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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.
  • Elections
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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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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
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit charter schools offering $100K salaries to qualified teachers

Hernz Laguerre May 25, 2023

The Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences is offering 18 certified educators a $100,000 salary for next school year as...

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Detroit Today: Does your job reflect your self-worth?

Detroit Today May 25, 2023

Who do you think of when you think of someone who achieved the “American Dream”? Is it someone who works...

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A photo of a "slow school zone" traffic sign.
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With emergency COVID funds running dry, budget cuts loom for Detroit’s public schools

Russ McNamara May 25, 2023

In the three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Detroit's public school system has taken in millions in...

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Ann Delisi, John Vermiglio and James Rigato pose in front of the WDET logo.
  • Ann Delisi's Essential Cooking
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Essential Cooking: Grey Ghost co-founder John Vermiglio’s path from Chicago to Detroit

David Leins May 25, 2023

Metro Detroit native John Vermiglio is one of the founders and chefs of Four Man Ladder Hospitality — the group...

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Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn Memorial Day parade honors Arab American veterans

Tia Graham May 24, 2023

The City of Dearborn will hold its 97th annual Memorial Day Parade Monday, with this year’s theme being Arab American...

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FILE - Tina Turner performs in a concert in Cologne, Germany on Jan. 14, 2009. Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer, died Tuesday, after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager. She was 83. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, file)
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Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dead at 83

Associated Press May 24, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a...

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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Why police violence persists and how to stop it

Detroit Today May 24, 2023

Law enforcement stepping outside the boundaries of their intended role has been a theme in the Detroit area for a...

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Nour Akhras
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American physician documents Syrian refugee crisis in new book

Nargis Rahman May 24, 2023

Nour Akhras is a Syrian American pediatric infectious disease physician and author of “Just One: A Journey of Perseverance and...

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Rogue Satellites
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Detroit’s Rogue Satellites drop latest single ‘Ghostless,’ new album out June 3

Jeff Milo May 24, 2023

There's always been something haunting to the music of the Rogue Satellites. The Detroit-based post-punk, synth-rock duo — comprised of...

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Pamela Pugh
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Michigan Board of Education president launches campaign for US Senate

Associated Press May 24, 2023

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Pamela Pugh, the president of Michigan’s Board of Education, announced Tuesday that she will seek the...

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The Detroit skyline from Hart Plaza.
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Detroit Evening Report: NAACP Detroit announces June Jubilee events headlined by freedom march

Jerome Vaughn May 23, 2023

The NAACP announced plans Tuesday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's march in Detroit.Subscribe to...

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Mackinac Grand Hotel 4
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: What you need to know about this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference

Detroit Today May 23, 2023

Polarization is a major problem in our politics. People don’t just disagree about the issues — they disagree about what...

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