Detroit By The Numbers: Parks … and Playlots, Greenways and Plazas
Sandra Svoboda and Detroit Today’s Special Assignment team take a look at Detroit’s parks, playlots, greenways, and plazas. Sandra speaks...
Belle Isle Nature Restoration: A Tour of the Park’s East End [Map]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has initiated an extensive ecological restoration program at Belle Isle with support from Friends of Detroit...
The Mission to Mars… in Macomb County
WDET’s Sandra Svoboda talks with John Couch, vice president at Futuramic Tool and Engineering and John Paul Rea, Macomb...
Michigan Chronicle Moves Back Home to Paradise Valley
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Michigan Chronicle and its parent company Real Times Media are moving their headquarters to the downtown...
Detroit Bonds to be Sold with “A” Rating
The Standard and Poor’s agency is rating some Detroit bonds as investment grade, specifically the $245 million in exit financing issued...
Detroit Activists Looking to Implement Income-Based Water Rates in the City
Detroit residents are calling for a water affordability plan modeled after Philadelphia’s. The Philadelphia City Council recently approved a measure...
BMW Recalls 30,000 Mini Coopers
Marissa Gawel/WDET BMW of North America is recalling about 30,000 Mini Coopers because the vehicles’ seats don’t meet federal safety...
Kroger Recalls Possibly Tainted Spices
Kroger is recalling a variety of spices sold in its stores because they could be contaminated with salmonella. The recall...
United States and Michigan Earn D’s on Infrastructure Report Cards
Stephen Henderson talks with Casey Dinges, Senior Managing Director of Public Affairs, Membership, and Leadership & Programming for the American...
Why Hasn’t Congress Raised the Federal Gas Tax Since 1993?
Stephen Henderson talks with Alec McGillis, Political Reporter for ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom based in New York, about why congress...
Detroit City Council Member Raquel Castaneda-Lopez on Riverside Park Land Swap Deal
Stephen Henderson talks with Detroit City Council member Raquel Castaneda Lopez about the Riverside land swap deal between the city and...
Rep. Kildee Co-Sponsors Ban on LGBT Discrimination [Read Bill]
Congressman Dan Kildee (D-Flint) has co-sponsored legislation to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans. Kildee says the...