LIVE: Mackinac Policy Conference 2018
The Mackinac Policy Conference is underway. Hundreds of lawmakers, community activists, and business leaders are on Mackinac Island this week...
Detroit Artist Mayaeni Goes Full Circle
Mayaeni subscribed to the DIY method of managing her career, then got signed to Jay-Z's label, Roc Nation. After writing...
Introducing ‘MichMash’ — WDET’s New Segment Breaking Down Statewide Issues
WDET Digital MichMash is WDET's new weekly series in which hosts Jake Neher and Cheyna Roth "un-jumble" important and sometimes under-the-radar...
MichMash: Could Metro Detroit’s Transit Woes Be Solved on an Island With No Cars?
WDET Digital Southeast Michigan's transit woes and the political bickering surrounding them are the stuff of legend. Those transit problems...
CEO’s say Metro Detroit Languishing Because of Poor Regional Transit
WDET is examining issues affecting transportation as part of our series “Policy Meets the People: Mi Voice, MI Vote.” Jake Neher/WDET...
Many Metro Area Cities Paralyzed By Inability to Raise Revenues
The State of Michigan last week announced that it has a 315-million dollar revenue surplus for the coming fiscal year....
What Do You Think of The New Statue Overlooking Campus Martius?
Stephen Henderson/WDET This week an odd statue was installed in Campus Martius, the center of downtown Detroit. The statue is...
Detroit Power Popsters Chris Richards & The Subtractions Release “Peaks and Valleys”
Chris Richards talks with Ann Delisi about writing a hook, splitting his time between two bands and finding the perfect album...
The Rustbelt Poetry Festival Returns To Detroit
Gus Navarro/WDET Detroit’s literary arts scene is one that has been grown and cultivated with real investment since Detroit’s resurgence...
From Bridge Magazine: Could Historic Fort Wayne Become a National Park? [TRANSCRIPT]
Pat Batcheller/WDET The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to start construction in southwest Detroit this September, and increasingly city...
Ruth Johnson Wears a Helmet and Says You Should, Too [CHART+TRANSCRIPT]
Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson says she started riding motorcycles when she was 12 years old. It's something she...
How Did We Get Here? A Visual Timeline of Mass Transit in Southeast Michigan
Did you know that commuter rail service ran between Detroit and Ann Arbor as late as 1984? Or that Detroit...