CuriosiD: What’s the story behind metro Detroit’s mile roads?

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Over the years, listeners have...

Detroit Evening Report: Developers plan to turn abandoned Mammoth building in Detroit into mixed-used complex

The old Mammoth Building on Detroit’s Westside may soon undergo renovations after years of sitting vacant. Subscribe to the Detroit...

Detroit Today: Alabama riverfront brawl evokes visceral public reactions

Over the past few days, a video of a massive brawl in Montgomery, Ala. has circulated across social media. The...

Detroit singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of ‘Sugar Man’ doc, dies at 81

DETROIT (AP) — Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only...

CultureShift: Good Moves, Good Grooves taking over Detroit Riverfront this weekend

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is hosting Good Moves, Good Grooves, presented by the William Davidson Foundation. According to organizers, the...

Detroit Evening Report: Woman sues city of Detroit after being wrongfully arrested while pregnant because of facial recognition tech

A Detroit woman who was arrested in connection with a suspected robbery and carjacking when she was pregnant is suing...

Detroit Today: Looking at Eastpointe’s mayoral controversy

Primary election voting continues Tuesday in cities across the state of Michigan. Eastpointe’s mayoral race has been particularly interesting.  Mayor...

Detroit Today: Hamtramck city council primary puts cultural changes into focus

Primary elections are going on Tuesday, including in Hamtramck, where residents will elect six out of nine candidates vying for...

Detroit Today: Explaining Warren’s primary election and the Jim Fouts controversy

Voting for primary elections began today in cities across the state of Michigan.  In Warren, Mayor Jim Fouts, who has...

Veteran Tigers radio broadcaster Jim Price dies at 81

Longtime Detroit Tigers radio announcer and former World Series champion Jim Price has died. He was 81. Ilitch Companies, part...

CultureShift: Detroit muralist Ijania Cortez showcases Black bodies to fight stereotypes

Award-winning painter and muralist Ijania Cortez is a self-taught artist working in Detroit. Cortez often depicts young Black men in...

Detroit Today: Two Detroit initiatives are working to provide affordable housing through creative design

With a median household income far below the statewide average, Detroiters face a relentless struggle to keep up with rising...