The Metro Events Guide: Arts, eats and entertainment for 4th of July Weekend in Detroit
Happy 4th of July! This week, we have unconventional art exhibitions, rule-bending entertainment and all the tacos you can eat...
In fight against blight, Detroit cracks down on business owners who illegally post signs
DETROIT (AP) — William Shaw has a message for other business owners advertising their services on illegally posted signs in...
Michigan signs onto new invasive carp agreement
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a new agreement this week to try to prevent invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan.For...
Prosecution rests, defendant testifies in Samantha Woll murder trial
The man accused of slaying Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll last October took the stand in his own defense on...
Detroit Evening Report: City receives $20M grant to connect Joe Louis Greenway with Iron Belle Trail
Detroit’s Joe Louis Greenway project is getting a $20 million boost from a federal infrastructure grant. The funds — part...
Church uses destroyed firearms as artwork to raise gun violence awareness
Saint David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield kicked off a series of gun destruction events with a live cutting of two...
Michigan residents begin online voting for new ‘I Voted’ sticker
The Mitten State voters are showing their voting pride in a different way this year.For the first time, Michigan residents began...
The Metro: Detroit Sound Conservancy awarded $1.9M grant to restore historic Blue Bird Inn
The nonprofit Detroit Sound Conservancy announced this week that it received a $1.9 million grant supporting the organization's rehabilitation of...
MI Local: Best of 2024 (so far) from Michigan’s music scene
On this episode of MI Local, I play two songs by nominees for WDET's Sounds Like Detroit Contest, including Drey...
Created Equal: How Michigan’s $82B budget will affect the state’s most vulnerable populations
Last week, lawmakers in Lansing approved the state's $82.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year — a slight increase...
Republican lawmakers appeal election lawsuit
A group of Republican state lawmakers are appealing the dismissal of a federal lawsuit to undo some of Michigan’s voter-approved...
CEO of Pope Francis Center ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court ruling on outdoor sleeping bans
Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outside in public places....