Inaugural Earthwork Detroit Music Festival Comes to Dequindre Cut Greenway
Artists, activists and community organizers are coming together next Wednesday at the Dequindre Cut Greenway for the first annual Earthwork Detroit...
Journalist, Activist Des Cooper on “The Long Goodbye” of Caring for Aging Parents
Jake Neher/WDET Who cares for us when we get older? It’s a question we all face, sometimes with great trepidation...
Shahad Atiya Had to Choose Between Love and Family. Within Days, She Moved Out
From the live stage in Detroit to earbuds everywhere, WDET presents Season 3 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast. This season explores the real-life...
How Trump’s Trade and Tariff Policy is Affecting Michigan Industries
President Donald Trump uses the strength of the US economy as a talking point to tout the strength and growth...
Oakland County Fair Adds New Events to Traditions, Expects 100,000 Attendees
Oakland County's summer fair has been held since the 1860s, known as the 4-H Fair for years in reference to the youth organization....
Are You a Gentrifier? Confronting the Hard Questions of Detroit’s Most Controversial Concept
Gus Navarro/WDET We’ve all heard the word gentrification before, and we think we know the definition. It's the process of...
Ali Al Arithy Was Told He Would Never Be Able to Read English. Now, He Teaches The Language
From the live stage in Detroit to earbuds everywhere, WDET presents Season 3 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast. This season explores the real-life...
Local Arts and Music Festival Resurrects Detroit’s Jazz History at the Vanity Ballroom
Cruise down East Jefferson and “entertainment mecca” doesn’t quickly come to mind. Sure, restaurant options are popping up and folks...
Detroit Leaders Advocate to Stop Violence Against Transgender Women of Color
Detroit lawmakers and transgender victim advocates gathered this week to confront violence against transgender women of color. The group hosted...
Detroit Journos, Politicos Recap First Democratic Presidential Debate
Jake Neher/WDET The pool of Democratic candidates vying for a 2020 presidential run is big — so big in fact,...
Listeners Ask, Why Does DTW Have Those Giant Fans?
CuriosiD is a regular series where listeners pose questions to the WDET staff, who then investigate the answers. See past...
Race, Environment and Justice: Detroit Today Previews Summer Book Club
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Water is life. It’s the very basis for life on this planet. And access to it is one...