DEQ Permits Marathon Refinery Expansion With Emission Curbing Measures
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has approved permits to expand the Marathon Petroleum refinery in southwest Detroit, while curbing some...
RTA Gives First Look at Master Transit Plan [Video + Map]
Regional Transit Authority Chairman Paul Hillegonds says Southeast Michigan needs a viable mass transit system that connects people to jobs,...
Telos on the Trails Takes Kids’ Philosophy Lessons to Michigan State Parks
Allyson Jones teaches philosophy for children at the Boggs School and in a series called Searching for Telos at the Museum of...
The Slow Roll Rolls on Mackinac Island
Courtesy of Slow Roll If you live anywhere near downtown Detroit, you've probably seen the Slow Roll on Monday evenings; thousands of...
Local Classically Trained Pianist Prepares for Orchestra Hall Debut
Ivan Moshchuk Classically trained pianist Ivan Moshchuk was born in Moscow and raised in Grosse Pointe. He has toured with...
Feds: Ships Can Pull Asian Carp Through Electric Barriers
A new federal report finds barges could accidentally allow Asian carp to cross electric barriers designed to keep the invasive...
Learn How to Eat Bugs This Weekend
There is an opportunity to broaden your palate this weekend. Beginning today , May 26, the first Edible Insect Conference...
“Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” Explores Final Words of Black Men
“The very question of ‘why?’ sort of sets up the whole rest of the piece," says composer Joel Thompson. "Why is...
Throwback Thursday: Songs That Defined Your Prom
Flickr We want to hear your Prom or formal dance story and the soundtrack that accompanies the memory. Did you have...
SEMCOG: Fatal Traffic Crashes Increased in 2015
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments is advising motorists to take precautions when traveling over the Memorial Day weekend. The...
Are Cities Like Detroit About To See A Mass Exodus of Millennials?
YouthfulCities A new global survey suggests keeping millennials in their current city will be challenging. Fifty-eight percent of millennials who responded to...
Andy Meisner Shares Strategies to Deter Land Speculation
Jay Tafilowski/WDET "We have a real vested interest in fighting foreclosure, preventing the effects of blight and avoiding the effects...