Theatre Bizarre Orchestra Takes Over WDET’s Studio A and It Was Loud and Wonderful!

The annual Theatre Bizarre event in Detroit is made all the more exotic and exciting with Joshua James and his...

‘World’s Smartest Intersection’ in Detroit: Like Adding a Smartphone on Traffic Lights

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Imagine a traffic light that stays yellow long enough for cyclists or pedestrians to get across, no matter...

Detroit News Film Critic Adam Graham Picks His Favorite Movies of 2018

Laura Weber Davis/WDET 2018 brought us another round of great popcorn flicks for the movie theater, and expanded the reach...

Flint Native Tunde Olaniran Reflects on Big Year for His Music

Gus Navarro/WDET Our region has been known for generations as a hub of innovation in music. Artists from our area...

MichMash: Attempt to Make Petition Campaigns More Difficult Could Backfire on GOP

WDET Digital Republican state lawmakers are moving forward with measures that would make it more difficult to put questions on a...

Not a Fad: Chef Brian Polcyn Schools a New Generation in the Art of Charcuterie

Listen to CultureShift weekdays at noon on WDET.  Dylan Polcyn Chef Brian Polcyn has trained under the masters of charcuterie...

Gov. Snyder Signs Line 5 Replacement Deal Into Law — But Is It Legal?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder has signed controversial legislation that allows Enbridge Energy to build a pipeline, housed in...

Longtime Owners of the Iconic Anchor Bar Hand Over the Keys

Jake Neher/WDET Detroit’s Anchor Bar is a longtime fixture Downtown.  It's a place Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson can remember going...

Postcards from Eastern Market: Meet Grace Kelly

If you've spent any amount of time at Eastern Market on Saturdays, chances are you've heard the auctioneer-like sales pitch...

Take a Glimpse Into the Lives of Corktown Residents

Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press It’s no secret that Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood will soon undergo a profound economic transformation. Ford...

Black And Republican: What The Party Is (Or Isn’t) Doing To Attract Voters Of Color

Laura Weber-Davis, WDET A recent article on FiveThirtyEight.com asks the question, “Have Republicans Given Up on Winning Black Voters?” Author Perry...

Republicans Power Through Controversial Lame Duck Legislation

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Republicans in the state Legislature are trying to increase their power and limit the powers of statewide offices...