Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 6-11-16
This week on RREM, a cool cover from Anderson Paak, brand new Beth Orton and Tragically Hip, Detroit tunes from...
Gordie Howe Dies
The sport of hockey has lost one of the brightest lights in its history. Gordie Howe has died at age...
Music Hall’s Bowie Tribute, the 1st Women in Hip-Hop Conference, a Rap Round Robin & “Everyone I Owe Fest” bands!
Anderson .Paak Comin Up on Culture City, Detroit has hosted the socially progressive Allied Media Conference for ten years now....
MSU Leads USDA Study to Help Keep Pollinating Insects Near Crops
Albert Einstein is often credited with the phrase “No more bees… no more pollination… no more plants… no more animals…...
Welfare Reform Legislation May Be Having Unintended Impact: Homeless Families
Advocates for the homeless say it appears that legislation passed in 2011 may be having unintended consequences. The law puts...
Activists Protest DEQ’s “Toxic Policy”
Eli Newman / WDET The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is facing criticism for some its policies. Activists gathered at...
Marijuana Legalization Campaign Likely Headed to Court After Petitions Rejected
Jake Neher/WDET A state elections board has rejected petitions filed by the campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan. The next...
Detroit Principal Taps Community to Support Grads Headed to College
Many students graduating from high school this month who are headed to college in the fall can rely on their families...
Canadian Auto Union Threatens Strike
Union leaders in Canada say they may go on strike if Detroit’s Big Three automakers close several production facilities in...
Detroit Federation of Teachers Prepares for New Realities in a New School District
The teachers and staff at the Detroit Public Schools have been waiting for state lawmakers to take action on controversial...
The Rise and Fall of Family and the Beer Business in Detroit
Frances Stroh As complex as the relationship is between the city of Detroit and the surrounding suburbs, so too are...
Lead in Michigan Children: State Department Releases 2015 Data [Map]
Nearly 5,000 Michigan children are testing positive for elevated levels of lead in their blood, according to an annual state report,...