Jefferson Avenue Remodel Underway
A road construction that will add parking, bike lanes, and landscaped islands to the street is underway on Jefferson Avenue between Alter...
Design, Weather Delay Completion Of New Fort Street Bridge
The Michigan Department of Transportation says it's taking longer than expected to replace the Fort Street (M-85) bridge over the...
Jefferson Avenue Gets A Makeover
Kyle May/ Creative Commons A road construction project is underway on Jefferson Avenue between Alter Road and Chalmers. Parking and...
US Department of Education Looks Closely at Higher Education Finances in Michigan
Seven Michigan colleges and universities are being monitored by the U-S Department of Education. Under a program called Heightened Cash...
13-year-old Detroit youth poet describes the dreams he has for his neighborhood [Video]
Terry Parris Jr. Meet Eddie. He's 13 and in the 8th grade at Marcus Garvey Academy on the city's east side. Eddie...
Officials Approve More Compensation Claims Tied To Defective GM Ignitions
The list of those being compensated for injuries suffered because of faulty General Motors’ ignition switches is growing. ...
Experts Say Tigers Opening A Season Full Of Questions
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The Detroit Tigers are embarking on a new season with most of the same pieces still in...
Motor City Drive
NPR host Michel Martin is driving her national live events series to Detroit, where she’ll gather some of the city’s...
From The Council Table, To A Jail Cell
Scott Benson is the Detroit City Councilman for the Third District, on the city’s East side. He’s an urban planner...
Opening Day Sparks Renewal and Hope for Detroit
Mike Boening It’s opening Day in Detroit, and our Tigers are all set to kick off their 122nd season in...
M-1 Rail Officials Helping to Alleviate Some Opening Day Traffic
J. Carlisle Larsen (WDET) Thousands of Metro Detroiters will head downtown today for Opening Day at Comerica Park. But motorists...
The Progressive Underground Show 118
Amp Fiddler On tonight's installment of The Progressive Underground, we bump material from Melodiesinfonie, Ron Trent, Gregory Porter, Jan Jelinek,...