Platform For Growth: New Development Project Includes Neighborhoods
A new development company called the Platform has ambitious plans to build in Detroit. The $250 million project includes 1,000 new apartments...
Why Are Foundation Leaders Pushing for Better Preschool In Michigan?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Why would businesses be interested in preschool? Leaders of two major foundations say the business community can...
Meet the New Director Of the Detroit Institute of Arts
WDET "I don't know how to paint or draw... but art has always been a nice work companion in my life......
How Is Work Progressing on the Gordie Howe Bridge?
Mike Russell The Detroit Today team had lots of conversations with elected officials and policymakers while on Mackinac Island, in the...
How Has The “Detroit Future City” Blueprint For The City’s Future Fared?
Sandra Svoboda A blueprint for the future of our city was unveiled to great fanfare five years ago and the model...
Private University Safety Officers May Get More Authority
The University of Detroit Mercy’s public safety officers are looking to regain the ability to patrol beyond campus boundaries. The...
Ford Road Makes Top 10 Wayne County Intersections with the Most Crashes
Ford Road claimed five spots in the top ten Wayne County intersections with the most crashes least year. The list...
EPA Says Flint Must Address Concerns Over Chlorine
The Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly warning officials in Flint that the city may not be prepared to adequately treat...
CuriosiD: What’s Up With All These Pheasants?
In this episode of CuriosiD, listener Jenni Sheridan Moss asks... How have pheasants survived and thrived in the urban setting of...
Tenant Rights Group to Register Voters in Detroit
A tenant rights group in Detroit is starting a campaign June 6 to register voters for the 2016 elections. The...
Op-Ed: Detroit Regional Chamber Recognizes the Role of Small Business at 2016 Mackinac Policy Conference
For over a decade, WDET has been covering the annual Mackinac Policy Conference hosted by the Detroit Regional Chamber. Held...
Castroneves Hopes Detroit Puts Poor Indy Finish in Rearview Mirror
The race drivers who brought roughly 300,000 fans to their feet at last weekend’s Indy 500 are setting up shop...