DTE Energy Unveils Solar-Powered Trash Compactors

A new effort led by DTE Energy aims to make Detroit a cleaner and greener city. The utility is installing solar-powered...

Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Cold, Dry Winter for Metro Detroit

The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicted last winter would be colder and snowier than normal in the lower Great Lakes region....

News Update: Duggan, Gilbert Partner to Bolster Detroit Neighborhoods

Duggan, Gilbert Partner to Bolster Detroit Neighborhoods “Rehabbed & Ready” campaign aims to renovate and auction at least 65 homes in an effort to...

Trump Vows to Tax Ford Motor Out of Mexico

A conservative business group is blasting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for saying he would place a big tax on...

Southfield Freeway Closed This Weekend

i_yudai/ CC The Southfield Freeway will be closed in both directions this weekend between Joy Road and I-96 starting at...

Culture City Weekend Calendar: WDET’s Summer Dance Party

Download of the Week "Dope Cloud" by Protomartyr “Dope Cloud” is the second single from the radically talented  post-punk outfit’s forthcoming...

International artist ALTON MILLER to be featured on this weekend’s The Progressive Underground, Sunday, August 30, 8 pm

Alton Miller On this weekend's The Progressive Underground, we interview and profile international recording artist ALTON MILLER along with playing...

Pingree Park Community Groups Help Keep Park Alive

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The City of Detroit announced two years ago it would close about 50 parks due to lack...

Education in New Orleans vs. Education in Detroit

Stephen Henderson talks with Chastity Pratt-Dawsey, reporter at Bridge Magazine, and Danielle Dreilinger, reporter at The Times-Picayune, about the New...

Duggan, Gilbert Partner to Bolster Detroit Neighborhoods

Eli Newman / WDET The Detroit Land Bank Authority, Quicken Loans, and The Home Depot are partnering on an initiative...

Lawsuit Alleging Juvenile Prisoner Abuse, Assault Dismissed

A lawsuit claiming juvenile inmates were sexually assaulted and harassed while being housed as adults has been dismissed. Plaintiffs claim guards failed to...

Study: Drivers Find Most Built-In Car Tech Useless

NRMA Motoring and Services/ CC A new report shows 20 percent of new car buyers are not using built-in features...