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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
WDET interviewed "Paper Valley" authors David Allen II and Susan Campbell.
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New book ‘Paper Valley’ explains the clash between environmental science and politics

Hernz Laguerre April 28, 2023

Retired wildlife biologist and environmental consultant David Allen II, and environmental journalist and communications specialist Susan Campbell released their book...

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Mental Health Matters
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit, Wayne County health officials requesting $227M for mental health care improvements

Hernz Laguerre, Eli Newman April 27, 2023

The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) is asking state lawmakers to add funding for mental health care in the...

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Joe Louis fist sculpture in Downtown Detroit
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

Detroit Today: How photographer Stephen McGee has shifted Detroit narratives

Detroit Today April 27, 2023

Detroit has endured a lot of uphill battles in the last 20 years alone — including recession, corruption scandals, bankruptcy...

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Brad Torreano and Timashion Jones pose in front of the WDET logo
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Detroit-made documentary ‘Introducing… Marcus Belgrave’ follows the musician’s life and legacy

Tia Graham April 27, 2023

Detroiter Timashion Jones is an Emmy award-winning film director who has worked on a dozen feature-length and documentary films. Along...

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View from Top of Michigan Central Station
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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Jobs & the Economy

Detroit Today: Ford opens mobility site within Michigan Central campus

Detroit Today April 27, 2023

Detroit has long been known as the Motor City, ever since car manufacturing and distribution took off here. To ensure...

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Detroit Lions helmet and football.
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Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill talks NFL Draft, team culture, more

Quinn Klinefelter April 27, 2023

One of the most unpredictable NFL Drafts kicks off Thursday and Lions fans have been debating who Detroit will select...

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View of the Earth from space
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  • Environment

‘Chasing Carbon Zero’ by Detroiter Miles O’Brien premieres on PBS

Tia Graham April 27, 2023

"Chasing Carbon Zero" is the newest installment of the wildly popular NOVA documentary film series on PBS. The episode was...

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Alicia Agugliaro arrives at work with her 7-year-old daughter Eliana Agugliaro, on Thursday, April 22, 2010, in Princeton, N.J. The Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Foundation is the nonprofit that promotes the day, which celebrates its 30th anniversary on Thursday. The foundation has fallen on hard times recently even as the idea it promotes endures
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Take Our Kids to Work Day retools at 30 as work has changed

Associated Press April 27, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — At Michigan State University, children of employees can spend Thursday seeing what it’s like to staff...

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Mark Totten, Democratic candidate for Michigan attorney general, gives his concession speech during an election night rally in Detroit, Nov. 4, 2014.
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US files charges in Michigan over diesel engine tampering

Associated Press April 27, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Eleven people have been charged in Michigan in a scheme to evade air-pollution rules by tampering with...

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Poison on Tap Bridge Flint Water Crisis
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Activists say pipe repairs still not finished 9 years after Flint water crisis

Nargis Rahman April 26, 2023

Activists are marking the ninth anniversary of the start of the Flint water crisis.Listen and Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

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Nasser Beydoun
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Elections

Detroit Today: Nasser Beydoun on his run for Senate

Detroit Today April 26, 2023

Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin threw her hat into the ring for Senate in late February.  She hopes to fill the...

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Photo of a DDOT bus in Detroit, Michigan.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: How Detroit is reimagining its bus system

Detroit Today April 26, 2023

Since the pandemic struck, Detroit’s transit agency has had low ridership, hiring challenges and consistent service disruptions. This is partly...

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