Stunned by Violence, Detroit Tigers Players Worked to Restore Peace in July 1967
Editor's note: John Farrup filed this story for WDET in 2007. In 1967, the Detroit Tigers were primed for a...
Waking Windows Music Festival Debuts in Detroit
The inaugural Waking Windows Festival begins this weekend at El Club. It features more than a dozen national and local...
Craft Breweries in Michigan Celebrate 20-Year Milestones
1997 saw a wave of craft breweries arriving in Michigan -- and are still serving up suds today. Iconic local...
Michigan Glass Project Aims to Raise Funds for Arts Education in Detroit Schools
Kicking off today, the Michigan Glass Project is a three-day arts, music and glassblowing festival that takes place at the...
When Is the Right Time to Start Paying Attention to Governor’s Race?
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan’s 2018 race for governor is beginning to take shape. In the past week, Attorney Mark Bernstein decided against...
The Milo Minute: Lin-Say, The Erers and Shigeto
Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...
NPR Host Michel Martin on Letting Go of ‘Delusions’ of 1967 Uprising [VIDEO]
Jake Neher/WDET Over the last two-and-a-half decades, few broadcast journalists have done more to give voice to underrepresented communities in...
Health Care Failure Entirely Trump’s Fault, says Michigan GOP PR Specialist
Jake Neher/WDET Between the stalled status of the Republican's healthcare bill, the feuding between President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the somber news...
StoryCorps: A Father Tries to Protect His Record Store in 1967
When StoryCorps last came to town, they recorded a series of interviews at the Urban Consulate in Detroit. In one...
Detroit’s Grande Ballroom Survives Civil Unrest of July 1967
Noah Ovshinsky wrote and produced this story. It originally aired in 2007. During the civil unrest of July 1967, hundreds...
Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers Explores Stories of ’67
Laura Weber Davis, WDET As we lead up to the 50th anniversary of the social unrest in Detroit in the...
What Does Ethical Redevelopment of Detroit Neighborhoods Look Like? [VIDEO]
Jake Neher/WDET Talk about transforming neighborhoods in Detroit happens all the time. In attempting to "fix" or "revitalize" neighborhoods around...