Detroit Could Regulate Airbnb in Response to Resident Complaints
A proposed ordinance that would regulate Airbnb and other short-term rentals is causing some controversy among homeowners and short-term leasers...
Murals in the Market Could Be Impacted As Historic Designation Process Moves Forward
Murals in the Market, the annual public art festival based in Eastern Market and produced by arts collective 1xRun, invites local and...
Highland Park Residents: Text WDET With Your Concerns About Water Quality
101.9 WDET is partnering with Outlier Media to introduce a texting service for Highland Park residents to identify gaps in...
Democratic Debate Fact Check: Follow Along for NPR Live Blog and Analysis
September's Democratic presidential debate has been narrowed to one night only, as more candidates have called it quits altogether. Ten...
Can Governor Ban Flavored Vaping Products Without Lawmakers? Attorney General Says Yes
WDET Digital Supporters of the vaping industry in Michigan are threatening legal action over a plan to ban flavored vaping...
Detroit Celebrates Brazilian Culture and Food on Sept. 14
The third annual Brazilian Day Street Festival Michigan is happening on Saturday, Sept. 14 on Detroit's east side. Founder and...
Detroit v. Mercedes? The Copyright Case that Could Affect Public Art Globally
It’s a court case out of Detroit that has the art world at-large paying attention. Earlier this year in March,...
Wayne County Prosecutors to Review 300 Cases Involving Claims of Innocence
Editor's note: This post and headline has been updated to include more information on what the Wayne County Commission will...
Is Newark The Next Flint?
Jake Neher/WDET Residents have been lining up Newark, New Jersey to get their bottles of water after testing revealed lead in the...
Historic Detroit Church’s Bell Tower, Famous After Shipwreck, Under Renovation
On November 10, 1975, as news of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck circulated, Rev. Richard Ingalls, pastor of Mariners’ Church of...
Detroit Students Return With Improved Test Scores, Revised Conduct Policy
Wiki Commons As students return from summer break, the Detroit Public Schools Community District is heading into the new school...
Activists Call For Ballot Initiative On Police Use of Facial Recognition Tech
A coalition of Detroit civil rights organizations blasted Detroit Police over the proposed use of facial recognition technology, citing potential for...