wdet
WDET
Listen
Donate
Detroit Public Radio
Skip to content

WDET 101.9 FM

Primary Menu
  • Listen Live
    • WDET Live
    • Detroit Radio Information Service (DRIS)
  • Shows
    • Music
    • News + Current Affairs
    • Podcasts + Series
  • Schedule
  • Playlists
  • Events
    • WDET Events
    • The Metro Events Guide
    • Travel
  • Support us

City officials broke ground on the new Preserve on Ash development in North Corktown on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Evening Report: New mixed-use development breaks ground in North Corktown

Hernz Laguerre July 26, 2024

The city of Detroit broke ground this week on the first phase of a new mixed-use housing development in North...

Read More
A homeless person sleeps on the sidewalk with a dog at his side.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

CEO of Pope Francis Center ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court ruling on outdoor sleeping bans

Sydney Waelchli July 3, 2024

Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outside in public places....

Read More
Houses in Detroit's Live6 neighborhood.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Many Michiganders spending too much on rent, U-M study finds

Sascha Raiyn, Bre'Anna Tinsley May 21, 2024

A quarter of renters in Michigan are spending more than 50% of their total income on rent, according to a...

Read More
Dwydell Garrett poses in front of a WDET logo.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News

Hamtramck completes housing for families displaced by I-75 construction in the 1960s

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 14, 2024

A class action lawsuit filed in 1968 against Hamtramck for displacing a Black neighborhood for the construction of the I-75...

Read More
Two modest Detroit homes next to each other on a Detroit street.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Created Equal
  • News

Created Equal: The pros and cons of buying a home on a land contract in Detroit

Created Equal April 17, 2024

A new research paper says that rather than helping poor people buy houses, land contracts — individual purchase agreements between...

Read More
The 100-year-old building, located at 100 Clairmount Ave. in Detroit, has sat vacant for more than 20 years.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Construction begins on affordable housing project near Boston-Edison

Hernz Laguerre April 5, 2024

Construction has begun on a $9 million multi-family affordable housing project just south of Detroit's Boston-Edison neighborhood on Clairmount and...

Read More
For Aretha, the accessibility features in her Habitat home “make a big difference” for her and her two children, 22-year-old Devin and 21-year-old Zacaya.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News

The Metro: Habitat for Humanity home repairs expand to Madison Heights

The Metro March 29, 2024

Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County provides a variety of housing programs, mainly focusing on Southfield and Pontiac. They’re now...

Read More
The home was 3d printed at Citizen Robotics' facility in Southwest Detroit, and was built in collaboration with Detroit-based architectural firm Develop Architecture.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s first 3D-printed house hits the market

Hernz Laguerre February 23, 2024

Detroit’s first 3D printed house is officially on the market in the city's Islandview neighborhood.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...

Read More
ForSaleSign_RealEstate_Housing_FILE
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News

Affordable housing a top concern for Michiganders going into 2024 election

Steve Carmody February 15, 2024

Finding a place to call home in Michigan is becoming a serious problem. Those involved believe presidential leadership is needed...

Read More
An aerial view of the Detroit River.
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • Morning Edition
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters focusing on housing in 2024

Pat Batcheller January 19, 2024

Mary Waters is one of two at-large members of the council. Voters elected her in 2021. Before that she served...

Read More
Detroit City City Council Formal Session 3-22-22
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Council President Pro Tem James Tate talks affordable housing, 2024 agenda and more

Quinn Klinefelter January 5, 2024

Detroit City Council is beginning 2024 with several issues on their agenda.  Council President Pro Tempore James Tate says among...

Read More
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan helps MiSide, state and local leaders break ground on the new Campbell Street Apartments in southwest Detroit.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: City breaks ground on $18M affordable housing project in southwest Detroit

Tia Graham December 12, 2023

City officials broke ground this week on a brand-new affordable housing development in Detroit's East Chadsey-Condon neighborhood in southwest Detroit.Mayor...

Read More

Posts pagination

Previous 1 2 3 Next
Win Movement passes from WDET
* indicates required
I'd like to receive WDET's:
wdet footer logo
npr footer logo

Detroit Public Radio 

Your connection to news, music, conversation.

WDET is a community service of Wayne State University.

Subscribe

CONTACT

Membership

Sponsorship

Studio Rentals

Technical Support

Pitch Us a Story

Help/FAQ

Other Inquiries

Shows

Podcasts

Schedule

Listen Live

Contests & Giveaways

SUPPORT WDET

Membership

Leadership Circle

Car Donations

Business Sponsorship

Broadcast Partners Program

More »

INSIDE WDET

About

Staff

Jobs & Internships

Public File

FCC Applications

© Copyright 2024 by WDET and Wayne State University. All Rights Reserved. This Material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form. Terms of Use | Online Privacy Policy