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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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  • 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

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
Plated vegetables, rice and mole on a restaurant table.
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  • Food & Dining

Southwest Detroit Restaurant Week is back after a two year hiatus

Tia Graham September 27, 2022

Southwest Detroit Restaurant Week is a 10-day event including more than 20 restaurants with “Latin roots.” This weekend, it returns...

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  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit City Council delays vote on expanding controversial ShotSpotter gunfire detection system

Jerome Vaughn September 27, 2022

Detroit City Council approved $1.5 million to renew a system designed to detect gunfire, but they’re delaying a vote on...

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Michigan State Police car parked on the grass
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

The staffing challenges facing police departments and their communities

Detroit Today September 27, 2022

Between January and September of this year, the Detroit Police Department lost 223 officers – a rate of nearly one...

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The Flint Water Plant water tower in Flint, Mich.
  • MichMash
  • Public Safety

Company tied to Flint Water Crisis spins involvement with digital campaign 

David Leins September 27, 2022

Subscribe to MichMash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode:   Veolia North America, a company hired by Flint in...

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A crew stands in front of one of the new Proterra SMART Electric Buses in September 2022.
  • Auto
  • News

SMART acquires its first electric buses

Alex McLenon September 27, 2022

SMART is putting its first group of electric buses into service. The four Proterra-made units were purchased using government grant...

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exterior of an administrative office building with a sign that reads, "Dearborn Schools Administrative Service Center."
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn book bans spark protest and support

Sascha Raiyn September 26, 2022

Community members on both sides of a book banning debate protested in Dearborn on Sunday.The Detroit News reports an unconfirmed...

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Leslie Ann Pilling and Rob St. Mary smile in front of the WDET logo.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CultureShift

Local exhibition event will honor the history of Detroit’s punk scene

Amanda LeClaire, Sophia Jozwiak September 26, 2022

The Metropolitan Museum of Design Detroit is hosting an event that celebrates the city’s intersection of punk, fashion and art....

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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

New novel, ‘Babysitter,’ based around late 1970s events of the Oakland County Child Killer

Detroit Today September 26, 2022

Between 1976 and 1977, four young children were killed in Detroit suburbs. Investigators were never able to identify the perpetrator,...

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Detroit River in December
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Environment

Detroit River clean-up efforts stall despite influx of federal funds

Detroit Today September 26, 2022

This year, the Biden Administration announced it would designate $1 billion dollars specifically for Great Lakes region sites, which should...

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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Education

New series highlights the importance of African-American led institutions

Detroit Today September 26, 2022

Beginning October 4 on Detroit Public Television, a new series will highlight stories of African Americans in a way that...

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Making Black America
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: DPTV, WDET hosting town hall ahead of ‘Making Black America’ docuseries premiere

Sascha Raiyn September 23, 2022

Detroit members of Black Greek organizations will celebrate the launch of a new PBS series that explores the social networks...

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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

One local nonprofit is trying to ensure Detroit corporations are equitable

Detroit Today, Sam Corey September 23, 2022

A few years ago, many corporations made pledges to be equitable work spaces. At the height of the 2020 racial...

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