Dan Gilbert-Backed Brownfields Legislation Heads to the Governor’s Desk
Jake Neher/WDET Big business investors are waiting on Gov. Rick Snyder to give them a break. A tax break that...
Dan Gilbert-Backed Brownfields Legislation Heads to the Governor’s Desk
Jake Neher/WDET Big business investors are waiting on Gov. Rick Snyder to give them a break. A tax break that...
Tourism Officials Fear Riot Anniversary Could Hurt Detroit’s Image
Detroit Historical Society This summer several Detroit institutions will remember the 50th anniversary of one of the seminal events in...
The Milo Minute: Queen Kwong, High School Sweethearts and Deadly Vipers
Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...
Waterfowl Hunters Paying for Michigan’s Wetland Management and Restoration
The month of May is celebrated as American Wetlands Month A report released recently looks at the health and management of...
Created Equal Podcast 03. Of Prison and Politics
WDET Being "tough on crime" is politically popular. But does it make communities safer? In 1971 a prison uprising in...
Created Equal Podcast 02. Jacking the Media
WDET Who tells your story? The media tell the story of marginalized communities in America, for better or worse. On...
Created Equal Podcast 01. The Kiss
Labor unions empowered African Americans to help overcome elements of racism and move more into the middle class during...
Shootings of Police and Civilians: How Are Tensions Changing?
Hillary Crawford/WDET There have been several cases of violence against police officers in Detroit in recent weeks, including eight officers in the...
Preliminary Work Underway on Gordie Howe Bridge
“We have approximately 60% of the properties that we require on the U-S side" Three teams have been...
Old Oil Pipeline Under Straits of Mackinac at Center of Petition Drive
"The reason we got involved is that we think the State is taking too long and we can’t afford a...
State Lawmakers Finally Approve Money for Flint
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET After stops and starts, the state Legislature has finally adopted a bill to send $100 million dollars to...
“The Intersection”: Book Provides Perspective on 1967
Sandra Svoboda/WDET WDET reporters and producers have some of their work included in a new book -- a published version of "The...