Detroit Arts Icon Charles McGee Debuts Massive Mural Downtown
Charles McGee's artistic career spans across seven decades, but his largest piece of work ever was just completed in downtown...
Detroit Mayor: “This is our history, and it’s something we still have to overcome.” [TRANSCRIPT, VIDEO]
Detroit’s history of racial segregation is evident today as economic segregation between the city’s thriving and struggling neighborhoods, says Mayor...
Detroit’s First All Vegan Coney Island Coming Soon
Detroit may soon see its first all vegan Coney Island restaurant. “Chili Mustard Onions” is scheduled to open in Brush...
MoGo Reports 4000+ Rides in First Week
Detroit Bike Share's program saw double the expected ridership in their first week. The system, called “MoGo,” launched last week...
UM Receives $58M Grant to Improve Healthcare
WDET Marketing The University of Michigan has received a 58 million dollar grant to help push research and improvements in...
State Superintendent: Move Kids Up a Grade Because They’re Ready, Not Just Older
Photo Courtesy of Dearborn Public Schools State Superintendent Brian Whiston says it’s time to re-think how kids move through the school system...
Sen. Gary Peters: Withdrawing From Paris Agreement Would Send Bad Message to World
Jake Neher/WDET UPDATE (6/1/17 4:43 p.m.): President Trump has announced the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, but...
The Intersection: Power and Inequality in Detroit
Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and the Detroit...
PBS Examines Science Behind Lead Poisoning in Flint
Courtesy of PBS Residents in Flint continue dealing with the fallout from a government decision that left the city’s water...
Detroit Future City’s Anika Goss Foster On City’s Turnaround, Mackinac Policy Conference
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit Future City is a model by which the city could be re-imagined, where and how to concentrate resources...
AG Bill Schuette Talks Governor’s Race, Support for Trump
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is a man who has served in just about every elected roll you can...
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley On Push for Part-Time Legislature, Possible Run for Governor
michigan.gov The first big news of this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference comes by way of Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. The Republican...