Cass Tech Student, Local Artist Team Up For Global Climate Strike
Ryan Patrick Hooper Starting Friday around the globe, the Global Climate Strike will bring activists together to protest environmental injustice....
Israeli Elections: Religious Leaders Come to Michigan to Push for Peace
Jake Neher/WDET Israel is in a state of political upheaval with this week’s elections. It’s unclear whether Benjamin Netanyahu will...
When WDET Played New Wave Radio and Detroit Listened
Before the Electrifying Mojo was playing artists like Kraftwerk and New Wave, they had a home on WDET. It was...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan On His $250 Million Plan to Banish Blight
Mayor Mike Duggan recently unveiled a proposal for a $250 million bond to demolish the city’s blighted homes at an accelerated...
Detroit Could Regulate Airbnb in Response to Resident Complaints
A proposed ordinance that would regulate Airbnb and other short-term rentals is causing some controversy among homeowners and short-term leasers...
Murals in the Market Could Be Impacted As Historic Designation Process Moves Forward
Murals in the Market, the annual public art festival based in Eastern Market and produced by arts collective 1xRun, invites local and...
What Recession? Economist Urges Caution When Making Predictions
When will the next recession arrive? Well, there are a variety of factors to consider. There’s President Trump’s ever-changing tariff...
As Detroit Looks Forward, Questions Around Property Taxes Abound
Just six years out of the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, are Detroit’s finances stable enough to hold up in...
Listen to Career Club Perform New EP “Cents” From WDET’s Studio A
Career Club are an experimental pop-rock duo of musicians Mark Sleeman and Leah Barnett, and they came to Studio A...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Takes on Marathon Petroleum in Local Congressional Hearing on Pollution
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Rep. Harley Rouda (D-California) heard testimonials from a five-member panel of environmental experts and advocates...
Former WDET News Director Chuck Wilbur Talks Shaping News in 1980s Detroit
To mark the 70th anniversary of WDET, Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson is talking with current and former employees about how...
U.S. National Parks Are Understaffed and In Debt, Says Retired Park Service Leader
The National Park Service is more than 100 years old, and this year marks the 100th anniversary of Michigan’s State...