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This mural, painted by Detroit-based artist Jesse Kassel, was one of eight painted across Michigan during the 2020 election to encourage people to vote.
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Michigan special elections: What metro Detroiters should know before May 6

Jenny Sherman May 2, 2025
Stacey Hotwaxx Hale performs a DJ set at WDET
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  • The Boulevard

Respect the Architect: Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale

Waajeed May 1, 2025

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Inside Shed 5 at Eastern Market
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The Metro Events Guide: Mother’s Day markets, May the fourth and more

Sophia Jozwiak May 1, 2025
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Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit offering summer safety tips for Safe Kids Month

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 1, 2025
Macomb County announces pump station upgrades in St. Clair Shores
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Macomb County announces pump station upgrades in St. Clair Shores

Alex McLenon August 10, 2023

The Chapaton Pump Station and Retention Treatment Basin at 9 Mile Rd and Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores is...

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UAW building in Detroit.
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UAW president Shawn Fain calls Stellantis’ ‘concessionary offer’ trash

Ciaran Carr August 10, 2023

The United Auto Workers union is in its second week of negotiations with Detroit's three automakers.  UAW President Shawn Fain...

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Street sign for Eight Mile Road in Detroit
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CuriosiD: What’s the story behind metro Detroit’s mile roads?

Pat Batcheller August 10, 2023

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Over the years, listeners have been...

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Developer rendering of proposed "The Experience" development.
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Detroit Evening Report: Developers plan to turn abandoned Mammoth building in Detroit into mixed-used complex

Tia Graham August 9, 2023

The old Mammoth Building on Detroit’s Westside may soon undergo renovations after years of sitting vacant.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

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The Harriott II riverboat sits docked in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Racial Attitudes

Detroit Today: Alabama riverfront brawl evokes visceral public reactions

Detroit Today August 9, 2023

Over the past few days, a video of a massive brawl in Montgomery, Ala. has circulated across social media. The...

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Singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez performs at the Beacon Theatre on April 7, 2013, in New York.
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Detroit singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of ‘Sugar Man’ doc, dies at 81

Associated Press August 9, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only...

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Merry go round at the Detroit Riverfront.
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  • CultureShift

CultureShift: Good Moves, Good Grooves taking over Detroit Riverfront this weekend

Tia Graham August 9, 2023

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is hosting Good Moves, Good Grooves, presented by the William Davidson Foundation. According to organizers, the...

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A photo of Detroit police vehicles.
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Detroit Evening Report: Woman sues city of Detroit after being wrongfully arrested while pregnant because of facial recognition tech

Jerome Vaughn August 8, 2023

A Detroit woman who was arrested in connection with a suspected robbery and carjacking when she was pregnant is suing...

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A photo of a ballot box in Eastpointe, Mich.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Looking at Eastpointe’s mayoral controversy

Detroit Today August 8, 2023

Primary election voting continues Tuesday in cities across the state of Michigan. Eastpointe’s mayoral race has been particularly interesting.  Mayor...

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Hamtramck mayor Amer Ghalib addresses a crowd at an event.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Hamtramck city council primary puts cultural changes into focus

Detroit Today August 8, 2023

Primary elections are going on Tuesday, including in Hamtramck, where residents will elect six out of nine candidates vying for...

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Warren Civic Center building.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: Explaining Warren’s primary election and the Jim Fouts controversy

Detroit Today August 8, 2023

Voting for primary elections began today in cities across the state of Michigan.  In Warren, Mayor Jim Fouts, who has...

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FILE - Jim Price is shown in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018.
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Veteran Tigers radio broadcaster Jim Price dies at 81

Dave Kim August 8, 2023

Longtime Detroit Tigers radio announcer and former World Series champion Jim Price has died. He was 81. Ilitch Companies, part...

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