“Pints & Postcards” Parties Aim To Increase Political Action

Postcards and Pints Detroit 1/26/17 from Diane Cheklich on Vimeo.   After the massive, international Women’s March on January 21st,...

Bill Would Restrict Public’s Access to Information About Bids for State Business

Jake Neher/WDET There could soon be tighter restrictions on the public’s access to information in bids for state business. A...

State Budget Forecast Shows Emphasis on Education and Infrastructure… Not Tax Cuts

Jake Neher/WDET Education, public safety, and paying down the long term debt will be Gov. Rick Snyder’s top priorities when he...

What Question Do You Want L. Brooks Patterson to Answer During His State of the County Speech This Week?

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson will give his State of the County address at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Add your voice to...

Drinks Are On The House At These Bars Tonight In Celebration Of Detroiters Premiere [MAP!]

The premiere of the Lorne Michaels and Jason Sudeikis-produced Comedy Central sitcom Detroiters airs tonight, and 24 local bars debut the...

WDET’s New Soul Sunday Honors Late Detroit Producer J Dilla

DILLA DILLA DILLA BEATS BEATS BEATS.    Today legendary Detroit producer James Yancey known better by his stage names J Dilla...

State’s Chief Medical Executive Talks About Pneumonia Deaths in Flint

Matt Morley Last week on Detroit Today we spoke with Bridge Magazine reporter Chastity Pratt Dawsey about the link between...

The “Pope of Trash” on Politics, Art, and Life on the Road

The boundary-breaking films of John Waters have inspired a generation of artists to think outside the mainstream. He's toured extensively with his...

Were Democrats’ Late Efforts to Block DeVos’ Confirmation Anything More Than Political Theater?

National Park Service UPDATE (1:11 p.m.): The U.S. Senate has confirmed Betsy DeVos as U.S. secretary of education on a...

Gov. Snyder Plans to Tackle Unfunded Liabilities, Pensions and Retiree Healthcare

Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder is going after Michigan’s mountain of unfunded retiree liabilities. He created a task force to...

Looking Back On Detroit Jazz Legend Donald Byrd

Detroit's legendary jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd would have have turned on 85 this past February 4th, so we're taking a look back...

Milo Minute: Adult, The Beggars, Seraphine Collective & More

Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...