Birmingham, White Lake Township Find High Levels of Lead in Water
Oakland County’s Health Division recently announced that they are helping the City of Birmingham and White Lake Township with an...
Birmingham, White Lake Township Find High Levels of Lead in Water
Oakland County’s Health Division recently announced that they are helping the City of Birmingham and White Lake Township with an...
Documentarian Stanley Nelson Tells Miles Davis’ Story in “Birth of the Cool”
Acclaimed documentarian Stanley Nelson has unearthed never-before-seen footage of Miles Davis to tell the story of a musician who was...
Takoi Chef Brad Greenhill Opens His Second Restaurant, Magnet
18 months ago, Takoi Executive Chef Brad Greenhill talked with Essential Music host Ann Delisi about the plans for his...
Detroit Rapper Nique Love Rhodes Uses Music to Foster Community Action
Detroit rapper and Knight Arts Challenge winner, Nique Love Rhodes embodies the concept of "artivism," a term that encompasses art being...
Nearly Half of All Federal Spending Goes to Health Care. How Do We Fix It?
Jake Neher/WDET The current healthcare system is just not working for millions of people in America. It's extremely confusing terrain to...
Detroit Youth Choir, Dennis Archer Headline 2019 Thanksgiving Parade
Preparations are underway for America's Thanksgiving Parade on Woodward Avenue in Detroit. The grand marshals for the 2019 parade are the Detroit...
The Queen Next Door: New Book Captures Behind-The-Scenes Look at Aretha Franklin’s Life
Linda Solomon / Wayne State University Press In photojournalist Linda Solomon's new book "The Queen Next Door: Aretha Franklin, An...
Sam’s Jams: Break Out Your Dancing Shoes For This Chart-Topping 1970’s Single
WDET Artist: David Bendeth Track: "Feel the Real" from Adrenalin (1979) David Bendeth is a record producer and musician born in London,...
Want Good Roads, Schools and Government? Raise Taxes, Expert Says
Michigan State University Funding for schools, roads and many other state services took a hit during this year’s budget negotiations...
Pure Michigan Isn’t Quite Dead After Gov. Whitmer Veto… Yet
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has eliminated funding for Pure Michigan. It was one of 147 line-item vetoes Whitmer made before signing...
This General Motors Worker Had Worked for 35 Years When His Plant Was Shut Down. Now, He’s Striking.
Laura Herberg/WDET Editor’s note: WDET reporters are members of the Professional and Administrative Union, Local 1979, UAW. The United Auto...
These Three Businesses Are Creating A Worker-Owned Economy in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET October is National Co-op Month. In the business context, a co-op is a company where the workers are...