The Metro Events Guide: Family-focused activities for Mother’s Day + more
This week, we’ve got some family-forward events to celebrate Mother’s Day, including wildflower walks, bike rides and crafting sessions.Plus, award-winning...
CuriosiD: The untold history of Detroit’s Fortune Records
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...
The Metro: Breaking down Detroit’s mayoral race
For the first time in over a decade, Mayor Mike Duggan will not be on the ballot for Detroit mayor....
Detroit Evening Report: State releases ‘alarming report’ on potential impacts of Medicaid cuts
A recent report from the state health department says big federal spending cuts threaten Medicaid benefits for 700,000 people in...
The Metro: Detroit’s investments in affordable housing
Americans are struggling to find affordable places to live. With the cost of living, gas and groceries going up, Detroit...
Metro Detroit election results: Voters approve school bonds in Ferndale, Redford
Voters across metro Detroit made key decisions on school funding, local government changes, and city leadership in the May 6...
Court refuses Oxford shooter appeal
The Michigan Court of Appeals has refused to consider a request by the Oxford High School shooter to withdraw his...
The Metro: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson explains her ‘purposeful’ battle in new book
At the beginning of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's new memoir, armed protesters surround her house. It’s December 2020,...
MI Local: Interview with songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink, premieres of Pretty Island, Low Phase + more
We love having local musicians hang out in-studio during MI Local, and this week I have to appreciate how Elisabeth...
REAL ID Deadline is May 7: What you need to know
Enforcement for the Real ID Act starts on May 7. State issued driver’s licenses and IDs that are not Real...
Detroit pastor joins mayoral race
The Black Church – and their leaders – are woven deep into Detroit politics. Pastors were instrumental in unifying congregations...
The Metro: New book explores the housing crisis that has divided Detroit
Housing policies are not just for the current time they’re created in. They produce laws and rules around housing that...