How harnessing your sense of smell can enrich your life
Sweet scents like vanilla can be very comforting while lavender aromas can help chill you out, Terees Western says. Terees...
Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning host and producer of CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. She’s a founding producer of WDET’s flagship news talk show Detroit Today, a former Morning Edition host at WDET, and a former host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.
She’s reported on stories as diverse as the decriminalization and therapeutic research of psychedelic substances, how Motown mourned the sudden death of musician Michael Jackson, the economic and environmental impact of mineral mining in Wyoming, how anomalous phenomena and research into UAPs has affected the lives of some people in the Southwest, and the impact of President Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election night in Detroit.
Amanda is also a creative writer, artist, certified intuitive and energy healer, and professional tarot reader. Amanda was raised in a mythical Great Lakes forest by Bryan Ferry and a prehistoric wolf, on a strict diet of gummy bears and early electronic music.
New queer cozy mystery novel takes place in a fictionalized Metro Detroit
Frank Anthony Polito is an award-winning author and playwright from Metro Detroit. His novels include "Remembering Christmas" and "The...
Carl Craig shares his top five Detroit techno tracks of all time
The name Carl Craig needs little introduction in Detroit. The music legend is one of the major names in Detroit...
Upcoming documentary follows the fight against chronic diseases in Detroit
“Alive in Detroit,” directed by filmmaker Shiraz Ahmed, is an upcoming feature-length documentary about the fight against chronic diseases such...
Rebecca Goldberg aims to honor Detroit’s legacy of techno
This weekend, the Movement Electronic Music Festival will return to Hart Plaza for a three-day, multi-stage event to celebrate Detroit’s...
Bookstock is back for 2022
After a two-year absence, Bookstock has returned to its longtime home in Livonia’s Laurel Park Place Mall. Since its founding,...
New exhibit, “Looking for the Light,” aims to destigmatize mental illness
Untitled painting by Michael Francis Miller, featured in the exhibit Artists, faith leaders, mental health advocates and more are joining...
Litter is a significant problem in Detroit. Kids could be the solution
Springtime in Detroit means daffodils and apple trees are blooming, birds are returning – and plastic bags, bottles, pizza boxes...
Grief is an ongoing process. Here’s how to manage it
COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the U.S., and each person who doesn't survive leaves an...
How to speak the hidden language of charisma — plus the one thing you shouldn’t do on Zoom
Vanessa Van Edwards is the author of "Cues." Photo credit: Maggie Kirkland There’s an invisible language being spoken all...
New book explores the future of collective bargaining
There’s a resurgence of interest in workers unions happening across the U.S. in the wake of the pandemic. Employees...
Group works to save Main Art Theater in Royal Oak
Nearly a year ago, the beloved cultural venue Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak shut its doors suddenly and...