What’s News?
Christy McDonald and Stephen Henderson take a look at this week's top news stories on a local and national level....
Aretha Franklin to Seek Injunction Halting Release of Gospel Documentary
Attorneys representing legendary singer and Detroit native Aretha Franklin say they will seek an injunction to stop the release of...
Detroit Zoo on the Path to Record-Breaking Attendance
The Detroit Zoo is on track to hit an annual attendance record. Only 400,000 more people need to walk through the...
Culture City Weekend Calendar: Jazz Fest, Hamtown Labor Day Festival and Arts Beats and Eats
Download of the Week “You've Got Style“ by Duane the Brand New Dog featuring Kiki Strike a pose. Looking for...
Sneak a Peek at Detroit’s 36th Annual Jazz Fest
The 36th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival is the largest free Jazz event around. Hear one of this year’s bands, Steve...
Arts, Beats & Eats…and Heat? A Preview of This Year’s Festival [Map+Forecast]
The annual Ford Arts, Beats & Eats festival returns to Royal Oak for Labor Day weekend. The event started in 1998...
Tuskegee Airman Detroiter says Enemy Treated Him Better than U.S. During World War II [Slideshow]
The Tuskegee Airmen are the military’s first black fighter pilots. The mobile tribute to the unit known as the “Red...
Art Deco Movie Theater on Detroit’s East Side to be Restored
Detroit’s Alger Theater is starting to show movies for the first time in 30 years. The non-profit Friends of the...
Massive ‘Fat Albert’ Jet Adds Heft to Blue Angels Air Show
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Some of the world’s best pilots took to the skies at Willow Run Airport this weekend for the...
State Fair Smaller than Original, but Owners Expect Higher Attendance than 2014
The Michigan State Fair returns to the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi this weekend. This is the third year of the...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 8-29-15
Brand new Los Lobos, The Dead Weather, Jose Gonzalez, plus Detroit's own The Bruised Reed, classics from Al Green and...
Sister Ships: Filmmakers Tell the Tale of the Boblo Boats
Filmmakers from New York are working on a Detroit-based documentary titled “Boblo Boats: A Tale of Two Sisters.” Combining old footage...