Brilliant Detroit Converts Blight into Neighborhood Centers. See Its Latest Renovation
Brilliant Detroit Brilliant Detroit renovates abandoned homes in the city, then fills those homes with programs to create what it...
Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory Student Band Talk Inspiration, Perform Live
The Johns Hopkins Peabody Conservatory's Tuned-In program offers full scholarships to musically-talented Baltimore youth, focusing on giving the students a modern...
Oakland County Fair Adds New Events to Traditions, Expects 100,000 Attendees
Oakland County's summer fair has been held since the 1860s, known as the 4-H Fair for years in reference to the youth organization....
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Experts Talk Cost of Living in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET Is it realistic to expect many more people to live, raise families, or open businesses here in the...
Watch the Detroit Youth Choir Cover Macklemore on “America’s Got Talent”
Courtesy NBC The Motor City was well-represented on "America’s Got Talent" Tuesday night. The performance by the Detroit Youth Choir...
Netflix Central Park Five Series Spotlights Criminal Justice Problems. We Still Haven’t Fixed Them
Jake Neher/WDET In 1989, five teenage boys from Harlem were arrested and charged with the rape and beating of a...
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Explains Dropping Charges in Flint Water Crisis Case
Jake Neher/WDET Prosecutors have dropped all remaining charges in the Flint Water case. But they say they’re launching a new...
MichMash: Lansing’s Dreams Meet Reality In Slew of Quick Fix Laws
WDET Digital New leaders at the state Capitol are successfully tackling issues that have eluded lawmakers and governors for years....
Kresge Foundation President and CEO Discusses Early Childhood Investments, Regional Transit
Jake Neher/WDET President and CEO of the Kresge Foundation Rip Rapson sits down with Stephen Henderson at the Mackinac Policy...
Penske says Detroit Must Improve Neighborhoods for Whole City to Thrive
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Penske Corp. is committing $5 million to help improve Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood on the city’s east side....
Detroit PAL Celebrates 50 Years of Youth Sports
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit PAL is turning 50, and its marking that anniversary with a celebration this weekend called A Family...
Teens Say The Suburbs Are Depressing. Here’s What To Do About It.
Jake Neher/WDET There's a lot of conversation surrounding the way we design the places we live — our cities, our towns and...