WDET Celebrates Opening Day at Majestic Cafe

Mike Boening Photography, flickr To celebrate Opening Day at Comerica Park, WDET broadcast live from the Majestic Café in Midtown...

Buy Me Some Peanuts and…Brat Pops?

You can get more than mustard on your hot dog at Comerica Park this season. How about topping it with...

A Century (and More) of Baseball in the D in One Big Book

2016 is the 116th season of Detroit Tigers baseball, and Wayne State University Press captures moments from all of them in...

Newsweek: Dirty Air Killing Metro Detroiters

A recent story in Newsweek magazine reports that the air pollution is so bad in Detroit that it could kill...

Palooza of Auto Events Heading to Metro Detroit This Summer

The Metro Detroit region is gearing up for a series of car-themed events this summer. Tourism officials call it Autopalooza. It...

Author Explores the Final Days of the Civil War in New Book

Tim Sheerman-Chase, flickr When the Civil War was ending, there was a lot going on in the country – battles...

Midwest Literary Walk Highlights Power of Literature and Poetry in Everyday Life

Caio, Pexels Every year the last Saturday in April, the Midwest Literary Walk takes place. It’s aimed at highlighting the...

Michigan Native Talks About How He Invented What Became Fantasy Baseball

Mike Boening Photography, flickr Baseball is back, which means men and women across the country are huddled in basements around...

Drinking Water in Detroit Schools Will Be Tested for Lead

Detroit has secured funding to test drinking water in the city’s schools for lead.  Drinking water in all Detroit Public...

Michigan’s Largest Private Provider of Foster and Adoption Care Makes Change

Michigan’s largest private provider of foster care and adoption services is announcing a major change. Lutheran Social Services of Michigan...

Lack of State Regulations Leaves Michigan Marijuana Industry in Limbo and Largely Illegal

Industry analysts say Michigan’s lack of oversight and regulation of medical marijuana businesses has, all-in-all, created an illegally operating industry....

Musical Swings Come to Detroit

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET A musical swing set is on tour, visiting Detroit’s Cadillac Square Park. The art piece, called “The...