Artists Frame Stories About Their Art in Wyandotte

The Wyandotte Street Art Fair celebrates its 55th anniversary this year. For one artist, it's still a relatively new experience....

Wayne County Warns Deadline is Near to Pay Overdue Property Taxes

Time is running out for Wayne County property owners to pay delinquent taxes. The deadline is June 30. County Treasurer...

Indycars Head for Detroit as Some Accuse Grand Prix of Disrupting Belle Isle Fun

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Fresh from the historic 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 the Indycar teams and drivers are heading to...

Indy 500 Races to Remain Relevant at Century Mark

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET   This Sunday marks the 100th running of the most famous auto race in the world – the...

WDET Wins 8 Awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters

Best Feature John’s Carpet House Laura Herberg   Best Fundraising Appeal Season of Giving Alex Trajano   Best Musical Programming...

Greening of Detroit Adds Programs and Launches Detroit Conservation Corp

The City of Detroit recently received over 50 million dollars from the federal government to continue its demolition of blighted...

Give the Gift of Time: Volunteer at WDET Today

The generous financial support offered during our Spring Fundraiser made it an overwhelming success.  As a result, we have hundreds...

Thanks to You We Hit Our Goal!

Thank you for helping WDET break the rules and try a new way of fundraising! Because of your generous support, together we exceeded the goal...

Detroit Free Press film festival expands in third year

Bill, Flickr Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson spoke with organizers for the Detroit Free Press' third-annual Freep Film Festival. Artistic Director...

QLINE: The Official Name of Detroit’s “Modern Streetcar”

Courtesy of Quicken Loans The long awaited light-rail project on Woodward Avenue now has an official name. It’s QLINE. Jay Farner...

WATCH: Pat Batcheller Loves WDET the Most

Pat Batcheller loves WDET, perhaps the most (don’t tell Jerome we said that). He arrives at 3:45am to start preparing...

The Bard Continues to Exert Influence Over American Politics

Wayne State Unversity Shakespeare in American Life is a series of documentaries narrated by Sam Waterston and produced for the Folger Shakespeare Library that examines...