Are Lawmakers, Gov. Whitmer Headed for Budget Impasse Over Roads?
MPRN Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed 45-cent gas tax increase is not part of a budget bill moving in the state...
Visual Arts in Detroit Get a Boost with New Magazine
Click the audio player above to hear the conversation. Barbed Magazine Detroit artist Arturo Herrera decided to start a new visual...
Mobile Ad Effectiveness and The First Impression
HOW LONG IS A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION? A recent article in The Wall Street Journal CMO Today section focused on...
Why We Mourn Sacred Buildings
Jake Neher/WDET There was an outpouring of grief on social media last week as the Notre Dame Cathedral burned in...
Why Did Detroit Land Bank Demolish Historic Log Cabin?
There are only two known historic log cabins standing in Detroit. Last month, there were three. Researchers were ecstatic to find...
The Secret Ingredient: High 5 Salts Is A Line of Perfectly Balanced Organic Salt Blends Made in Detroit
Ann Delisi talks with former high school teacher, Chef Laura Romito, who followed her passion for food to Schoolcraft Culinary...
Rick Speck Spent 18 Years in Prison — Now He’s Working to Cut Incarceration in Half
Jake Neher/WDET The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) turns 100 next year. To celebrate, the organization is on a nationwide tour that...
Detroit Native dream hampton Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
dream hampton Over the course of three nights in January, the Lifetime channel aired the chilling docu-series Surviving R. Kelly....
Canton Roads: Where Does the Money Go?
Roads are a regular topic of conversation in Canton Township. Potholes are one problem. Traffic congestion is another. In 2018, township...
Canton Chamber President Says the Township’s Business Climate Remains Strong
Throughout the month of April, WDET is focusing on Canton as part of its “Crossing the Lines” series. The project...
Sam’s Jams: Little Beaver – Concrete Jungle
Willie Hale (AKA Little Beaver) is a funk and soul guitarist from Arkansas. He got his start as a session...
Michigan DEQ Gets New Name, Director Liesl Clark Joins Detroit Today
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Liesl Clark is taking over a state agency that has been in...