Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 7-16-16

This week on RREM, brand new Michael Kiwanuka, forthcoming Banks & Steelz, Detroit favs Laura Rain and Chris Bathgate, plus...

Summer Vacation: Under the Radar Michigan Guys Talk Beer, Fishing, and Selfies

Stephen Henderson/WDET If you tune into public television in Michigan, you know the program “Under the Radar: Michigan,” which takes viewers...

Tigers Return to Action vs. Royals

The Detroit Tigers host the Kansas City Royals Friday at Comerica Park. Detroit entered Major League Baseball's All-Star break with 46...

Canadian Children’s Music Performer Fred Penner Reflects on Long Career

Fred Penner This weekend, Detroit’s annual gathering of world music comes to Midtown. Acts from Detroit’s diverse landscape of artists, as...

New Novel Retells Wild Life of Bluesman Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Singer Screamin’ Jay Hawkins may have had only one major, lasting hit, “I Put a Spell On...

Snyder Asks MI Supreme Court’s Advice On Payments To Private Schools

Elizabeth Garrett Gov. Rick Snyder has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to offer an opinion on whether it’s ever possible...

Appeals Court Says Booking Photos Exempt From Federal FOIA

Brian Turner The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals says, in the age of the internet, the release of a...

Some Michigan Republicans Hope to Dump Trump At Next Week’s Convention

Jake Neher/WDET Republicans are getting ready to head down to Cleveland for their national convention. The GOP is expected to...

Workshop Offers Teens Alternatives to Violence and Conflict

Dozens of Detroit high school students have an opportunity to learn how to avoid violence and peacefully resolve confrontations. Wayne...

TechTown’s Ned Staebler Talks Economic Development and Policing in Detroit

Laura Weber Davis, WDET What is the obligation of average white citizens to further a conversation about race in Detroit...

Don Was Talks Concert of Colors and 10 Greatest Songs in Detroit History

Laura Weber Davis, WDET The 24th annual Concert of Colors kicks off tonight at the Arab-American Museum. The event runs until...

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....