and election transparency in the state. A...