Detroit’s Parade and Thanksgiving Misadventures

What is coming up for Detroit’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Host Stephen Henderson talks with Tony Michaels, CEO of the Parade...

Detroit Metro on High Alert After Feds Issue Travel Warning

Officials at Detroit Metro Airport say they are taking extra precautions in the wake of the federal government issuing a...

Detroit Police Department: Underfunded, Understaffed

J. Carlisle Larsen It’s been nearly a year since Detroit emerged from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. All...

Ford Steers Away from Takata Air Bags

The Ford Motor Company is joining a list of other automakers who say they will no longer use air bag...

Report: DPS Needs More Teachers and Better Pay

A coalition of people concerned about the Detroit Public School system is pushing Lansing to do more for Detroit’s crumbling...

Divisions in Oakland County Over Syrian Refugee Center in Pontiac

MML A handful of Syrian-Americans living and working in Pontiac began an investment group to buy property and create havens...

Small Businesses Are a Big Part of Detroit’s Recovery

  Part of Detroit’s recovery from Chapter Nine depends on growing its revenues and available jobs, and small businesses are...

The Live6 Alliance: Revitalizing The Livernois-McNichols Corridor

    Generally when the national media tells stories about Detroit, many focus on the revitalized Downtown and Midtown corridors....

A Detroit Transit Discussion: What is Working?

  As the one-year anniversary of Detroit’s emergence from bankruptcy approaches, WDET is examining how the city has changed. One thing city...

Detroit’s Blight Problem…and Solutions

As the one-year anniversary of Detroit’s emergence from bankruptcy approaches, WDET is examining how the city has changed.  Mayor Mike...

Purchasing Detroit’s Vacant Land: Stories from the Side Lots

Detroit occupies approximately 140-square miles of land. At its height, the city was filled with single family homes where people...

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 11-21-15

There's a ton of fun music coming in early 2016... and I've got some it now! Lake Street Dive, Basia...