Detroit Lions End Poor Season on Winning Note

The Detroit Lions have finished a disappointing season with a victory over the division rival Chicago Bears. Detroit held off...

New Year Brings New Laws to Michigan

The new year is bringing with it a new series of laws in Michigan, affecting everyone from drivers to diners....

Great Lakes Water Authority Officially Takes Over Operations

As of January 1, 2016 the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and seven counties in SE Michigan officially merged operations...

Word Warriors Want to Revive Forgotten Terms

If "banishing" overused words is anathema to you, then you might appreciate this story. The Wayne State Word Warriors have issued...

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 1/2/16

This week on RREM, we'll look ahead well into 2016 with forthcoming releases from Lissie, Damien Jurado, Elton John and...

Ann Delisi and Rob Reinhart’s Discuss the Essential Music of 2015

Ann Delisi, host of Essential Music on WDET (weekend days at 11 a.m.) and Rob Reinhart, host of both Essential...

So Don’t Start a Sentence This Way

So, the most nominated entry on this year’s list of "banished" words from Lake Superior State University is--“so", specifically when it’s used to start...

Internet Radio Show Gives Michigan Writers a Place to Discuss Their Work.

Two Metro Detroit women are working to bring the best in Michigan authors to the attention of the region.  Andrea...

Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Mary Beth Kelly Advocates for Juvenile Justice

Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Mary Beth Kelly has a new job.  She’s become the Vice Chair of Litigation and...

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 12-26-15

This week on RREM, some post-holiday fun with David Sedaris (on his birthday!), plus the best of 2015, and some...

State Rep Asks Governor and State Agencies to Look at Oil Recovery and Carbon Capture Technologies

A group of mostly Republican state lawmakers is pushing for more oil to be recovered from wells that have already...

Kurdish Chef Given Extension to Avoid Deportation from Michigan

A quiet Kurdish chef who’s lived and worked in Michigan for more than two decades has been granted a temporary...